tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668210084848809730.post600138009702856433..comments2024-03-26T03:48:49.258-04:00Comments on Flowers & Fishnets: BIRDS OF PREY #18 (New 52)Count Drunkulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130778855882160092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668210084848809730.post-47154520577599469902013-11-27T08:17:57.799-05:002013-11-27T08:17:57.799-05:00Yeah, the attempts at characterization are pretty ...Yeah, the attempts at characterization are pretty forced and heavy handed... but in the complete absence of any development for the previous year and a half, I'm plenty willing to accept lame characterization.<br /><br />Strix is the least frustrating character because, as you say, she can't say anything stupid. I just feel like what's the point with having her? A heroic former Talon isn't special when you have a solo book featuring that same type of character. She has the ninja element that Katana had and the Batman villain element that Poison Ivy had; it's like the team has certain boxes they need to check off in their roster.<br /><br />I would care about Starling's indignation at Dinah's silence if it wasn't full of crap because she's been lying to Dinah from the beginning and her greater treachery will soon be revealed.Count Drunkulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130778855882160092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668210084848809730.post-51149982530759955412013-11-26T14:26:03.587-05:002013-11-26T14:26:03.587-05:00I think Strix is okay - at least she dosent talk a...I think Strix is okay - at least she dosent talk and say something stupid, which seems to be a requisite for the girls in this series. And you must admit shes a better Bird than Starling, who from her dialogue with Dinah this issue finally seems to be on her way out of this book.<br />Couldn't get why Di would talk to that mysterious back woman and all that faff about looking in the broken mirror - a vain attempt to get some characterization going? Until we get the gen on whats happened to her late husband and the lowdown on her powers I cant really be bothered.<br />Batgirl's book does suck, trust me. shes living with a transsexual [no, really] and dating a boy/ex villain with one leg missing, while her pop Commissioner Gordon either knows shes Batgirl or doesn't, depending on which issue youre reading. Yes, its as good as that.<br />The team fighting Mr Freeze just leaves me cold. When even one hero [the Cassandra Cain version of Batgirl] can take him down, or even Catwoman, this is a waste of time. And his raison 'd' etre never ever changes. Ever, No, ever. <br />Only Condor impresses, and that's likely only cause hes either secretly gay or a traitor [given this series, its probably both].<br />The new writer - well, when the previous writer departs, theres always a two issue 'interim' before the new writer takes over, and doubtless this explains Christy Marx's slightly elevated hike in both story and character-building. If its true that these books are being written from just seeing the pre-drawn covers though, that's very bad - usually in the old comic days [old fogey alert] the story was written first and then the cover was drawn afterwards as a 'hook' to catch the customers eye. But spuriously-drawn covers with little relevance are a boon to this current DC, its sad to admit.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814365568280298681noreply@blogger.com