“Gus couldn’t be creepier if he tried.” – Bleeding Coolĭon’t even get me started on user comments on our site, as well as others sites… He simply doesn’t fit in with the team, and it makes for a jarring reading experience…” – IGN “The new Oracle that they’ve created is also pretty annoying, and his presence seems to throw off the rest of the book. (And more recently) “Sigh… that Oracle is still around.” – Gotham Spoilers “Immediately after this book I went looking into the solicits to see if there was any mention of the “new Oracle” again, and sure enough, there he is right in February’s solicits… ‘FUCK.’” – Gotham Spoilers His plan is so illogical it’s astonishing that he has the brainpower to even work a computer (or even tie his own shoelaces) without drooling over himself first.” – Fortress of Solitude “To have the new Oracle revealed as a bland, instantly-forgettable nobody is practically an insult to comic book readers. Based on the comments I’ve seen on other sites, I think most people feel the same way. Beyond the absurdity that these women would bring him in after all of that, we now get to learn everything Gus has really been up to, and it only makes everything worse. I mean, it’s not like he worked with criminals, killed hordes of people, tried to kill the Birds on a number of occasions, and lied to them constantly…. Why they didn’t do this the first time they met him is beyond me. ![]() In this issue, the Birds confront Gus about his shady history. There has to be some effort from the creative team. I provide a decent amount of suspension of disbelief, as long as the narrative gives me reason to. Before any of you bemoan that it’s supposed to be fun, or that vigilantes of this nature aren’t believable anyway, I’ll add that I’m providing the same expectation of believability that I give to Batman, Nightwing, Superman, Green Arrow, Super Sons, etc. Writing.īeyond that, there’s a believability that is void here. Yep… One question… One single question, and the logic behind all of this completely unravels. Why didn’t Calculator just go to the Birds of Prey on his own in the beginning? Based on this issue, I could ask one question, and it completely destroys the plots of the first two arcs. If you can completely destroy a story by asking one simple question, then you don’t have a good or strong story. It’s the fact that the plots can’t stand up to logic. My main issue with this title isn’t the camp involved (granted, it’s not my favorite aspect, nor do I think it’s done well most of the time), and it isn’t even the characterization (because you all know how much it means to me for characters to be represented honestly). I don’t know what the deal is – I won’t pretend that I do – but it should be fixed. ![]() After Batgirl & the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1, it’s clear that these questions haven’t been asked… Or maybe they were, but by the time the second issue rolled around, the editors were already tired of asking these questions and gave up because they weren’t getting the results they wanted, and saw it as a lost cause. It is the foundation of writing a tight script. These questions need to be applied to every aspect of your story. There are six simple questions that need to be asked when writing a story/ script: Mark Doyle and Chris Conroy have some responsibility in how terrible this book is as well! Mainly in the fact that they need to do their job. ![]() The Benson’s are sweet and I dig their personality (for real, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every encounter I’ve had with them), but they’re terrible writers. If you insert any ounce of logic though, you quickly realize this is one big, heaping pile of crap – just like every issue of Batgirl & the Birds of Prey since issue number 2 (and the one where Helena was apartment hunting… That issue was fun.).ĭC… Look… You guys desperately need to do something with this book. On the surface (aka: without using any brain power), this issue is ok.
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