Birds of Prey Vol. 5: Perfect Pitch [Paperback]

Gail Simone (Author), Joe Bennett (Author), Paulo Siqueira (Author), Various (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2007

After being paralyzed by the Joker, former Batgirl Barbara Gordon became Oracle and formed a crime-fighting team with other female heroes including the martial artist with a devastating sonic scream, Black Canary, the vigilante known as the Huntress and the mysterious Lady Blackhawk!

In this volume, the Secret Society of Super- Villains takes one of the Birds of Prey hostage and demands their leader's secret identity as ransom. The Birds will have to save their friend and battle the superhuman mercenary known as Deathstroke in order to defend the security of their leader.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (February 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401211917
• ISBN-13: 978-1401211912
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.3 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Strong women, great dialogue, September 10, 2010

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Dave Deubler (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Birds of Prey Vol. 5: Perfect Pitch (Paperback)

Three introductory vignettes help us get to know Oracle, Black Canary and the Huntress before settling down to two main story arcs.

In the first story, the Calculator (whose obsessive behavior has made him the primary source of information for Lex Luthor's Secret Society) becomes obsessed with finding Oracle and hires goons to capture and torture her agent Savant, hoping to lure her out into the open. Meanwhile, Huntress and the rest of the Birds brutalize rival gangs in a bold bid to infiltrate the mob, forcing Batman to move in to prevent a major bloodbath. When the Birds finally move to rescue Savant they find none other than Deathstroke ready and waiting for them.

In the second tale, the Society's leading torture doctor has threatened to turn against them, so the Society is out to get him and his daughter. Much to everyone's surprise (and consternation) Dinah has switched places with the legendary assassin knows as Shiva. Shiva joins the Birds to try to rescue the torture doctor while Dinah powers up by undergoing Shiva's brutal training regimen in a far-off land. Will the Birds be able to keep Shiva's murderous instincts in check? And how will they be able to save the doctor and his daughter from the unbeatable Prometheus?

As always, Simone's dialogue is terrific and her portrayal of these strong women is little short of inspiring. The stories have some great moments with real surprises, and definitely stand out from the usual superhero fare. The best art is from penciller Adrianna Melo, even though she only does the first few pages, after which the rest of the art seems wooden and clunky by comparison.

4.0 out of 5 stars Best women charcaters in comics!!, March 7, 2010

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S. Penrose (Small Town, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Prey Vol. 5: Perfect Pitch (Paperback)

Birds of Prey by Gail Simone and a host of artists truely displays great comics writing without making the women in the book a cliche! The multitude of artists and the somewhat jarring break in the middle take away some of the glory of this trade but overall all its very good.

5.0 out of 5 stars Consistently good, October 7, 2007

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Carl W. Taitano (Los Angeles, Californai) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Prey Vol. 5: Perfect Pitch (Paperback)

I first started to like this book with Chuck Dixon. No disrespect to him but Gail Simone is very good. I recommend all the Birds of Prey titles with her writing. Too bad she has moved on to Wonder Woman. The art is also very good.