Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #16 preview

[Agent Z]

Boy, this might be one of the most heavyhanded things I've read this week. I mean, is a breath of fresh air in some way since these days you usually see "menimists" and misogynists being the ones who take the place of terrorists and hateful people in the most blunt way possible so seeing the opposite happening here is surprising and even a bit daring.

ON THE OTHER HAND, portraying extreme radical feminists/misandrists can be executed just as badly since it suffers from the exact same problems which are not helped by constantly repeating phrases like "there are good men" because well, duh.

Antonio's artwork was solid although his expressions can be exaggerated. God, what a mixed bag.

Misandrist villains aren't really new though. Hell thats been Circe's thing for a while and we saw a similar thing occur in Marvel's Angela. This really isn't at all daring

[Frontier]

Misandrist villains aren't really new though. Hell thats been Circe's thing for a while

Ivy's also often been portrayed as someone who doesn't have a very high opinion of men.

[Rakzo]

Misandrist villains aren't really new though. Hell thats been Circe's thing for a while and we saw a similar thing occur in Marvel's Angela. This really isn't at all daring

Yeah, but it hasn't occurred with THIS LEVEL of bluntness where everything is based on the single idea of hatred of gender.

It pretty much reminded me of when Tim Seeley included those menimist terrorists in his Steve Trevor special a few months ago which... was not great.

[millernumber1]

"Laeh eht nem."

Boom, one panel.

Nice one!

[Agent Z]

Yeah, but it hasn't occurred with THIS LEVEL of bluntness where everything is based on the single idea of hatred of gender.

It pretty much reminded me of when Tim Seeley included those menimist terrorists in his Steve Trevor special a few months ago which... was not great.

Circe had an event dedicated to her were she turned every man in the world into animals because of Luthor's rejection of her. There's the aforementioned Amazons Attack and the new 52 version of the Amazons.

And these are just modern day examples.

[Rakzo]

Circe had an event dedicated to her were she turned every man in the world into animals because of Luthor's rejection of her. There's the aforementioned Amazons Attack and the new 52 version of the Amazons.

And these are just modern day examples.

Yeah, but Circe has other MOTIVATIONS beyond hatred of men like gaining ultimate power and control. These terrorists' whole motivation is killing men.

[JLH]

I've been reading this book from the beginning and yes all the characters are likable enough but that's it. Nothing gets past this shallow surface level stuff and mediocre plots. All three characters sound almost exactly the same, with a few differences. It's most likely going to be worse with so many charcters to juggle.

I'm with you on this. This title has three of my favorite characters--Black Canary, Huntress and Barbara Gordon--but they and the mediocre plots are putting me to sleep. Month after month I tell myself I should just be done with this book but it's a difficult "drop" for me.

[klynn]

I'm with you on this. This title has three of my favorite characters--Black Canary, Huntress and Barbara Gordon--but they and the mediocre plots are putting me to sleep. Month after month I tell myself I should just be done with this book but it's a difficult "drop" for me.

My feelings exactly.