Black Canary #3

Black Canary (2015) (Single Issues)

by Brenden Fletcher, Annie Wu (Penciller), Lee Loughridge (Colorist)

Black Canary's worst nightmare has come true: child prodigy Ditto has been kidnapped! But the perp isn't your average criminal mastermind...

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Music

34 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 19, 2015

About the author

Brenden Fletcher is a writer who's worked on DC Comics titles including the bestselling Batgirl of Burnside, Gotham Academy, and Black Canary.

He contributed the acclaimed Flash story to the Eisner and Harvey Award winning Wednesday Comics and has recently launched a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink series for Boom! Studios.

Reviews

[Rochelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

So the continuation of protecting Ditto resumes.It was interesting to learn about some of Ditto's and Dinah's past.

[Raphaëlle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was rooting for Maeve but then she had to kidnap a kid & turn full-psycho on us. Which makes her even more endearing in my eyes hahahah. I don't know what that says about me as a person, but in any case I just hope it won't come down to her untimely death next issue.

I am a bit on the fence about this Kurt guy being Dinah's husband. He seems alright but where's Oliver at though? I'm not that familiar with Black Canary / Dinah Drake on Prime Earth, her appearances on Batgirl aside, so I'm excited to get the low down on what she's been up to before showing up in Burnside, like her time on Team 7 and such.

Also, I finally connected the dots about Heathcliff. I knew I had seen him beforehand but I couldn't figure out where for the life of me. Turns out he used to be a student at Gotham Academy. It finally dawned on me when he mentioned Pomeline. I'm guessing she's the one he was sending a selfie to in the previous issue. I'm glad he's still carrying a torch for her haha!

The artwork & coloring are still amazing.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of action in this issue. Dinah fights to protect Ditto, only to have everything turned on its ear when the dust settles. We finally get this series connected to the previous Birds of Prey series as well as the earlier Team 7 series. Additionally, we get some surprise revelations about the origins of Dinah's powers!!

The supporting cast gets a bit of the short end of the story, being sidelined a lot for the action and ties to Dinah's past. The "Rolling Stone" type articles at the back of the issue reveal more about the band's history and some background on the tour manager, Heathcliff. Surprisingly, there's actually good story stuff in here, not just fluff.

Wu's art continues to be more sketchy and scribbled than I like, but it does have a roughness that can fit this book.

Overall, I think I liked the last issue more, but I'm sticking around for now.

[Shahriar Shafin · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh yeah.. thats what I'm talkin about!! music, malestorm- all together. way to go, Black Canary!!

[Perla The IB Teen Book Blogger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fringe!

[kirsten · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm still not sold on this comic series yet. This version of Dinah is starting to grow on me now we know a bit more about her, but I'm still eeeeh.

And sorry Kurt WHO? Oliver where are you?

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the interweaving of the concert and the fight.

[Lorna · Rating 5 out of 5]

All i'm going to say is that t-shirt that says "I wan't Lord Byron's mouth on my mouth" was hilarious.

Just kidding, the story is going great and I can't wait to read the next issue.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dinah is a badass. 'Nuff said.