Also reviewed for Addicted2HeroinesStarling pulled out a guy's eyeball in this thing!No, she didn't stab him in the eye. She pulled his freaking eyeball out and turned it around so he could see himself!Sorry. It was my favorite part of the book, and I felt it needed mentioning.And by favorite, I mean just the Birds of Prey stuff. Naturally, the Batgirl Annual #1 that starts the story off is supah-awesome. But I'd already read that one in Batgirl...something or other.So, I don't think it really c...

(2.5 / 5)First off, the Batgirl annual in this collection is stunning. Great story, fantastic artwork and an exciting guest star in the form of Catwoman. If only the rest of the volume was the same quality. This is also where the change of authors makes itself most apparent, and the Birds of Prey fall apart. We have already lost Poison Ivy, now we lose Katana as well. And to add insult to injury, we have a man join the team. And we have to be told in a series of jokes that just because he's on a...

When I saw Gail Simone’s name on the cover I thought they finally got some talent on this book, but unfortunately Simone only wrote Batgirl Annual #1, which was the highlight of this book. The remainder was all Swiercznski & his story isn’t getting any better. Not digging the fact Black Canary can’t control her “Canary Cry”. It seems really lame, or it being tied to her husband just isn’t being explained very well at all. I was disappointed to see Katana leave the group, but this Talon character...

Another round of the Birds of Prey, and another shake up to the roster! Sad to see Katana go, but I'm digging Condor, and the other surprise member. Also, why is Starling working for Amanda Waller, everyone's most untrustworthy Alphabet Girl? What's really going on there? More to be revealed...great stuff!

decent collection of stories. not as captivating as volume one, but still enjoyable. nice additions of Condor and Strix to the team. art is good without, fairly consistent.

New team members,and not so exciting as last volume.

A better volume than the last with some really good art and a less choppy story. A big chunk of it was a Batgirl story written by Gail Simone with painted art by Admira Wijaya that comes into play later in the book. This one seemed to really find its footing as a series. Might have to pick up the rest now.

Birds of Prey: A Clash of Daggers picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the next five issues (Birds of Prey #13–17) of the 2011 on-going series with Batgirl Annual #1 and collects six interconnecting one-issue stories.The first half of the trade paperback: "Swear By My Eyes", "Three Hours of the Condor", and "Sayonara, Katana" (Birds of Prey #13–15) has the Birds of Prey teaming up with Benjamin Reyes as Condor to take down the Dagger Clan, who has stolen Katana's Soultaker Swo...

This series has officially gone off the rails.What started as a tense, carefully plotted action/mystery comic with sharp dialogue has devolved into a weak, character-free pile of fists and kicks. This volume totally abandons the cliffhanger ending of volume two in favor of a completely tangential story about Katana's sword getting stolen and taken to Japan. The Birds give chase, and then give chase some more, and then chase a little, and then fight, and then chase a tad more, and then it's over....

Over a week ago, I wrote a review of X: Big Bad, and how disappointed I was by it. I talked about how I was sort of shocked that it could be so uninteresting, considering that Duane Swierczynski wrote it. It must have been a fluke, because, as is the case with this book, I pretty much enjoy everything Swierczynski writes. In this trade we see a shift in the Line Up of the Birds of Prey, and a male Member comes on board, named Condor. I have always loved the Birds team, but more so when Barbara G...

You would think that the "Birds of Prey" would be exempt from Batman story arc takeover, but sadly, it's not so. I really wish this book series would find some stories of its own.

First look at Condor, hope to see more.

2.5 Stars This has been my favorite volume so far. Unfortunately that's largely due to the inclusion of Batgirl annual #1. Without that installment Strix's character introduction into the group would have had no emotion. I feel like the addition of Condor is just odd and adds very little to the overall story and feel of the series. I'd rather see his parts replaced with more scenes about the orginal birds of prey members and Strix. I'm starting to think this entire series will be very sterotypi

This volume seemed to lose its focus at first and was confusing as to why the setting was now Japan but it did resolve into a more cohesive story. I like the new team to a point. Strix is interesting but Condor is annoying.

(B) 72% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: It’s tedious, derivative pap, an aimless cry for attention: pumping up a nineties jam of gimmicks, sass and bloodshed.

Birds of Prey, Volume 3: A Clash of Daggers is the most braindead DC comic I’ve read since the last one; so, since yesterday! It stars a group of morons who, when they’re not arbitrarily fighting each other, are fighting a series of cookie-cutter villains in one repetitive story after another. It’s books like this that cause non-comics readers to look down on superhero comics in the first place. There are three yawn-tastic storylines here: the Turds of Prey fight the Court of Owls, a shadowy and...

I really liked the first volume of Birds of Prey but felt that the second volume went off the rails too much. Now, I’m torn over this third volume. It is better than the second volume, but it also shakes up the team...again.The book opens with the fantastic Batgirl Annual #1, where she unexpectedly teams up with Catwoman for the introduction of a new character (someone’s gotta replace Poison Ivy, right?). Not only was the story action-packed, but the artist totally blew me away. I loved the hype...

This volume contains Batgirl Annual issue #1 which i have not read since i am reading by issues instead of trades so as whats going on with Batgirl in her own series i do not know but i will be picking her up shortly but back to The Birds of Prey. In these issues you learn what it takes to really tick off Katana does she go all slice and dicey or does she make decisions that make her the bigger person or maybe a little bit of both you'll have to find out. Apart from Katana and her wrath a new ch...

The art is gorgeous throughout. The story is stronger and much less scattered than Vol 2 and, as usual, the characters bring life to the story. Catwoman makes an appearance and is fantastic! Lots of amusing moments in this one, as well as some surprisingly heartfelt ones. And two new additions to the team, one in particular who promises to be interesting.

3.5 stars, this series really made me like Ev/Starling.. I enjoy her tough spirit.