One particularly mind-bending twist occurs about two-thirds in, when.well, I shan't spoil the surprise, but trust me, it's quite cool! Plus, while the established characters don't experience a whole lot of development, they still keep things interesting. Also, while the storyline is strictly pre-Daniel-Craig James Bond stuff, there are enough twists and turns to keep you invested. Pages upon pages of heroes punching villains can get old really fast, but Swierczynski ups the ante with new situations and amusing banter. But while Swierczynski never quite surpasses Simone's work, his writing is more than good enough to make him a worthy successor!įor one thing, this is a very fast-paced adventure. As Gail Simone's highly-revered first BOP run was one of my favorite graphic novels in recent times, I was afraid no one would be able to measure up. I was a little apprehensive going into Duane Swierczynski's first "Birds of Prey" story. Sometimes the best person for a dirty job is someone whose hands are already plenty dirty. Now, a team of women on the run from the law try to save a city that wants them brought down. Even more frightening is that this may just be the first step towards a much larger terror plot. ![]() Reading Trouble In Mind is a lot like watching an action-packed blockbuster movie.there's not a whole lot of depth or character development, but that doesn't make it any less fun!Ī faceless monster is haunting Gotham City, turning unsuspecting people into living weapons. Very good story, with a nice cliffhanger ish ending that makes me want more. Since he can also alter memories (leaving his victims unaware that anything had happened to them), it leaves the ladies unable to tell who they can trust and who is really a sleeper agent for Choke. If given the right code/rhyme, the agent will also self-destruct, which turns them into a human bomb. Instead of regular commands he uses different children's nursery rhymes to activate them to do different things. It turns regular people into his assassins when they hear or see one of his messages. The Birds find out that this guy is able to plant some kind of mind-control drug/virus into just about anyone. The identity of Choke and his true motives remain a mystery. They band together to defeat one of the (I think) better new villains of 52, named Choke. Most of the team humors her when she starts talking to the sword, believing she is delusional.Īnd Poison Ivy? I thought it was a nice choice to add someone into the mix that wasn't exactly.er, nice.īarbara Gordon/Batgirl also makes a few appearances, but declines to be an official part of the team.īlack Canary and Starling are already a team when the book opens, while the rest of the ladies come on board a bit later. She can still hear her husband, and he sort of guides her. Her murdered husband's (and anyone else who is killed by it) soul resides in that sword. She's a Japanese hero with a magic sword. Katana has evidently been around for quite some time, but this was my first time reading about her. Not much has been revealed about her background, but it seems as though she may be some sort of a former government agent who has gone underground. Starling was a very cool character, who (after some research on the web) I discovered is brand-spankin' new to the DC universe. ![]() I'm unclear on whether or not her being a fugitive was part of an older story line, or if this is something new to this title. However, I still thought the story was very entertaining, and I have no complaints about the actual plot itself.īlack Canary, who is wanted for her husband's murder, is the leader of the group. Maybe it's not, but certainly didn't have an origin story feel to it.įor a newbie like me, I would've liked to have known a little more about each of the Birds, and why they decided to start the team to begin with. Once again, this doesn't seem like much of a reboot due to the feeling that this is an ongoing continuation of older stories. Bear in mind that I'm new to Birds of Prey, so I have no idea how Trouble in Mind compares with older titles.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |