DC to Launch New Birds of Prey Series

DC Comics announced this past week that they will relaunch the Birds of Prey this year. The series creative team will have Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles.

Kelly Thompson has written books such as Jem and the Holograms, Hawkeye, Rogue & Gambit, and Nancy Drew to name a few of the many series she has worked on. Artist Leonardo Romero has worked on series such as Hawkeye, Doctor Strange, Batman 66, and most recently The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem. Jordie Bellaire is an Eisner Award-winning writer and colorist who worked have work for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image Comics. Clayton Cowles is an Eisner and Ringo nominated letterer who worked on Batman X-men and Star Trek.

As for the team, Thompson has announced the lineup and they are Black Canary, Batgirl Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Zealot from WildC.A.T.S, and of course Harley Quinn. In a press release this is what DC Comics said about the new series:

“Dinah Lance is one of the DC Universe’s most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she’s a fearsome foe in any scenario…but sometimes even the Black Canary needs help. Faced with a personal mission brought to her by a mysterious new ally, and up against near-impossible odds, she re-forms the Birds of Prey with an unrivaled group—Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Zealot, and Harley Quinn—with only one goal: extraction of their asset at any cost. What could possibly go wrong? This all-new, all-deadly Birds of Prey is still breaking hearts and faces after all these years!” – DC Comics

The series will hit the store in September of this year and Kelly Thompson also said via Twitter that after the first story arc, which will be the first six issues the team will have a reshuffle so that is something to keep in mind.