Birds of Prey #22

This book has taken us around the universe since the start, but I don't know if there's been an arc that was quite as high-octane as this one. Read Full Review

The cliffhanger at the end of the issue is remarkable. Prior to this, theres a rather prominent moment in the central search for Barda that might not have quite the dramatic impact it could have managed with a slightly different approach, but its all a lot of fun from beginning to end and once again...Thompson is doing a very good job of delivering the increase in tensions as the story continues to run its course. Its another fun issue for Thompson and company. Read Full Review

A great issue that showcases why the book has been so well received for the past few years, even if the central mystery is still a mystery for us. Read Full Review

About 3/4's of Birds of Prey #22 is really, really good, but by the end Thompson gets back in her own way either trying to revisit things that were resolved a long time ago by a better writer, or the elements of this series that haven't worked from the beginning. Birds of Prey isn't a difficult concept to get, and Thompson finally does seem to be able to lean into that more and more, she's just got to understand her original ideas for the series are counterproductive to what is working. Read Full Review

Birds of Prey #22 continues the consistent quality that this series is known for. Part of that consistency is treating the characters as having ever evolving relationships with one another. Read Full Review

While not offering a ton of new elements, Thompson and Basri continue to serve up classic Birds of Prey action as the team faces the loss of one more of their members, just as they face the last one under mind control! Read Full Review

You know what to expect. It's still delivering and if you're still picking it up and happy with what you see then I'm glad!Score: 5.5/10 Read Full Review

mike531

Jun 04, 2025

Dunno how to feel about this issue. There's some plot movement, but it occurs mostly at the end of the issue when Cela shows up (conviently) with answers. The ending lacks meaningful tension since we know Babs ain't dying; maybe Cela could conceivably be killed, but Thompson seems intent on keeping her around. My guess for next issue would have be neither Babs or Cela die; they both somehow survive prob due to Cela's familiar. Barbara and Dinah do a repeat of old tensions by having the same argument they had almost thirty years prior. Sure, there have been continuity reboots in the meantime. But one might expect since this version of them aren't strangers, that they've had similar tensions before and resolved them. The two arguing her e, doesn't necessarily make much sense then, unless one attributes it solely to the tension of the moment. more