Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey was a monthly ongoing American comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, starring the eponymous team. A one-shot was initially released in July 2016 as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch, before beginning publication as a monthly series in August. The series ran for 22 issues until May 2018. Publication history. Announced as part of DC Rebirth, the title debuted in July 2016 with the one-shot "Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth" #1, before being released monthly . The first story arc follows Batgirl, Black Canary and the Huntress as they battle the Snake Men and Oracle, a villain using Batgirl's former codename. The series is written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson. Claire Roe illustrated the "Rebirth" one-shot and the first three issues of the monthly series. Roge Antonio took over illustration duties beginning with issue #4, finishing the art for the remaining of the first story arc. Issue #22 was listed for release in May 2018 as the final issue, in which the team finally confronts Calculator. Critical reception. The initial one-shot received  an average score of 6.9/10 based on 32 critic reviews according to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, while the overall series had a score of 6.9/10 based on the average of the 22 issues.