Birds of Prey: Huntress
by Greg Rucka; ill. Rick Burchett & Terry Beatty (DC Comics, 2020)
The usual Gotham schtick (orphaned, revenge-seeking, masked and emotionally tortured martial arts virtuoso) but with a backstory rooted in the Sicilian mafia families, the intricate machinations of whom elicit no great reader engagement. The art is dark-hued with a pleasingly old-school vibe.
Birds of Prey: Megadeath
by Kelly Thompson; ill. Leonardo Romero & Arist Deyn (DC Comics, 2024)
Plenty of empowerment, lots of fight scenes, not much else (although Big Barda and Harley Quinn exhibit character beyond the bog-standard superhero mould). The art is busy/cluttered, Romero contributing five instalments to Deyn’s one, which, juxtaposed, is jarring in its waiflike depictions.