To be blunt: I bought this new (at the time), kinda weird all alt-band take on Black Canary solely because Annie Wu was on art duty. I’ve been following Wu since the heyday of tumblr and her kinetic linework, energetic and engaging layouts, and her savvy sense of fashion are unparalleled.
It also helps that her interest in goth-chic dress is absolutely, 100% in alignment with mine.
I, well, I haven’t really been a big Black Canary fan despite the fact that I think I own a ridiculous number of her works? I did enjoy the Green Arrow comics she was in.
(If you aren’t familiar? They were a thing.)
Mike Grell? Goddamn I’d read anything he’d pen and illustrate.
Anyway! This is a great two-parter that knows what it wants to do! It puts Black Canary in a bunch of situations she is not a fan of and she punches and kicks and brutalizes and destroys her way out of them because she’s punk as fuck and oh, did I mention? There are two EPs, one for each arc, and holy fucking shit, it is an amazing post-punk piece of work! Sweetening the deal? They’re absolutely free via Bandcamp!
While I do wish it’d lasted longer, there is something to be said for saying all you need to and getting the fuck out, which is exactly what BLACK CANARY does. Pick up both volumes, read them on a lazy Sunday, and thrive on the energy.
