Summary
Warning: Contains potential spoilers forBirds of Prey #12!As theBirds of Preytravel through various treacherous dimensions and alternate versions of realities on their latest mission, they’ve unfortunatelylanded in a reality that has the most potential for extreme violence.The team has faced gothic darkness, suburban nightmares, and dangerous dinosaurs on their quest to find Barbara Gordon. Now, they’ve finally reached a reality that even has the team’s heavy-hitter Big Barda afraid of what comes next.
In the preview forBirds of Prey#12 – written by Kelly Thompson, with art by Javier Pina – whileVixen fights with her pterodactyl-style powers, Black Canary decides thatthe Birds of Prey teamneeds to land in a different reality before they continue the battle against the new villain, Maia.
Though they thought they were escaping the most vicious reality, the Birds land in what is quickly determined to be a worst-case scenario: a cartoon universe. The cute all-new designs and colorful environment are unassuming, but it’s feared what cartoonish violence could be wreaked in this dimension.
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Though the particular cartoon art style featured inBirds of Prey#12is somewhat anime-like and super cutesy, it seems that they could face more harm than when they were battling prehistoric predators.
While Sin was supposed to try to take the team to a safe reality, the cartoon-style dimension they end up in could prove to be the most savage and brutal world they’ve faced thus far. Big Barda in particular seems especially concerned about the team’s safety,as she heartily proclaims that cartoons are “filled with incalculable violence.”Barda’s new bestie, Cassandra Cain, seems surprised that the warrior from Apokolips would even be familiar with cartoons. But, not only has the DC powerhouse been watching them, she is utterly terrified that the team will die in this new cartoon reality.
With shows likeLooney Tunesdepicting somewhat extreme slapstick violence, it’s no wonder that Barda fears the severity of violence that could await the Birds in this world. Whether it’s explosions, plummeting from high distances, or anvils dropping on heads, cartoon characters certainly undergo varying degrees of pain and brutality in their respective universes. Though the particular cartoon art style featured inBirds of Prey#12is somewhat anime-like and super cutesy, it seems that they could face more harm than when they were battling prehistoric predators.
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With solicitations for future solicitations hinting that Barbara Gordon is close to being found by the Birds, it seems the new villain Maia and her sister’s arc could be reaching an end. The villain has taken the team through various vastly different dimensions, each with more surprises around every corner than the last. Asthe mission to find and rescue Barbarareaches its peak,Thompson could be pulling out all the stops by saving the most outlandish and violent dimension for one of the team’s last portal jumps.
The different dimension-hopping has been a catalyst for outrageous action, stunning costume redesigns, and important character development over the last arc for the Birds. Cute cartoon-style action and the potential for the extreme violence that comes with it could give great insight into Big Barda’s character as well as the others. As the quest to save team founder Barbara closes in, it’s clear that theBirds of Preywill face any kind of extreme multiversal danger to fight for one of their flock.
Birds of Prey#12will be available June 02, 2025 from DC Comics.
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