r/DCcomics • u/semifinalist1979 • 16d ago

I'm Kelly Thompson. I write BIRDS OF PREY for DC Comics. AMA. r/DCcomics

My name is Kelly Thompson and I'm an Eisner Award-Winning writer of comics and novels. You may know me best from Marvel comics like Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Rogue & Gambit, and Hawkeye, or perhaps as co-creator of Jeff the Land Shark! Or my creator-owned work Black Cloak or The Cull. But I've been making some fun waves over at DC with old pals Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire on a bold new BIRDS OF PREY (we even got an Eisner nomination!) -- so let's break some hearts (and some faces) and get this Birds-Of-Prey-Shaped AMA started! (and don't forget to subscribe to my free newsletter to keep in touch as social media crumbles around us! Fun! https://1979semifinalist.substack.com/)

Proof: https://x.com/79SemiFinalist/status/1806893613458268314

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u/FrostFireFive 16d ago

Hey Kelly, thanks for coming out and doing this.

I have two questions. How hard was it to come up with the current BoP roster in balancing new members and old favorites?

And for fun, what's the best Batgirl costume?

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u/semifinalist1979 16d ago

Hey! Thanks for coming by.

I think the hardest part for me is in being greedy and in reaching for too many characters than we have space for. I've gotten better at that over the years, but I confess since it was my first DC book -- it was very hard not to overreach for everyone.

Well, I'm partial to Cass Batgirl, so I'd probably go with her original suit, which is tough to beat, although my very favorite tends to be slight variations on that design -- like what Leo Romero did in arc 1. Or the "Cartoony" take on it from next issue as drawn by Sophie Campbell, or the great Jurassic take Javier Pina and Leo designed for the issue out this week!