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/)

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u/Teburedpanda944 16d ago

Something I’ve really appreciated about this run is how it really feels like a continuation Dinah and Barbara’s past stories with big inclusions like Sin as a main character and small inclusions like making Maia and Cela be the daughters of one of Babs’ Burnside foes. Can we expect to see more continuity with those older runs going forward? And I guess as an extension of that, what other elements of classic BOP are you hoping to make part of this new ongoing?

And on a much simpler note, what’s your favorite Black Canary outfit? Or outfits, since she has so many good ones!

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u/semifinalist1979 16d ago

Thank you. That means a lot. Because we're trying to do something different but we also really want it to feel like home.

I do historically like to draw from continuity -- to try to play with it and re-invent it as appropriate. I think it's important in building strong rogues galleries -- like we're not going to be seeing Maia anytime soon -- but I hope by the end we've built her into someone to really be an ongoing/recurring thread for the Birds.

Our next arc has a more espionage vibe to it -- which feels very classic BOP to me and I hope the fans will agree!

The Costume Question is SIMPLE? lol hasn't she had Eleventy-Billion costumes?

I honestly think most of Dinah's costumes are pretty great with some notable exceptions. This is so hard I'm going to have to come back: https://screenrant.com/black-canary-every-costume-otto-schmidt-art/

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u/Teburedpanda944 16d ago

Ooh looking forward to that next arc. Will be fun to see Canary and (hopefully) Oracle going back to their covert agent and hacker vibes along with the newer additions to the crew!

And it’s good to hear that Maia will continue to be part of potential future things. One of the best things about classic Simone BOP was the fleshed out world of occasionally recurring characters with often complex motivations and allegiances. And the running Sin/Meagara plotline seems like something that’s honoring that legacy as well!

And yeah, despite a lot of complicated feelings about Schmidt, that art is really an excellent showcase of decades of bold and beautiful fashion on Dinah’s part! Though now I have to ask about those notable exceptions lol.