#Lady Zannah

[dailydccomics]

Birds of Prey #11 variant cover by Gleb Melnikov

#big barda #dinah lance #black canary #lady zannah #dc comics #batgirl #cassandra cain #zealot #dc #gleb melnikov #cover art #birds of prey #variant cover #comics

[why-i-love-comics]

Birds of Prey #5 - "Megadeath V" (2023)

written by Kelly Thompson art by Arist Deyn

#zealot #lady zannah #harley quinn #harleen quinzel #DC #wednesday spoilers #spoilers #comic spoilers

[wwprice1]

Black and white art from the OG WildC.A.T.S #1. By the legendary duo of Jim Lee and Scott Williams!

#dc comics #dc heroes #dc women #Wildstorm #wildc.a.t.s #zealot #lady zannah #Spartan #Grifter #lord emp #Jacob Marlowe #Maul #Warblade #image comics #jim lee #scott williams #brandon choi #voodoo #priscilla kitaen

[but-a-humble-goon]

Love Cass' single question mark. Roughly translated; "so that's what that feels like."

#cassandra cain #cassandra wayne #batgirl #lady zannah #zealot #birds of prey #dc #dcu #comics

[professoruber]

Cassandra Cain and Maps Mizoguchi Friendship

Some spoilers for both the recently released Birds of Prey (2023-) #5 & Batgirls (2022-2023) #11

So I am currently still working on my thoughts/speculation on Birds of Prey #5 but just wanted to shed some quick appreciation for this one moment and its connections to Batgirls;

Cass calling Meridian by the name Maps was a nice touch and a nod to their friendship in the present. And while I still have some skepticism regarding Meridian (which I intend to go into greater detail into in its own post) I found this small moment quite cute.

While Meridian may have introduced herself by saying “some of you may know me as Maps Mizoguchi”; I’m pretty certain Cass was the only one of those assembled who has met Maps before.

But yeah. Not to much to say besides that I thought the fact that Cass seemed to instinctively/naturally exclaim “Maps!” when referring to Meridian was a nice nod to their friendship and I hope to see more interactions between Cass and either Present!Maps or Meridian. I suppose though that the mission + Meridian constantly getting pulled from the timeline (apparently) does limit their chances to interact so far.

#birds of prey #birds of prey 2023 #gotham academy #professoruber thoughts #cassandra cain #cassandra wayne #maps mizoguchi #mia mizoguchi #kyle mizoguchi #spoilers #birds of prey spoilers #Zealot #zannah #zannah of khera #lady zannah #dc comics #Batgirl #bstgirls #Black bat #orphan

[vampibrainrot]

I don't know how to explain but she's looking like a kitty here and tbh I love it

#My meow meow now looks like a meow meow #lady zannah #zealot #wildc.a.t.s. #wildstorm #birds of prey #bop #dc #Comics #tuesday spoilers #undescribed

[shyjusticewarrior]

DC Comics Incorrect Quotes Pt 153

Harley: Hey, everybody. A couple things about my management style; number one, don't nobody ask me about what's in my cup we ain't gonna have no problems.

Harley: Number two, I believe in the power of nicknames.

Harley, at Cass: Smile Face.

Harley, at Zealot: Senorita Swag.

Harley, at Big Barda: Kahuna.

Harley, at Dinah: And you, my friend, we will call Mrs. Farts.

Dinah: Seems rather unprofessional.

Big Barda: She called you Mrs. Farts, Mrs. Farts.

Harley: Thanks, Kahuna.

#dc incorrect quotes #b99 #brooklyn 99 #dc #dc comics #comics #birds of prey #harley quinn #dr harleen quinzel #cassandra cain #batgirl #zealot #lady zannah #big barda #barda free #dinah lance #black canary #birds of prey 2023 #comic books #funny #character dynamics #funny incorrect quotes #batfam #arrowfam #harleen quinzel #orphan #black bat #harleen frances quinzel #batman

[celticcatgirl2]

“No you don’t understand I’ve…I’ve had DREAMS about this happening…”

“And you think I HAVEN’T?”

#shut up alex #personal #dc #dc comics #dc universe #birds of prey #zealot #batgirl #wonder woman #zealot dc #zannah #lady zannah #diana prince #cassandra cain #cass cain

[collectingmuses]

This man is a disaster.

#tuesday spoilers #cole cash #Lady Zannah #savant #grifter #wildcats #zealot

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Lady Zannah by Otto Schmidt

#zealot #wildstorm #otto schmidt #lady zannah #WildC.A.T.s #art #dc #comics

[dailydccomics]

the Birds of Prey art by Leonardo Romero Birds of Prey: Uncovered (2023)

#big barda #dinah lance #black canary #dc comics #harley quinn #batgirl #cassandra cain #dc #lady zannah #zealot #barda free #birds of prey #maps mizoguchi #comics #leonardo romero

[why-i-love-comics]

Birds of Prey #5 - "Megadeath V" (2023)

written by Kelly Thompson art by Arist Deyn

#zealot #harley quinn #lady zannah #harleen quinzel #DC #wednesday spoilers #spoilers #comic spoilers

[wwprice1]

Zealot by Travis Charest!

#zealot #zannah #lady zannah #wildc.a.t.s #wildcats #travis charest #jim lee #brandon choi #image comics #dc comics #dc heroes #dc women #wildstorm #birds of prey

[bess3714]

Birds of Prey #7

Comic Series: Birds of Prey

Issue Number: 07

Title: Undercover Animals (Part 1 of 2)

Writer(s): Kelly Thompson

Artist(s): Javier Pina

Colorist(s): Jordie Bellaire

Letterer(s): Clayton Cowles

We had a different artist on this issue, and Javier Pina’s lineart with Bellaire’s colors combined to create a dreamy, technicolor look that I really enjoyed. With the departure of Harley Quinn and Zannah (Zealot) last issue, in this issue we had two new characters joining the roster to replace them, Barbara Gordon (Batgirl & Oracle) and Mari McCabe (Vixen). I read all 12 issues of Matthew Rosenberg’s 2022 WildC.A.T.s series and enjoyed Zannah in it, so while it was fun to see her here, she didn’t really fit with the team. I felt the same about Harley. I think it was probably smart to have Harley for the first arc, because she brings a certain star power to the series that the other characters don’t have, just because of how much DC has promoted her in the past few years. I’m excited for Mari, though I haven’t read any comics with her in them, and of course it was nice to have Barbara. It just wasn’t Birds of Prey without both her and Dinah.

I was a little worried that adding Barbara to the team would mean that we would end up with two Batgirls, since Cassandra Cain is also Batgirl, but at least for this arc it looks like Barbara will be acting as Oracle. Covers that don’t match the story content strikes again! We really only need one Batgirl, so I’m happy with how Barbara is being used.

Here’s my complaint for this story, though: it’s lacking depth. I just think there’s more that could be explored! Thompson has a lot of fun characters with interesting backstories and I think she could be using that more. With that said, the first arc was entertaining enough, and I am a firm believer that comics should be given time to develop and grow.

Why You Should Read This:

Because March is Women’s History Month and this is a team of women! ;-)

#birds of prey #birds of prey (2023) #dinah lance #black canary #cassandra cain #batgirl #big barda #zealot #harley quinn #kinesic locution #comic thought bubble #hypercarnivorous birds #lady zannah #mari mccabe #barbara gordon #oracle #the pythia

[professoruber]

Theory on Meridian | Birds of Prey (2023-)

Spoilers ahead for Birds of Prey (2023-) #5 - Along with general spoilers for the series as a whole

So Birds of Prey (2023-) #5 released; and so I am writing this post both as a follow-up to my pre-release speculation but also to discuss a specific theory on Meridian. While I may be focusing on this one specific character a bit much; I think its worth considering how she's kinda been a major driving force of the plot despite her limited appearance and revealed motivation. So there is plenty of potential for some discussion here.

Namely; what is Meridian's true nature and motives?

So far we have not seen a direct detailed explanation from Meridian regarding her motives or why she has specifically excluded who she excluded. We do however get a bit of a hint at some stuff, which in turn also supports the idea that she is indeed from the future as she claims...

"Where the final battle always is" - Meridian.

Quite the intriguing word choice, which Cass also picked up on as being concerning. This does imply that this is not the first time Meridian has gone through this; and that in turn implies the Birds of Prey have failed in previous timelines. This could be used to explain why she did things the way she did; perhaps telling the Diana or Barbara has backfired in some manner before.

I still would like some specific reasoning for her information security choices and why she didn't provide more information apparently, but it'd still be a decent handwave at least on the part of the writers. Assuming Meridian is on the up and up of course, because...

Meridian might be evil (possibly)

I have seen it pointed out on Reddit that Meridian's speech bubbles...

Have the same reversed (black background & white text vs the typical white background & black text) colouring as Megaera...

Granted; the reversed text for Meridian appears to be a sign of her voice getting distorted by the mask (her speech is coloured normally both when her helmet is off and occasionally even when it's still on), and her speech bubbles' edges are not drawn the same as Megaera... but it's still an interesting coincidence.

And that comparison got me noticing another strange similarity in their colouring.

Both appear to have a sort of black/green/yellowish colour scheme, especially in the cover art. Those controlled by Megaera are also depicted with green eyes...

So overall it is a strange series of coincidences I think.

These panels do have Meridian helping out Cass and Zealot by fighting the mind controlled Wonder Woman, which could go against the idea she herself is under control.. but on the other hand, she's also doing it to get Cass and Zealot to go where she's telling them to; so if she does have ulterior motives this may be orchestrated to push them in the direction she wants?

Hard to say; especially since the mind controlled Wonder Woman is also shown with the reversed colouring in her text bubble as Meriden (albeit still with rougher edges) and Megaera. Her little comments like "Crap. That felt less scary in my head" also do provide support to her being genuine ("Crap" was also something of a signature expletive for Maps in Gotham Academy for that matter).

Still, I can't deny the odd coincidences. Especially since they chose to design Meridian's costume and 'aura' in a way which is oddly similar to the main villain despite the fact that I don't think think Maps has been associated with such a theme before. And if Meridian is evil or being controlled, then it could better explain why she excluded Diana and Barbara and also why things have gotten so out of control despite her foreknowledge and implied previous attempts.

All very interesting stuff.

Or maybe I'm overanalysing all this stuff and Meridian's just time travelling hero and Future Maps.

(Imagine though if this ended up being a sorta 'backdoor pilot' kinda thing for Robin!Maps; introducing her a villain the form of an evil future her? Maybe not but still).

In conclusion

I got some mixed feelings about Meridian. On one hand, scattered comments by her do admittedly point to her seeming genuine and not being controlled. And the fact her bubbles are drawn without the rough edges of Megaera and those controlled by her, and also are coloured normally when her helmet is off, could point towards it just being a coincidence; they might've just used the same technique to depict 'distorted' speech for both.

But still... this is quite the number of coincidences; between the colouring of both her costume and speech bubbles, as well as the oddly sparse information we've gotten from her and her limited appearances. The possibility of some kind of twist regarding her is something worth considering I think.

Still do hope for Present!Maps getting involved in the Birds of Prey though, that would be cool. And hopefully more Cass and Maps interactions, those are cute.

#birds of prey 2023 #maps mizoguchi #mia mizoguchi #meridian #birds of prey 2023 spoilers #cassandra cain #zealot #zannah of khera #lady zannah #diana of themyscira #wonder woman #diana prince #megaera #dc comics #professoruber thoughts #theory #casandra wayne #batgirl #black bat #orphan

[vampibrainrot]

Thinking about the soft Cole/Zannah content this issue blessed me with

#comics #dc #tuesday spoilers #lady zannah #zealot #cole cash #Grifter #bop #birds of prey #i just love them so much