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Chip Zdarsky's avatar

Ah! Looks amazing! But it's probably going to end up killing my "Bardas of Prey" series :(

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

I mean...mistakes have been made. There's still time to fix this!

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Aris G.'s avatar

Just do on your stack for subscribers. No one will know.

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

I liked this and then realized maybe it was an accidental swing on Chip or Substack? Or both? And then I wanted to like it twice! ;D

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Aris G.'s avatar

Hahahaha! I love Chip and leave comments all over his deliriously fun ‘Stack. Speaking of love: Black Cloak rules.

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

<3

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

Thanks for all the love, guys. We're trending for the third day in a row and it's AWESOME. So much love for these ladies. Tomorrow's pick is gonna surprise...ALMOST EVERYONE. And Ben (my editor and I) are very proud of ourselves right now for managing an ACTUAL surprise. Hope it's a good one. ;D

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tatere's avatar

Today is the greatest day I've ever known.

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

This is the energy I'm looking for.

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MJ O'Neill's avatar

Oh nifty! I don’t associate Barda with Birds of Prey at all but that’s a grand idea. Exciting!

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

She was in BoP for I think about 10 issues by Gail and/or Tony Bedard. Very fun stuff.

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MJ O'Neill's avatar

And if that level of granular historical knowledge doesn’t make you the ideal BoP architect, I can’t imagine what would haha

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ampersand's avatar

Big Barda and Zealot?!!! Omg what chaos are you conjuring!

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

My dreams!

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Damon Gray's avatar

Can’t wait for the full reveal! I’m not all that familiar with Barda so this is bound to be a wonderful introduction!

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Jacki (AppleJ)'s avatar

Woohoo! Yes, I love Barda! This cast is fire so far! 🙌 Very curious if we'll see any significant others making a cameo and excited to see where this goes. Not often a DC reader, but gonna be crossing the street for this one. 😏

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Ted Brown's avatar

Barda! This just keeps getting more amazing. All this _AND_ a Super gorgeous Artgerm Barda cover! If this keeps up by the time the last member is announced I'll be collapsed in a happy puddle in the corner of the room. ;-)

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Hue Stone's avatar

Wonderful news. I hope we get the Huntress.

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Robert Jones, Jr.'s avatar

I’m getting my life! This is amazing. I love Big Barda! One of my faves and so unsung. Loved her especially in that animated film where she and Wonder Woman take on Granny Goodness and the Furies. Thanks for this Kelly Thompson!

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Pedro Venegas's avatar

YES YES YES

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Joe Loves Comics's avatar

Ooooooh interesting!!!

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Riley Kasprzyk's avatar

I love seeing Barda here! Excited that y'all got the Hawkeye band back together! I have to ask, since Barda is here, is there a chance we may see her amazing partner, Scott Free, pop up for even a small appearance?

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

We might get a tiny cameo, but we're stuffed pretty full!

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Riley Kasprzyk's avatar

Hey I'll take what I can get. Super excited for this book!

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Cormacru's avatar

OMG, even better news!

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NarrativeMic's avatar

Yes. All the yes.

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Rob Graham's avatar

I love the idea of an A-Force-style book for DC. (Or maybe A-Force was a Birds of Prey-style book for Marvel. Who knows? I love it either way.) One of the things I'm most looking forward to in your upcoming run is exactly what you mention in this post: a roster that changes based on the mission-specifics. Such a cool, organic way to bring in all kinds of awesome characters.

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