Thursday 2 January 2020

BLACK CANARY


THE BLACK CANARY
In 2015, DC released an incarnation of the Black Canary, written and drawn by Brenden Fletcher and Annie Wu. Recasting Dinah Lance (Black Canary) as the lead singer of an electropunk band, imaginatively named Black Canary.
The pop culture website Humanstein refers to it as: “(the comic) is 50% rock and roll, 50% super-heroics and 100% fun. The comic is an action packed blend of ninjas, spies, and punk rock, the story moves pretty quick and features gorgeous artwork and a frantic energy that perfectly conveys the feel of the band. Dinah (Black Canary) leads the group with two other over-the-top characters Lord Byron, Paloma, and Ditto.
DC also made the interesting choice of setting up a Bandcamp for the band where you can check out producer Joseph Donovan and singer Michelle Bensimon (of Caveboy) putting out very real music as the fictional Black Canary band. Even selling the downloadable only EP at the same price as the comic book.

Dinah Lance hits the road! After years as a soldier and vigilante, the LAST place Dinah saw herself is on stage...but she's quickly learning she'd die to protect the gang of misfits she's fallen into. And she just might have to - for some reason, the newly rechristened band Black Canary seems to be a magnet for trouble...and Dinah's not gonna believe it when she finds out the reason why! Martial arts, super-spies, and rock 'n' roll combine, from Brenden Fletcher (BATGIRL) and Annie Wu (Hawkeye)!  COMICCASTLE blurb for Black Canary Volume 4