Summary
- Black Canary: Best of the Best will crown the top fighter in the DC Universe, featuring Dinah Lance vs. Lady Shiva.
- The new series by Tom King and Ryan Sook is not part of DC's All In continuity.
- Expect action-packed scenes, old DC characters, and a focus on Black Canary's martial arts prowess.
DC is finally declaring who is the real "best of the best" in the world of hand-to-hand fighting in a new series starring fan-favorite brawler, Black Canary. Launching this November from top-tier creators Tom King and Ryan Sook, Black Canary: Best of the Best will crown the #1 combatant in the DC Universe. Will it be Dinah Lance or Lady Shiva?
DC Comics has announced its latest miniseries, which spotlights a deserving character: Black Canary: Best of the Best by King and Sook arrives in stores on November 27th, 2024. While the new six-issue miniseries is the classic Black Canary character, her badass moves, and her rivalry with Lady Shiva.
BLACK CANARY: BEST OF THE BEST #1 (2024) |
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November 27th, 2024 |
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Tom King |
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Ryan Sook |
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Ryan Sook |
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Otto Schmidt (Wraparound), David Nakayama, Chrissie Zullo, Dan Hipp |
Black Canary faces her toughest opponent yet, Lady Shiva, in a battle to determine who is the single greatest hand-to-hand fighter in the DC Universe. To make it to the final round, Black Canary will need all her fighting skill and ability, plus additional training from some of DC’s most accomplished fighters, including Batman, Wildcat, and even her mother, the original Black Canary! |
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Black Canary: Best of the Best will follow Dinah Lance as she prepares to fight Lady Shiva for the title of best hand-to-hand combatant in the DC Universe. With cameos from Batman, Wildcat, and the original Black Canary, this series promises to be perfect for fans of both brawler-style action and deep-cut DC lore.
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Black Canary Stars in a New Solo Miniseries by Tom King and Ryan Sook
Black Canary: Best of the Best Is an Action Fan's Dream
Though she rarely gets to star in her own solo titles, Black Canary is one of the most storied characters in DC history. She is now perhaps best known as a member and leader of the Birds of Prey team and the longtime love interest of Green Arrow, but the Black Canary mantle dates back to 1947 with the original character to use that name, Dinah Drake. Dinah Lance, meanwhile, debuted in 1983 as a member of the Justice League of America. With her signature Canary Cry sonic power and her deep background in martial arts, even before Best of the Best, Black Canary was known as one of DC's best fighters.
Though Black Canary: Best of the Best is not part of DC All In continuity, Dinah Lance also stars in Birds of Prey, which will launch a new All In arc in Birds of Prey #14 by Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri, available October 2nd from DC Comics.
Fans of Black Canary will be thrilled to see Dinah Lance once again starring in her own solo title after her previous series ended in 2016, over eight years ago. And as DC continues to launch and revamp books for its new-reader-friendly All In initiative and other non-d titles like this one, it's encouraging to see a focus on not only "B-list" characters — though Black Canary has long been considered one of the DCU's strongest fighters and leaders — but also the publisher's female characters, who deserve to shine in their own solo titles, even if they only last six issues.
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That said, the award-winning Poison Ivy title by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara also started as a six-issue miniseries and was eventually expanded into an ongoing series, which, unlike Black Canary, will be part of the All In story this fall. Anything could happen for Black Canary: Best of the Best, and fans can't count a series expansion out. But one thing is certain: readers can expect to see some of DC's top brawlers in this miniseries, from Batman to Lady Shiva, and odds are high that Black Canary herself will finally be crowned "best of the best."
Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is available November 27th, 2024 from DC Comics.
