Birds of Prey #4

This New 52 trade paperback collects *Birds of Prey* Volume 4: "The Cruelest Cut," written by Christy Marx with art by Romano Molenaar and inks by Jonathan Glapion on the cover. The striking cover assembles the full team in a surge of chaos — Black Canary in her gold-trimmed black costume leads the charge at center, flanked by Batgirl, a massive red-skinned powerhouse, a blue-haired figure crackling with purple energy, and a tattooed woman caught in a swirling vortex of water. It's a vivid, kinetic image that captures the team's mix of raw power and fierce determination, and Comic Book Resources said it best: "Birds of Prey just plugs away at telling strong stories.