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uadlika (uadlika) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-06 21:34:00

Entry tags:

char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, char: big barda/barda free, char: black canary/dinah lance, char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: gypsy/cynthia reynolds, char: huntress/helena bertinelli, char: misfit/charlotte gage-radcliffe, char: sin, creator: gail simone, creator: james raiz, creator: nicola scott, creator: paulo sequeira, creator: tony bedard, title: birds of prey

Living with SIN (part 2)
Previously, I posted about how Dinah went to Asia to learn to be Shiva and instead remembered who Black Canary is. She also met a little girl named Sin who was going to be trained as the next Shiva. Dinah instead brought her back to the US as her daughter. Here I post Sin's next four (and last) appearances in Birds of Prey. From #96, #98, #100, and #109.

That's what happens when you try real maple syrup. You never go back.

That last panel made me laugh and tear up at the same time, and I don't think I've read beyond an issue or two with Ted in it.

Some more Sin cuteness, cut short by the fact that this issue also introduces Misfit, and I'm sure someone someday will want to post it.

This next bit is from BoP #100. The actual story is 15 pages long and involves Dinah and Sin packing up and Dinah explaining her relationship with her mother to Sin. It's a bit complicated to post so I say just go check it out, but I included a few bits involving Dinah explaining her relationship with Ollie as that becomes very important very soon.

Cue montage of basically all of Dinah and Ollie's history up until that kiss with Marianne, with Dinah saying that Ollie hurt her badly.

Hmm, that shot about "taken in an orphan girl to boot!" reminds me that there has been a surprising lack of Mia on the new s_d. Although I wouldn't exactly describe her as an orphan girl.

And finally we get to BoP #109, after Ollie has proposed to Dinah but before she says yes. The issue is basically Babs trying to talk Dinah out of it, but there is cute Sin as well:

Big Barda vs Sin: Go!

<3

Next: Dinah considers Ollie's proposal! Ollie has no eyeballs! And Sin gets dealt with in an incredibly stupid way.

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	bluefall 2009-06-06 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	No, Sin, you've got it backwards. Dinah hits Ollie. Ollie tazes Dinah. Very different. ::reminds self to start Gypsy posts soon:: (Reply to this)

	nevermore999 2009-06-06 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	I would have loved for Sin to become Dinah's sidekick. Alas, the world hates me, and the joy that Canary Jr. would be was denied. I mean, BC is one of the few female superhero legacies out there. It would have been great to see it expanded upon. Oh well, I guess Steph can always take up the Junior Canary mantle in DC ever wises up... (Reply to this) (Thread)

jlbarnett
2009-06-06 10:10 pm UTC (link)

Is it just me or did/does DC have a whole bunch of young characters who could adopt legacies right now, or very soon.

A Pre-Teen/Tween Titan group

Chris Kent(upaged out of it), Damien Wayne, Sin, Lian Harper(complete with codename:Dart). Can't forget Milagro Reyes. Jai and Iris West.

That's Superman, Batman, Black Canary, the Arrow legacy, GL/BB, and the Flash.

Can anyone think of anymore?

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	pyrotwilight 2009-06-06 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	She doesn't really exist yet but Obsidians eventual Jade II adopted daughter may be around the DCU somewhere waiting to be adopted right now. Since the last issues of Manhunter had the whole future thing 15 years later and whatnot and she looked in her mid 20's she'd probably be like 10 right now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ladytimedramon 2009-06-06 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know... but I always thought it would be an interesting idea if Robotman's niece Beth (if she hasn't been retconned from Arcudi's DP), in some future, has an accident and is made into a cyborg who goes by the name "Lady Steele". (Reply to this) (Parent)

	faile_neume 2009-06-07 03:06 am UTC (link)
	If Milagro doesn't become a Green Latern one day something is very very wrong with the world. Steph Brown's daughter should end up being a superhero too! She can eventually find Steph and take up the Spoiler costume. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	requiem2adream 2009-06-07 06:24 am UTC (link)
	I could be wrong but I'm not sure they ever mentioned the sex of Steph's baby, did they? She didn't even want to find out herself... (Although in my personal fanon Tim knows exactly where the baby is and he's looking out for it until it's old enough for him to train as a potential sidekick XD) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-06-07 07:21 am UTC (link)
	She didn't and was quite emphatic about it, but when she was "dying" in "War Games", she asked Batman to make sure her daughter was all right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	requiem2adream 2009-06-07 07:26 am UTC (link)
	Ah! That would be why I'd not seen it then - I have yet to read War Games! I think that shall have to be next on my DC reading list now though... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scottyquick 2009-06-19 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DON'T. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thebigapricot 2009-06-06 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	sniff Oh, these just leave me so sad :( I miss the Birds. These Birds. Simone's Birds. And I miss Dinah being, well, Dinah. Instead of that pod person replicant Dinah over in GA/BC. I forgot about Gypsy. I liked her. Off to pull out my BoP trades and wallow. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	requiem2adream 2009-06-07 06:36 am UTC (link)
	I miss the Birds. These Birds. Simone's Birds. Same here. Oh Gail! Why did you ever leave them?! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	GUESS WHAT BABS AND TED DID! scottyquick 2009-06-06 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	Babs and Ted cyber-did it! Babs and Ted cyber-did it! That really shouldn't amuse me as much as it does. Babs/Ted: cutest non-New-Goddian couple in the DCU? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: GUESS WHAT BABS AND TED DID! pyrotwilight 2009-06-06 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	I think I'd say cutest non-couple couple. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	foxhack 2009-06-06 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED! T_______________T BAAAAAAARDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ;_______________; (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pyrotwilight 2009-06-06 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	Aww. At least those two are probably alive again. Barda due to whatever happened in Final Crisis. And Ted is kinda sorta maybe probably alive again in Booster Gold. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	crinosg 2009-06-06 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, first off, did anyone else look at that scene with Sin eating the pancakes and think of that short Hellboy comic where he eats Pancakes for the first time and the demons of hell realize they've lost him forever? Secondly; Sin teaching Barda how to play Pokemon will never not be cute. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	red_cyclone 2009-06-07 02:48 am UTC (link)
	Oh god, yes - do pancakes really have some sort of magical quality? I appear to need to get to US and find out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-06-07 07:23 am UTC (link)
	I've never understood the American obsession with ruining perfectly good pancakes with ridiculously sickly sweet maple syrup, and yes, I've tried to "good stuff", I still don't get it. A little bacon is fine, some sausage for contrast, no problem, but not drowned in syrup. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

uadlika
2009-06-07 10:26 am UTC (link)

My family was never big on pancakes, but one does not drown them in maple syrup, just enough to add maple sugary goodness. I reserve my drowning for my dad's amazing French toast. mmmm.

Also oatmeal raisin cookies with maple sugar? DELICIOUS.

In my experience most of my American friends don't use maple syrup, instead using "breakfast syrup" or whatever it's called. I'm Canadian, so using anything but maple syrup is weird and WRONG.

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	jlbarnett 2009-06-07 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	I'd assume that is maple syrup. Perhaps it's some artificial stuff, but it's still meant to taste like maple syrup. Although there are other varieties. Blueberry, strawberry, apple etc. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlbarnett 2009-06-07 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	so what do you put on it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

icon_uk
2009-06-07 06:20 pm UTC (link)

Pancakes as a breakfast food are just not a British "thing". We tend to prefer toast, or if you're having a cooked breakfast, fried bread.

As for pancakes, well they're treated as a sort of afternoon thing to have with tea. If we're going for the drop-scone approach (Which is close to the American version) then we'll have them with a little jam, or lightly buttered.

If we're looking at something thinner, like crepes then any number of things can be put in those. :)

Okay, now I'm hungry dammit!

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	jlbarnett 2009-06-07 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	well, I don't know how they're made in the UK, but in my experience pancakes are way to dry if they're just lightly buttered. And jellies and jams just aren't associated with pancakes. Although I actually prefer to put a lot of butter on and melt it and only put a little syrup on them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	seawolf10 2009-06-07 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Speaking as an American, I've never liked having tons of maple syrup on my pancakes. Tons of *apricot* syrup, on the other hand... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	neuhallidae 2009-06-06 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	Sin, Barda, and Pokemon. I think I might die from the awesome. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	faile_neume 2009-06-07 02:12 am UTC (link)
	Motto. So much motto. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kingrockwell 2009-06-07 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Maybe it's just being stuck in the Benes-era leading into Bennett (blech!), but Paulo Sequeira's really won me over here! There's just so much character to the art there, it's exactly what Birds is missing at the point I've been reading! And this Sin/Barda is incredibly adorable, and a huge notch in Tony Bedard's column. Nicola Scott art certainly doesn't hurt! (Reply to this)

ladymirth
2009-06-07 03:18 am UTC (link)

I remember when the scans of the first comic was posted on S_D, someone commented that one day when he died, he'd also like nothing better than to have a crowd of incredibly gorgeous women erect something very tall in his memory. XD

I miss the non-McKeever BoP so much. I didn't think it could get any better until Simone took over and she had Helena join the Birds and I realized the true meaning of awesome.

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	jkcarrier 2009-06-07 08:58 am UTC (link)
	That angel statue has a pretty impressive rack, too. I'm sure Ted approves. ;-) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	yaseen101 2009-06-07 05:03 am UTC (link)
	My favorite scene would be the one between Barda and Sin. After reading these posts I'm aching for a Black Canary week. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thebigapricot 2009-06-07 10:19 am UTC (link)
	Black Canary week sounds good! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	A Black Canary week you say? uadlika 2009-06-07 10:24 am UTC (link)
	Well I am planning on posting from the Black Canary miniseries with Sin, and I was toying with some Grell-era Canary-ness, and I do have the original 1992/1993 Black Canary miniseries and her own short-lived monthly...and there is bound to be a bunch of silver age stuff with her mum that someone has to share....yes, a Black Canary week is DEFINITELY possible... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A Black Canary week you say? yaseen101 2009-06-07 11:02 am UTC (link)
	YES!! Oh and can you start from the Silver age to the modern times? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A Black Canary week you say? uadlika 2009-06-07 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	Sadly most of my collection is limited to the Modern era. The only Silver Age book I own is the Cracktionary and one Batman comic. I'll post what I have when I get the time though! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A Black Canary week you say? yaseen101 2009-06-08 01:46 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-06-07 10:59 am UTC (link)
	The DCU must not let Misfit and Cyclone ever meet. The universe would explode from the Wall O' Text. That, or the sheer awesomeness. --CurlyJo (Reply to this)

	unknownscribler 2009-06-07 11:27 am UTC (link)
	How did Cassandra never meet up with Sin? (Reply to this)