razzatazz's Birds of Prey #4 - Absolutely Mental review

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    I learned they'd put a bomb in my head

    I am not sure of the last time that I read an issue as convoluted as this one is.  That is not to say it is bad, just that the story was told in a very non-direct manner.  With Dinah on the verge of a major problem (namely that she is going to explode) she goes for the main solution which could kill her, until Starling intervenes and saves the day and her friend.  The rest of the issue is told in a series of flashbacks, though still told in a fairly straightforward manner, as the team works to defuse the situation on the train.  Not all that confusing until the team meets up in Gotham with Batgirl for an assault on the base3 of the Cleaners.  The ending though intriguing added a bit extra of a lack of a linear approach to the issue.  It was still a fun read, though not overly memorable.  

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