Warning: Contains potential spoilers for Black Canary: Best of the Best #1!
move over, Wonder Woman– There is a new princess in there Justice LeagueThanks to a stunning variant cover that reimagines Black Canary As a Disney Princess. The artistic transformation is not only visually impressive; It’s also remarkably fitting. Among all the DCU heroes, it makes perfect sense for Dinah Lance to get this Disney-inspired makeover for one main reason.
In August, fans were thrilled to learn that writer Tom King and artist Ryan Sook were teaming up for a six-issue mini-series with Dina Lance. Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is set to drop on November 27, 2024, and will see Dinah face off against Lady Shiva to determine the greatest hand-to-hand fighter in the DCU.
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Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 (2024) |
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27 November 2024 |
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Tom King |
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Ryan Sock |
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Ryan Sock |
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Chrissie Zullo Uminga, Dan Hipp, Otto Schmidt and David Nakayama |
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The match of the millennium! It’s Black Canary vs. Lady Shiva to determine who is the single greatest hand-to-hand fighter in the universe! Who will walk away with the title? Find out as writers Tom King (Wonder Woman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow) and Ryan Sock (Legion of Super-Heroes) go six rounds to see if our hero has what it takes to be… the best of the best. |
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However, the series is not all about mortal combat and brawling; A variant cover by artist Chrissie Zullo Uminga injects some much-appreciated whimsy into the hardcore series By giving Black Canary the full Disney Princess treatment.
Black Canary is transformed into a Disney princess in a stunning variant cover
Main Cover by Ryan Sook for Black Canary: Best of the Best #1
Uminga’s variant cover for Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 stands out for its unique art style, which many fans would recognize as Disney due to Dinah’s oversized, adorable eyes and altered proportions. It’s the subtle change in style that turns Dinah into a Disney princess more than anything else. Despite the proportion shift, Uminga stays true to Black Canary’s character design, featuring her in the signature fishnet leggings and black knickers with yellow accents. however, One more detail truly completes the Disney princess transformation – the two birds fluttering around Dinah.
As any Disney fan knows, one of the most common Disney princess tropes is the presence of birds, whether they’re singing along to a musical number or helping out with chores. This is especially true for classic princesses like Snow White and Cinderella. The addition of birds and their association with singing also highlights what Canary would make the perfect Disney princess – her voice. Dinah’s voice is definitely a weapon, but there have been multiple interpretations in DC lore of her as a singer as well, still qualifying her as the perfect Disney princess.
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Cover B variant by David Nakayama for Black Canary: Best of the Best #1
Seeing Black Canary in this distinctive art style is a true joy and sparks the idea of ​​DC creating a full line of Disney-inspired designs for their most iconic characters. Fans would love to see their favorite heroes and heroines reimagined in this unique style, with Superman and Batman transformed into princesses and lesser-known characters like Vixen, Hawgirl, and Star Sapphire also embracing the Disney look. with black canary s Stunning transformation, fans would undoubtedly want Uminga to lead the variant cover initiative if it catches the attention of DC’s decision-makers.
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Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 Will be released on November 27, 2024, from DC Comics!