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WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers for BLACK CANARY: BEST OF THE BEST #1!
Move over, Wonder Woman—there’s a new princess in the Justice League, thanks to a stunning variant cover that reimagines Black Canary as a Disney princess. This artistic transformation isn’t just visually impressive; it’s also remarkably fitting. Among all the DCU heroes, it makes perfect sense for Dinah Lance to receive this Disney-inspired makeover for one major reason.
In August, fans were thrilled to learn that writer Tom King and artist Ryan Sook are teaming up for a six-issue mini-series starring Dinah Lance. Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is set to drop on November 27, 2024, and will see Dinah facing off against Lady Shiva to determine the greatest hand-to-hand fighter in the DCU.
BLACK CANARY: BEST OF THE BEST #1 (2024)
Release Date:
November 27, 2024
Writers:
Tom King
Artists:
Ryan Sook
Cover Artist:
Ryan Sook
Variant Covers:
Chrissie Zullo Uminga, Dan Hipp, Otto Schmidt, and David Nakayama
The match of the millennium! It’s Black Canary versus 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 writer Tom King (WONDER WOMAN, SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW) and Ryan Sook (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES) go six rounds to see if our hero has what it takes to be… the best of the best.
However, this series isn’t 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 Gets Transformed Into Disney Princess in 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 distinctly Disney due to Dinah’s oversized, adorable eyes and altered proportions. It’s this subtle change in style that transforms 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 camiknicker with yellow accents. However, one additional 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 with a musical number or helping 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 why 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 being a singer as well, further qualifying her as the perfect Disney princess.
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Dinah Lance’s Disney Makeover Proves DC Needs a Disney-Inspired Variant Cover Series Spotlighting Other Heroes
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 delight 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 princes and lesser-known characters like Vixen, Hawkgirl, and Star Sapphire embracing the Disney look as well. With Black Canary’s stunning transformation, fans would undoubtedly want Uminga to lead this 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!
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