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"DC scribe Gail Simone is to resume writing duties on Birds Of Prey in 2010, Comics Alliance reports. Simone&amp;#039;s previous run on the comic ended three years ago, spanning over 50 issues. The book features an all-female superhero team and is drawn by artist Ed Benes. &amp;quot;I am really excited and I missed those characters terribly. I miss almost every book I&amp;#039;ve ever written, but the Birds have a special place in my heart and brain,&amp;quot; Simone said. &amp;quot;I heard over and over and over while writing it that Birds Of Prey was the DCU gateway drug. It was the book that a thousand girlfriends and wives and daughters insisted get picked up, the first book they followed on their own,&amp;quot; she continued.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve always been really proud of that, and I think the book being gone left a real hole in the superhero genre that other female-led books don&amp;#039;t really fill, somehow.&amp;quot; The writer went on to say that she does not plan on leaving the series this time. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t plan to let go this time. I left the book in good hands with some very talented people and they did swell work and all, but I&amp;#039;ll personally bite anyone who tries to take this book in the face.&amp;quot; Birds Of Prey is slated to return this spring. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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