Birds of Prey (Smith novel) is at war with England. Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal attack ships of the Dutch East India Company off the coast of Africa. They are betrayed and Sir Francis is executed. Hal winds up working for Prester John. Film and TV rights to the book were bought by Corona Pictures but as of 2013 no adaptation has been filmed. Birds of Prey (Smith novel) Birds of Prey is a 1997 novel by Wilbur Smith set in the late 17th century. The novel was the first in the third sequence of the Courtney series of novels, and as of
Birds of Prey (comics) interview with the newspaper "Straits Times", an intention to create a Singapore superheroine. It was eventually announced that the title would be cancelled along with every other DC book as part of a company-wide relaunch following the "Flashpoint" event. Two months prior to the title's cancellation, Simone left the book after issue #13. In July, writer Marc Andreyko and artist Billy Tucci took over the title for the final story-arc, which featured the original Black Canary and Phantom Lady. Manhunter, a former Birds of Prey member created by Andreyko, appeared as well. DC Comics relaunched "Birds of Prey" with issue