Harley Quinn, Vol. 2: Night and Day

Harley Quinn (2000)

by Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson (Illustrations), Pete Woods (Illustrations)

In this second HARLEY QUINN collection, Harley gets fed up with crime and decides to switch sides -- much to the chagrin of Batman and company. Then, with her gang threatening to mutiny, Harley must whip them into shape while battling Killer Croc. Collects HARLEY QUINN #8-13 and HARLEY OUR WORLDS AT WAR #1.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Batman

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 11, 2013

About the author

Karl Kesel (Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio. In 2017, he started Panic Button Press with Tom Grummett to publish the creator-owned graphic novel Section Zero.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE HARLEY QUINN SO MUCH DON'T EVEN LOOK AT ME I CAN'T

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is actually surprisingly good. Not something you should drop everything and read, nor something that will make someone who doesn't like Harley suddenly like her... but if you already enjoy our resident funny psychopath, it's a pretty good time.

[Cristina (bibliotecadepueblo) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Harley's own love life may have crashed and burned, but she's still a romantic at heart. She'll do whatever it takes to see a happy couple, even if the lovebirds in question are trying to bring her down...

Gotta believe in love, right? Without it--What else matters?

Viendo las reseñas me doy cuenta de lo mucho que contrasta mi puntuación con las demás, pero es que no he conseguido conectar con las historias. Me han resultado tremendamente flojas y lentas a pesar de la energía que siempre desprende Harley.

Además el dibujo sigue siendo un contra para mí. No disfruto del trabajo de Terry Dodson. No me gusta su estilo, y eso es debido al abuso que hace de posturas sin sentido solo para hipersexualizar a los personajes femeninos. Es exagerado. Eso sin contar la mezcla de dibujantes en la última historia cada pocas páginas. No he entendido el propósito.

Para mí, este volumen tiene muy pocos momentos que merezcan la pena, y la mayoría de esos pocos son los protagonizados por Harley y Hiedra. Adoro su relación y su dinámica por encima de todo.

But you and me, Ivy--We're really da bomb!
Can'tcha see it? Us tearin' through towns like Butch and Sundance! Telma and Louis! Rocky and Bullwinkle!

[The Sapphic Nerd · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest, most of the comic was just "okay" for me. But there are a few moments in the story - usually the ones featuring Poison Ivy - that kept me going and made the experience worthwhile. Seeing Quinn and Ivy interact is a treat and it's really good to see that these two do have a relatively healthy relationship. Unlike Harley's other relationships, she seems more genuine with Ivy and the feeling seems mutual, which makes it a refreshing change from the tone of the rest of the comic. Harley seems to be putting on a show for everyone else, but Ivy is able to see through it and respect her. They have an understanding. And getting glimpses of that relationship, seeing little pieces of the Harley behind the makeup, is why I kept reading. I would've given this 3 stars, or even 2, if it wasn't for the Harley and Ivy dynamic. My exposure to Poison Ivy hasn't been the most extensive, but reading this did make me like her a lot more (though I did already like her to start).

If you're just curious and want to test this out, I'd recommend getting the Kindle version. If you really like Harley or Ivy (or the two together), or if you'd prefer to read a hard copy (I do), then the paperback will do. It's very light reading and I wasn't thrilled about it, but it was alright. The humour didn't tickle me, and I didn't feel much emotion throughout the story.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

another great Harley Quinn novel. The last comic though made no sense with the overall story. seemed out of place.

[Ava · Rating 5 out of 5]

LADY ADVENTURES LADY ADVENTURES

[Joshua Tompkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun collection of comics where we get to see Harley play both the villain and the hero, though the whole batgang isn't so thrilled about that. The first issue is a little slow, but when Quintessence starts so does the fun! After that is a Last Laugh tie in then Our World's At War. Great read!

[Immigration Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fun, chaotic, manic, silly, and sophomoric adventures of Harley Quinn continue!

A quick review of my "2024 Reading Challenge" indicates that I have been reading everything Harley almost all of the time in 2024 so far. Apparently, in this election year, good, goofy, and surprisingly amusing escapist fun is just the antidote for the news of the day.

4 Stars.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rtc

[Anabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harley ante o máis mínimo inconveniente: "switching sides".

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite comic book series, and I'm thrilled that it's being collected in trade paperback form. The tone of the series is uniquely suited to Harley Quinn's character. I love the new characters, and the way Harley develops over the course of the series. The art is great. The bonus story is a bit of a let down compared to the others.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know it's in poor taste, but seeing Harley run circles around the junior Bat-family was just too fun. Wish it could have gone on for longer, or if they had actually let her have a chance (with a new outfit, of course) as a caped crusader. She'd do rather well! And the Poison Ivy team up was also well-done, even if their adversaries were bland for meta-humans.

[Kassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* This book was pretty okay, it continued showing us what kind of person Harley would be without being Jokers #1 gal and they did a pretty good job at it :)
Plus Ivy makes a comeback which is always nice

[PixieART · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the Quinntets, Harley as a mob boss with a gang of men to do her dirty work. This also gives us a taste of Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, and flash backs of Harley Quinzel's time in college!

[McKinlay · Rating 3 out of 5]

i love the harley and ivy scenes the most. i hope there's more of those in the next one.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love any stories featured Harley but you definitely tell that whoever drew this comic didn't know how female anatomy works. I'm not surprised, just disappointed.

[tony dillard jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spinning out of the events of the first volume (Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes), Harley Quinn has ended things with the joker and starts her own gang. Now on her own, a price has been placed on Quinn's head for destroying that Gotham villains theme park. It seems like just about every criminal element known to the Dark Knight is after her including Two-Face, Killer Croc, a some petty criminal named Matches Malone.

Plus, Harls has a sleepover with her friends in a two-parter that will bring the safe house down- literally!

I enjoyed this volume very much. Really enjoyed it! In fact, I think I liked it more than volume one! Karl Kesel has amped up the insanity, stuffing this book with laughs, and having added so much sex appeal and heart. Kesel also adds to Harley's origin with a look at her tumultuous college days.

The art also gets better and better than that in volume 1. Along with Terry Dodson, a number of guess artists take a swipe or two at the Joker's EX-girlfriend including Larry Lieber, Paul Chadwick and Amanda Conner. One neat element is the frequent change over from more traditional DC looking Harley Quinn to Animated Series classic Harley, especially when we go inside Quinn's head. It's a really neat plot device that pays homage to the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm days introducing us to the Maid of Mischief.

[João Batista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Para início de conversa, foram lidos em português...só que na versão da 'querida' EaglemossBr, que, além de não cadastrar ISBN corretamente, logo na página 1 da coleção de 1-7 e não de 4 livros, como mostrado aqui nestes em inglês, traz 'caidaça' e 'cês' (para vocês). Pelo menos, o humor está bem dosado. E, para quem ainda não sabe, aqui há de tudo o que as mulheres que lutam pelos seus direitos (Hera Venenosa também?) não querem ver. Um pouco de carreira solo de Harley e logo depois, entre amigas. Uma busca por capangas e nada de aparecer o Morcego.

Se for para ficar contando as 'brasileirices' desta edição com "tradutores/editores" e uma revisora... "Duca", "Sussa", "o fato DELE ter...", "ela pode TÁ certa", "taqui" e outros jeitinhos brasileiros de 'traduzir'.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 starts & rounding up, mostly due to the amazing art by Terry & Rachel Dodson, but the story was pretty good too. Harley has her own gang now, but her "Quintets" are getting fed up with the lack of a crime spree, and the fact that Harley seems bent on bringing two of the cops after her together romantically. We also get some more backstory of Harley's younger years at college as she holds her old professor hostage. The members of the Bat-family make brief appearances, including the original Batgirl, but how can that be if Oracle (Barbara Gordon) is guiding the Bat-team from her wheelchair? The two "bonus stories" at the end, while still on the theme of Harley's new mission to spread love, are not that great, and multiple artists each working on the last story, was really distracting.

[Esme · Rating 4 out of 5]

This actually had a story line then the first one. In this story Harley decides to in her "way" changed from being a crime boss with the joker to a crime cupid. Yeah, sound weird more like in the beginning she didn't know how to get away from the times she was with the Joker. So slowly she decided to do random stuff to composite from being jokers girlfriend make it her own persona. A little better then the other one.

[kelsi 🦇 · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was okayyyyy… definitely not as good as volume 1, but still good enough, i guess? i didn’t really care for the Our Worlds at War, but the plot of the overall comic was interesting enough and i managed to read all of it. still got a bit confusing for me at times keeping all the characters in line, i forgot who was who again.

[Cosmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good follow up from the first volume. This volume concludes the first year arc of Harley Quinn. More zany events involving the titular anti heroine with special guests from the Bat Family. The only reason I gave it four stars is that it dragged toward the end, and I wasn’t crazy about the art towards the end. Still good.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, not bad but there are a few pages where the art is not good, and the two side stories were just ok, with the first one being better than the last. I'm not even sure what war or anything they are talking about so yea. Over all, it was pretty fun.

[Sylvester · Rating 5 out of 5]

More fun than ever, Harley Quinn's adventure continues as she visted her alma mater, then when Harley tries to switch sides, she found out she couldn't outrun her past. This volume was full of surprises, Harley's past was explored and Oracle's life after her time as Batgirl was explored too.

[Szava · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved it but what the ever living hell has dodson against nightwing? i can't wrap my head around how badly he drew dick's face.

[R.M. Gardner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the best Harley adventure but still good. Most of the best moments include Poison Ivy. Art style is still cute.

[Punkie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars
Mehhhhh.

[Zac Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first Harley tale
She's a good protagonist
Look forward to more

[Edward Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun trip down memory lane with a re-read of these twenty-year-old Harley tales.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harley is so much smarter than everyone else and sees the bigger picture. Sad about Lewis, though.