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Harley And Ivy #2
Batman: Harley and Ivy #2
It's a rumble in the jungle as the miniseries by Paul Dini & Bruce Timm continues! Harley and Ivy hunt down the priceless Zombie Root in lawless Costa Verde, but will the homicidal loggers Slash and Burn bag them first? And can Ivy resist the siren song of the rainforest?
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2004
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Paul Dini
728 books721 followersPaul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Duck Dodgers. He also developed and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to Animaniacs (he created Minerva Mink), Freakazoid, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. After leaving Warner Bros. In early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost.
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
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July 15, 2016
Each day I love Harley a little more ♡.
December 23, 2016
Ahora compruebo porque amo tanto a este par.
November 30, 2024
As part of the Official DC Discord, I read this book as part of the book club. Here are the questions/answers:
1. How do Harley and Ivy’s personalities complement each other in this issue? What does their partnership bring out in each character that we don’t typically see when they’re solo?
We definitely see each of the characters play off of the others strengths to know when to act and how to utilize the others abilities when acting. This is on full display near the start of the issue when they are imprisoned, as Ivy starts to hold back as Harley goes full psycho on the guards and uses her strength to overpower them, then puts them in a position where Ivy can use her poison. Then it is even further on display in the next scene, as Ivy again stands back as Harley uses her abilities to get the Presidente in close, only to turn him directly onto Ivy and her suggestive poisons. This second example may not have been as intentional as the first, but there could also be an underlying trust between the two.
2. Ivy often operates with her own sense of justice, sometimes using extreme measures to achieve her goals. How does her approach to “doing what’s right” in this issue compare to the more traditional sense of justice embodied by Batman? Do you think Ivy has more in common with Batman than she does with traditional villains? Would what happened in this episode be considered villainy at all if they are helping the rainforest?
Ivy's sense to do what is right still remains a lot more manipulative compared to the actions Batman may take. She is fully willing to use her powers of suggestion to take over the Presidente and change the laws and actions of an entire country to do what is right, compared to Batman, who would probably look for a way to find evidence and arrest the criminal in charge or find a way for the people to govern the changes themselves in the most fair and equal way without taking things fully into his own hands.
I would say Ivy has more in common with Batman than other villains. For starters, her schemes usually don't involve power or money at the expense of others. This idea goes a bit outside this series, but her recent solo series and the Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing special exemplify this idea. She may hate and disagree with a lot of the humans that make changes that hurt the world she loves, but she still has her foot in the door with her love for Harley and a few other humans, and that is probably one of the only things stopping her from fully lashing out and taking over the world. Just like Batman, she wants to see this world succeed.
In a way, what happened in this issue would still be considered villainy, although it was for the best cause, and good work happened because of their intervention. It only happened because of brainwashing and manipulative poisons from Ivy. Which just has fraud and cruel punishment written all over it.
3. What are your thoughts on how the book plays with the idea of the "villain" archetype? Do you think Harley and Ivy subvert traditional villain tropes? In what ways do they feel more like anti-heroes than villains? Is anything foreshadowed with Batman showing up at the end?
Harley and Ivy continue to subvert typical villain tropes by acting outside of the heroes way. Usually the villains would be a roadblock in the way of the hero, to be defeated and allow the hero to grow. But in this story they have found their own villains to deal with and have grown closer together and stronger because of it. In this way they become more anti-hero than villain because they are still acting in a villainous way but are following and growing in their own way for a better future. But with Batman showing up at the end, this does seem to tip back in the favor of the traditional villain tropes, as Harley and Ivy may come back to be a roadblock in Batman's way, allowing him to rise as the hero in the story that must defeat them. Especially now that they have their hands back on the zombie plant, which is the key focus of their true villainy.
4. If you could choose to team up with either Harley or Ivy, who would it be and why? How might their dynamic change in a different context or setting?
This is a really tough question, because the only time we see any of them stable is when they are with each other. Harley is insane by herself and completely unpredictable, and Ivy is a bit more levelheaded but a lot more destined for world domination. Without providing a ground and balance for each other, it's very likely that they would fall completely into their villainous ways. But from the recently released solo series from both of the characters, I would have to choose Harley. She is a lot more accepting of the people and community around her, and although she may be crazy, she is also more likely to keep the people close to her safe. While Ivy would probably ditch me to deal with issues on her own.
1. How do Harley and Ivy’s personalities complement each other in this issue? What does their partnership bring out in each character that we don’t typically see when they’re solo?
We definitely see each of the characters play off of the others strengths to know when to act and how to utilize the others abilities when acting. This is on full display near the start of the issue when they are imprisoned, as Ivy starts to hold back as Harley goes full psycho on the guards and uses her strength to overpower them, then puts them in a position where Ivy can use her poison. Then it is even further on display in the next scene, as Ivy again stands back as Harley uses her abilities to get the Presidente in close, only to turn him directly onto Ivy and her suggestive poisons. This second example may not have been as intentional as the first, but there could also be an underlying trust between the two.
2. Ivy often operates with her own sense of justice, sometimes using extreme measures to achieve her goals. How does her approach to “doing what’s right” in this issue compare to the more traditional sense of justice embodied by Batman? Do you think Ivy has more in common with Batman than she does with traditional villains? Would what happened in this episode be considered villainy at all if they are helping the rainforest?
Ivy's sense to do what is right still remains a lot more manipulative compared to the actions Batman may take. She is fully willing to use her powers of suggestion to take over the Presidente and change the laws and actions of an entire country to do what is right, compared to Batman, who would probably look for a way to find evidence and arrest the criminal in charge or find a way for the people to govern the changes themselves in the most fair and equal way without taking things fully into his own hands.
I would say Ivy has more in common with Batman than other villains. For starters, her schemes usually don't involve power or money at the expense of others. This idea goes a bit outside this series, but her recent solo series and the Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing special exemplify this idea. She may hate and disagree with a lot of the humans that make changes that hurt the world she loves, but she still has her foot in the door with her love for Harley and a few other humans, and that is probably one of the only things stopping her from fully lashing out and taking over the world. Just like Batman, she wants to see this world succeed.
In a way, what happened in this issue would still be considered villainy, although it was for the best cause, and good work happened because of their intervention. It only happened because of brainwashing and manipulative poisons from Ivy. Which just has fraud and cruel punishment written all over it.
3. What are your thoughts on how the book plays with the idea of the "villain" archetype? Do you think Harley and Ivy subvert traditional villain tropes? In what ways do they feel more like anti-heroes than villains? Is anything foreshadowed with Batman showing up at the end?
Harley and Ivy continue to subvert typical villain tropes by acting outside of the heroes way. Usually the villains would be a roadblock in the way of the hero, to be defeated and allow the hero to grow. But in this story they have found their own villains to deal with and have grown closer together and stronger because of it. In this way they become more anti-hero than villain because they are still acting in a villainous way but are following and growing in their own way for a better future. But with Batman showing up at the end, this does seem to tip back in the favor of the traditional villain tropes, as Harley and Ivy may come back to be a roadblock in Batman's way, allowing him to rise as the hero in the story that must defeat them. Especially now that they have their hands back on the zombie plant, which is the key focus of their true villainy.
4. If you could choose to team up with either Harley or Ivy, who would it be and why? How might their dynamic change in a different context or setting?
This is a really tough question, because the only time we see any of them stable is when they are with each other. Harley is insane by herself and completely unpredictable, and Ivy is a bit more levelheaded but a lot more destined for world domination. Without providing a ground and balance for each other, it's very likely that they would fall completely into their villainous ways. But from the recently released solo series from both of the characters, I would have to choose Harley. She is a lot more accepting of the people and community around her, and although she may be crazy, she is also more likely to keep the people close to her safe. While Ivy would probably ditch me to deal with issues on her own.
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January 5, 2024
Pretty action packed.
February 7, 2015
Luego de que Harley (sin querer, realmente ella tenia buenas intenciones) arruina el plan de Ivy, Ella (Ivy) Tenia un odio por Harley. Me gusto mucho ver a Ivy imaginándose todos los modos de matar a Harley.
Luego Ivy escapa, y mas atras la sigue Harley(se supone que son un equipo, y ella no se va a quedar) y todas esas locuras de Harley "Me dije a mi misma: Harl, apuesto a que la pelirroja esta tramando algun plan para sacarnos de aqui." Y ahi estaba Harley hablando consigo misma, mientras Ivy corria;Me causo mucha gracia. (Todo esto ocurre en Batman: Harley & Ivy)
Bueno, entonces: decide escapar y ahora se encuentran aquí, de camino a la jungla. En Costa Verde.
Ivy comienza a ver con otros ojos a Harley, y descubre que no es tan tonta como parece...
"Ahora,es verdad que mi beso no tiene mucho efecto en las mujeres... Pero mi sangre bulle con veneno..."
¡Aw! Ivy, te amo.
January 2, 2017
“Jungle Fever” from BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY #2
#2 For super-villains, these two are rather likable.
GNN - “News today out of the small Central American country of Costa Verde … where protesting environmentalists are making a stand against rainforest loggers.”
Logger - “See, my name's SLASH, and my PARTNER here is BURN. We've been hired to CLEAR this hellhole and we don't take KINDLY to TRESPASSERS.”
#2 For super-villains, these two are rather likable.
GNN - “News today out of the small Central American country of Costa Verde … where protesting environmentalists are making a stand against rainforest loggers.”
Logger - “See, my name's SLASH, and my PARTNER here is BURN. We've been hired to CLEAR this hellhole and we don't take KINDLY to TRESPASSERS.”
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