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Poison Ivy (2022-) (Collected Editions) #7
Poison Ivy Vol. 7: Amuse-bouche
A surreal, psychedelic saga that blends horror, romance, and mythology, this arc sees Poison Ivy confront betrayal, ancient elemental forces, and her own legacy—transforming her into a reluctant Gotham folk hero as the Green itself cries out in pain, setting the stage for a seismic status quo shift.
As Ivy confronts betrayal, ancient forces, and the pain of the Green itself, a psychedelic journey with Janet-from-HR, a public crime in Gotham, and a mythic tale from Ivy’s past all converge—redefining her legacy, straining her alliance with Swamp Thing, and setting the stage for a major transformation.
As Ivy confronts betrayal, ancient forces, and the pain of the Green itself, a psychedelic journey with Janet-from-HR, a public crime in Gotham, and a mythic tale from Ivy’s past all converge—redefining her legacy, straining her alliance with Swamp Thing, and setting the stage for a major transformation.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published July 14, 2026
About the author
G. Willow Wilson
518 books3,357 followersHugo, World Fantasy and American Book Award-winning author of novels and comics, including THE BIRD KING, INVISIBLE KINGDOM, and ALIF THE UNSEEN. Co-creator of Ms Marvel. Honorary doctor of letters, Rutgers University. I accidentally started a dutch baby baking cult during quarantine. Not very active on here right now, but often found on Twitter.
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August 27, 2026
The weakest by far. A couple stand alone stories were the best. The set up for becoming Mayor were not interesting in the least to me. Hopefully the Mayor Ivy storyline coming up proves to be better.
August 10, 2026
3.1 stars
August 30, 2026
One thing I always appreciate about this book is how fun, sexual, and dark it can get. In this one we have Janet from HR finally get down and dirty with Ivy. Also the kill in this was shocking but great..Ivy don't fuck around.
September 4, 2026
scarily resemblant of our world today
Review of advance copy
This volume of Poison Ivy is the first to have less than six issues in it since the book began, but unlike some other series that will pad with unnecessary filler stuff, this volume's bonus material is easily worth the price of admission.
First up, four issues of the usual series, which bridge the gap between Ivy's two latest status quos - we all know the Mayor Ivy/Bad Seeds stuff is on the horizon, but seeing how she gets there, and the damage that it inflicts on everyone around her? Delicious, pure Ivy madness. She's doing her best, and her best is just awful. Meanwhile, Janet-From-HR makes some terrible decisions herself, and Ivy has to clean up her mess, pissing off not one but two Parliaments in the process.
And then there's the bonus stuff. When Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees was announced and then forgotten for a few years, I was really hoping it'd get collected somewhere eventually. And voila, my prayers are answered - and because it's both a superb one-shot and a good introduction to how the Parliament of Trees is playing into Ivy's main series too, it makes perfect sense to have it here.
The annual is also great. It's told in the vein of an Arthurian tale, but it definitely rings true with Ivy's experiences as well. It's probably the most 'filler' of the stuff here, but when it's this good, I can hardly call it that.
Poison Ivy's almost at 50 issues, and shows no signs of slowing down. This is one of my favourite DC series these days, and I'm hoping it goes on forever.
First up, four issues of the usual series, which bridge the gap between Ivy's two latest status quos - we all know the Mayor Ivy/Bad Seeds stuff is on the horizon, but seeing how she gets there, and the damage that it inflicts on everyone around her? Delicious, pure Ivy madness. She's doing her best, and her best is just awful. Meanwhile, Janet-From-HR makes some terrible decisions herself, and Ivy has to clean up her mess, pissing off not one but two Parliaments in the process.
And then there's the bonus stuff. When Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees was announced and then forgotten for a few years, I was really hoping it'd get collected somewhere eventually. And voila, my prayers are answered - and because it's both a superb one-shot and a good introduction to how the Parliament of Trees is playing into Ivy's main series too, it makes perfect sense to have it here.
The annual is also great. It's told in the vein of an Arthurian tale, but it definitely rings true with Ivy's experiences as well. It's probably the most 'filler' of the stuff here, but when it's this good, I can hardly call it that.
Poison Ivy's almost at 50 issues, and shows no signs of slowing down. This is one of my favourite DC series these days, and I'm hoping it goes on forever.
August 22, 2026
After a relatively weaker volume 6, this trade is a return to form. It starts with two incredible standalone issues.
The first, an annual that ties Poison Ivy to The Lady of the Lake, feels like a classic Vertigo issue in the best way.
The second is an amazing Swamp Thing team up issue, which serves as a much needed check in with the recently absent Elemental.
Then, we get back to business. The Bog Venus and infected Janet storyline gets brought to a satisfying conclusion and the seeds of the next big storyline(s?) are planted.
This series, originally only a six issue mini, continues to surprise after over forty. Again, this is the closest thing we’ve gotten to a classic, multi-arc, Vertigo series in at least a decade.
The first, an annual that ties Poison Ivy to The Lady of the Lake, feels like a classic Vertigo issue in the best way.
The second is an amazing Swamp Thing team up issue, which serves as a much needed check in with the recently absent Elemental.
Then, we get back to business. The Bog Venus and infected Janet storyline gets brought to a satisfying conclusion and the seeds of the next big storyline(s?) are planted.
This series, originally only a six issue mini, continues to surprise after over forty. Again, this is the closest thing we’ve gotten to a classic, multi-arc, Vertigo series in at least a decade.
October 16, 2026
This book is very metaphysical. It rambles on and on about the green and the grey aka humans versus plant life. It is waaaaay to deep and boring. I am happy the last chapter starts a new story arc, because the Lamia/Bella/Woodrue story arc has dragged on for too long. On the positive side Janet from HR is a great addition to the Poison Ivy world and her character development is done very nicely throughout the series. Hopefully they keep her in the next story arc. There are already a lot of comics with the Harley and Ivy love affair. It would be a nice change of pace if Pam chooses Janet over Harley instead of bouncing back and forth.
The art is done by different artists and is fine. I really liked Hayley's costume and look toward the end of the book.
The art is done by different artists and is fine. I really liked Hayley's costume and look toward the end of the book.
August 18, 2026
Di nuovo a Gotham City nei panni di Poison Ivy, e come sempre c'è qualcuno che la vuole mettere al proprio posto. In questo nuovo volume vediamo Ivy intenta a trovare una cura per Janet, e salvarla nonostante ciò che è accaduto nel volume precedente, torna anche se troppo marginalmente, per me, Harley Queen. A mio parere questo capitolo è stato troppo breve la sensazione è dovuta alle due storie iniziali che sono solo degli intermezzi autoconclusivi, nonostante ciò rimane una buona lettura, spero che con il prossimo volume, la storia torni a correre maggiormente.
August 23, 2026
*4.5
If it weren't for the two filler issues at the start of this volume, I would give this a full five stars. It's the perfect embodiment of what this series has done best:
The balance between Ivy's humanity vs. nature, focused criticisms on hot topics like the surveillance state and impact of AI on the climate and local communities, and the importance to fight not only outside the system but within it as well.
And I also loved seeing Marcio Takara's art back at the forefront and didn't mind the guest artists either.
If it weren't for the two filler issues at the start of this volume, I would give this a full five stars. It's the perfect embodiment of what this series has done best:
The balance between Ivy's humanity vs. nature, focused criticisms on hot topics like the surveillance state and impact of AI on the climate and local communities, and the importance to fight not only outside the system but within it as well.
And I also loved seeing Marcio Takara's art back at the forefront and didn't mind the guest artists either.
August 18, 2026
This contains and annual and a one shot with Swamp Thing, and both of those were pretty solid. The resolution to Ivy and Janet's problems didn't hit quite as hard as I'd been hoping, but I like the core of what happens. I knew the Mayor Ivy stuff was coming, but I'm surprised the lead up to it (so far) has worked decently well. It has internal, consistent character logic, which is definitely not a guarantee when it comes to the set up for events
September 18, 2026
Well, that's ONE way to end things with the Grey / Green cosmic conflict...
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(Still officially tired of the whole 'Jane from HR' story. Does Ivy REALLY need a Harley stand in?)
When one door closes, another opens. We now get a Harley SOS to come back to Gotham before Savage burns that city to the ground. Ivy, being Ivy, jumps in with a plan that immediately blows up in her face. Looks like we're jumping from terrorist leader to political super hero.
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(Still officially tired of the whole 'Jane from HR' story. Does Ivy REALLY need a Harley stand in?)
When one door closes, another opens. We now get a Harley SOS to come back to Gotham before Savage burns that city to the ground. Ivy, being Ivy, jumps in with a plan that immediately blows up in her face. Looks like we're jumping from terrorist leader to political super hero.
March 22, 2026
This series has been a mess since issue 12 and it continues to be directionless. Interested to see where the mayor arc goes but at the same time. Whenever they don’t know where to go with a character they just give them an arc as mayor of their city…
July 20, 2026
3.5 stars
Definitely the weakest of the volumes so far, and the new story arc is off to a rocky start. This was really missing the great visuals of the previous volumes. I feel like Ivy hardly used her powers.
Definitely the weakest of the volumes so far, and the new story arc is off to a rocky start. This was really missing the great visuals of the previous volumes. I feel like Ivy hardly used her powers.
August 31, 2026
I had some issues with this series earlier on but it's been firing on all cylinders these last couple of volumes. This collection is mostly table setting for the next story but I'm here. I also love being reminded that, even though she's the lead, Ivy is a super villain.
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March 26, 2026I need Janet from HR to get eaten by a plant 🙄
Review of advance copy
Actual rating: 4.25 stars
July 19, 2026
A little weaker than previous volumes, but still pretty good. The annual and swamp thing teamup feral trees gets this a 4 stars alone. Interested to see where the final arc goes.
August 10, 2026
Major setup volume with the mayor stuff and the bad seeds event coming. Surprised she didn’t become mayor in this because it’s been all over the main Batman title.
August 23, 2026
The villain re-rises.
August 24, 2026
muuuucho mejor que el anterior! odio a janet y amo a ivy, espero siempre tener una serie en emisión de pam❤️
August 30, 2026
2.5 The annual and swamp so good but very eh. I can’t blame it tho because we are hitting the new Batman stuff and I don’t like it but maybe that’ll change with the upcoming event
September 8, 2026
Swamp thing story is great and Ivy is running for mayor.
October 11, 2026
This felt a little more disconnected from the rest of the books and I feel like nothing was truly accomplished that I was expecting, and there’s no more collected editions currently out yet
October 29, 2026
This volume feels like a transitional era for Ivy and co as a whole. It does raise the steaks a great degree but leaves me a bit confused how the mayor arc is going to be next
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July 21, 2026I’ll read this series to the end of either the tale or this current draft of the planet. The opening standalone stories almost make me wish this was the format rather than the serialized story in the main narrative.
In my view from this series, my fav poison ivy stories highlight the impossibility of being ‘good’ according to most perspectives if you want to displace human superiority is the dominant regime. I say, take it down and bring us back to relationality.
I’m happy that young folks can find this book and become introduced to the nuances of environmental activism and organizing. This book continues to be gorgeous to look at but this arc lacked the knockout imagery of previous volumes.
In my view from this series, my fav poison ivy stories highlight the impossibility of being ‘good’ according to most perspectives if you want to displace human superiority is the dominant regime. I say, take it down and bring us back to relationality.
I’m happy that young folks can find this book and become introduced to the nuances of environmental activism and organizing. This book continues to be gorgeous to look at but this arc lacked the knockout imagery of previous volumes.
May 1, 2026
We're really just jumping right in with Mayor Ivy huh. Okay!
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