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Harley Quinn (2013)
Harley Quinn, Volume 2: Power Outage
When bona fide super hero Power Girl drops outta the sky and into Harley Quinn’s new Coney Island ’hood, there’s only one thing for the former moll to do: Sew herself a new costume so the amnesiac Power Girl believes they’re a pair of crime-fighting super-heroines! But how long can Harley keep up the act now that she’s pretending to be on the straight-and-narrow?
PLUS! A look into the future of the greatest power couple in crime as Harley and the Joker are reunited in FUTURE'S END!
DOUBLE PLUS! Harley puts the "con" back in "Comic Con" with a wild trip to San Diego, drawn by Paul Pope, Dave Johnson, and a Hall H full of crazy talented artists!
Writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti and artists Chad Hardin & John Timms present HARLEY QUINN VOL. 2: POWER OUTAGE — more madcap adventures starring the Brooklyn bombshell herself!
Collects: Harley Quinn #9-13, Harley Quinn Futures End #1,
Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego #1 and a story from Secret Origins #4.
PLUS! A look into the future of the greatest power couple in crime as Harley and the Joker are reunited in FUTURE'S END!
DOUBLE PLUS! Harley puts the "con" back in "Comic Con" with a wild trip to San Diego, drawn by Paul Pope, Dave Johnson, and a Hall H full of crazy talented artists!
Writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti and artists Chad Hardin & John Timms present HARLEY QUINN VOL. 2: POWER OUTAGE — more madcap adventures starring the Brooklyn bombshell herself!
Collects: Harley Quinn #9-13, Harley Quinn Futures End #1,
Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego #1 and a story from Secret Origins #4.
199 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 14, 2015
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About the author
Amanda Conner
799 books309 followersAmanda Conner started out in comics working small projects for Marvel and Archie while working as an illustrator for New York ad agencies Kornhauser and Calene and Kidvertisers. working a number of launches and campaigns such as Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool and Nickelodeon.
However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (much of Amanda’s covers inspired designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating “Soul Searchers & Co.” for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and “Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils”.
During an assignment for Crusade (‘Tomoe’) she and Jimmy Palmiotti became a real team as penciller/inker.
Amanda then moved on to do what is probably one of her best known works. She did several years as penciller on the hit series “Vampirella” for Harris Comics and drafted 24 issues. While illustrating “Vampirella”, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis.
Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best-selling crossover “Painkiller Jane vs. the Darkness”, and went on to work on “Painkiller Jane” #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for “Kid Death and Fluffy”.
Since then, Amanda has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as “Lois Lane”, “Codename: Knockout”, and “Birds of Prey” for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, “X-Men Unlimited” for Marvel, co-created “Gatecrasher” for Blackbull Comics, and “The Pro”, an Eisner nominated creator owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly publicized Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre series with Eisner winning creator Darwyn Cooke.
Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC’S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, the new sci-fi Stan lee “So You Want to be a Superhero” series and the upcoming Disney Underdog movie character designs for film and television, character designs for the Los Angeles Avengers stadium football team and is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E. Amanda does spot illustrations in “Revolver” magazine each month and has had a huge success with the JSA Powergirl miniseries in previous years, each issue going into 3rd printings.
She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and an assortment of independent titles.
With PaperFilms co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti, they are currently working on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles for DC Comics, in addition to several upcoming DC related projects. Garnering national attention and sales results, the team continues to receive accolades for their work on these titles. The new relaunch of Harley Quinn for DC in the Rebirth line garnered an estimated 250,000 copies ordered.
However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (much of Amanda’s covers inspired designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating “Soul Searchers & Co.” for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and “Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils”.
During an assignment for Crusade (‘Tomoe’) she and Jimmy Palmiotti became a real team as penciller/inker.
Amanda then moved on to do what is probably one of her best known works. She did several years as penciller on the hit series “Vampirella” for Harris Comics and drafted 24 issues. While illustrating “Vampirella”, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis.
Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best-selling crossover “Painkiller Jane vs. the Darkness”, and went on to work on “Painkiller Jane” #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for “Kid Death and Fluffy”.
Since then, Amanda has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as “Lois Lane”, “Codename: Knockout”, and “Birds of Prey” for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, “X-Men Unlimited” for Marvel, co-created “Gatecrasher” for Blackbull Comics, and “The Pro”, an Eisner nominated creator owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly publicized Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre series with Eisner winning creator Darwyn Cooke.
Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC’S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, the new sci-fi Stan lee “So You Want to be a Superhero” series and the upcoming Disney Underdog movie character designs for film and television, character designs for the Los Angeles Avengers stadium football team and is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E. Amanda does spot illustrations in “Revolver” magazine each month and has had a huge success with the JSA Powergirl miniseries in previous years, each issue going into 3rd printings.
She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and an assortment of independent titles.
With PaperFilms co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti, they are currently working on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles for DC Comics, in addition to several upcoming DC related projects. Garnering national attention and sales results, the team continues to receive accolades for their work on these titles. The new relaunch of Harley Quinn for DC in the Rebirth line garnered an estimated 250,000 copies ordered.
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June 29, 2022
(B) 75% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Too try-hard, humor's off the mark, a loony lark too unrestrained it's scatterbrained, no sparks outside its central arc.
Notes: Too try-hard, humor's off the mark, a loony lark too unrestrained it's scatterbrained, no sparks outside its central arc.
October 26, 2015
It was like reading a super-long fart joke.
Only not as funny.
Although, no offense to anyone who really liked this. I'm not trying to belittle what you like, or say that you have no taste. I just personally didn't like this one.
Forgive me.
Volume 2 was a bit of a mixed bag. But most of the bag sucked.
There are moments where greatness poked its head out and smiled, but the vast majority of it just fell reallyreallyreally short of anything that I could find remotely enjoyable.
I think Amanda Conner might actually be a really funny writer if she wasn't making Harley do the stereotypical bimbo/ditz stuff.
Inconsistently, I might add.
One minute she's beating the hell out of a guy at a comic convention for flashing her ('cause he's the Flash...get it!?), even though he's go a speedo on under his trench coat. And the next minute she's distracting a mugger by showing him her buttcrack.
Ok. So, are you pissed off about being objectified or not, Harley?
That whole line of thinking was just a Major Fail for me.
Then there's the dialogue.
If you think it's hilarious for a character to say something like Oopsie-doopsie! I landed on my poopsie!* , then you'll want to run out and spend your hard earned cash on this right now.
*Not an actual quote.
However, these are:
"You rascally runaway rat!"
"Holee Rodee- olee! "
"Now ta take care a' some unfinished beeswax !"
"Holee Tuck an' Rollee!"
"So done...with this...ballonery...buffoonery!"
"Holee Cluster-olee!"
I'm going to stop now. You're welcome.
Harley is still moonlighting with that group of ladies on skates.
The Roller Derby thing? Ugh. Please drop that whole storyline.
Huge cliché, and not in the least bit funny.
There's a Future's End tie-in, where Harley washes up on a deserted island and reunites with Joker. Naturally, she is thrilled. And, naturally, he tries to toss her in a volcano.
Don't even bitch that that was a spoiler.
He tries to kill her every time they hook up!
Power Girl falls from the sky, gets amnesia, and Harley convinces her that they are a team.
{insert issue after issue of boob jokes and quasi-lesbian innuendo here}
The end.
The stuff that really stood out to me (in a good way) was Harley trying to meet artists and writers at the comic convention.
Every big name at DC seemed to get a cameo, and Harley even managed to get Jim Lee look over a comic book that she had been working on. It was the highlight of the book for me.
There was even a cameo by The Arrow that was funny.
At the very end you get Harley's origin story, but I'd already read that one somewhere else. If you haven't read it, you might be more impressed to see it than I was.
Aside from that one issue at the convention, I mostly found this to be more of the same old lame shtick that's turned me off in the past. Like I said, there were some good panels that saved this from being a one star garbage comic, but I really didn't enjoy most of it.
I received a digital arc from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
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Only not as funny.
Although, no offense to anyone who really liked this. I'm not trying to belittle what you like, or say that you have no taste. I just personally didn't like this one.
Forgive me.
Volume 2 was a bit of a mixed bag. But most of the bag sucked.
There are moments where greatness poked its head out and smiled, but the vast majority of it just fell reallyreallyreally short of anything that I could find remotely enjoyable.
I think Amanda Conner might actually be a really funny writer if she wasn't making Harley do the stereotypical bimbo/ditz stuff.
Inconsistently, I might add.
One minute she's beating the hell out of a guy at a comic convention for flashing her ('cause he's the Flash...get it!?), even though he's go a speedo on under his trench coat. And the next minute she's distracting a mugger by showing him her buttcrack.
Ok. So, are you pissed off about being objectified or not, Harley?
That whole line of thinking was just a Major Fail for me.
Then there's the dialogue.
If you think it's hilarious for a character to say something like Oopsie-doopsie! I landed on my poopsie!* , then you'll want to run out and spend your hard earned cash on this right now.
*Not an actual quote.
However, these are:
"You rascally runaway rat!"
"Holee Rodee- olee! "
"Now ta take care a' some unfinished beeswax !"
"Holee Tuck an' Rollee!"
"So done...with this...ballonery...buffoonery!"
"Holee Cluster-olee!"
I'm going to stop now. You're welcome.
Harley is still moonlighting with that group of ladies on skates.
The Roller Derby thing? Ugh. Please drop that whole storyline.
Huge cliché, and not in the least bit funny.
There's a Future's End tie-in, where Harley washes up on a deserted island and reunites with Joker. Naturally, she is thrilled. And, naturally, he tries to toss her in a volcano.
Don't even bitch that that was a spoiler.
He tries to kill her every time they hook up!
Power Girl falls from the sky, gets amnesia, and Harley convinces her that they are a team.
{insert issue after issue of boob jokes and quasi-lesbian innuendo here}
The end.
The stuff that really stood out to me (in a good way) was Harley trying to meet artists and writers at the comic convention.
Every big name at DC seemed to get a cameo, and Harley even managed to get Jim Lee look over a comic book that she had been working on. It was the highlight of the book for me.
There was even a cameo by The Arrow that was funny.
At the very end you get Harley's origin story, but I'd already read that one somewhere else. If you haven't read it, you might be more impressed to see it than I was.
Aside from that one issue at the convention, I mostly found this to be more of the same old lame shtick that's turned me off in the past. Like I said, there were some good panels that saved this from being a one star garbage comic, but I really didn't enjoy most of it.
I received a digital arc from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
Get this review and more at:
November 11, 2015
Harley Quinn is without doubt one of my favorite characters. I mean what's not to like; she is quite an unstable psychiatrist, the on and off girlfriend of the Joker. Speaking of the Joker, he is in this graphic novel, which I found really great, even though he did try to make some islanders sacrifice her in a Volcano. Well, that was until he realized that that he too was to be sacrificed, then suddenly he was on Harley's side, ah love!
Also Harley visits Comic-Con, chaos and destruction is, of course, to be insured and she teams up with Power Girl who has lost her memory and tries to convince Power Girl that they are a crime fighting superhero duo…right! Hilarious moments insured!
Love the art, as usual. No complaints there.
A fun graphic novel, I'm looking forward to reading more Harley Quinn in the future!
I received this copy from DC Comics through Edelweiss in return for an honest review!
Also Harley visits Comic-Con, chaos and destruction is, of course, to be insured and she teams up with Power Girl who has lost her memory and tries to convince Power Girl that they are a crime fighting superhero duo…right! Hilarious moments insured!
Love the art, as usual. No complaints there.
A fun graphic novel, I'm looking forward to reading more Harley Quinn in the future!
I received this copy from DC Comics through Edelweiss in return for an honest review!
August 2, 2015
I'm just confused. There's so much potential here. SO MUCH. Not only is Harley cute, funny, and cheerful - but she can be scary as hell. And there's nothing holding her back - nothing stopping her from killing or maiming or doing whatever she damn well pleases.
So why is this series so dumb? WHY?
This is even worse than Volume One. And I really thought/hoped this was going to be an improvement.
The worst entry in this collection is the episode where
But even without that little horror-fest, this is an awful book.
One whole episode is about Comic Con and is filled with DC jokes and cartooning jokes.
The part at the beginning where Harley is and the part where she and Power Girl team up were mildly entertaining. The Power Girl arc made me laugh a few times.
But the laughs here were few and far between.
Even sadder, Harley just wasn't as kickass as she usually is. I don't know why, but they chose to go in a weird direction (as in bizarre storylines. No, even more bizarre than usual) and also tone down Harley's take-no-shit funhouse kill-them attitude which was the one thing I really enjoyed about her.
Tl;dr - I'm really not expecting this series to go anywhere. After Book One I figured, "Maybe things will pick up in Volume Two," but alas, things just got worse. I hesitate to give it one star, because it did make me laugh a few times, but this was pretty disappointing.
So why is this series so dumb? WHY?
This is even worse than Volume One. And I really thought/hoped this was going to be an improvement.
The worst entry in this collection is the episode where
But even without that little horror-fest, this is an awful book.
One whole episode is about Comic Con and is filled with DC jokes and cartooning jokes.
The part at the beginning where Harley is and the part where she and Power Girl team up were mildly entertaining. The Power Girl arc made me laugh a few times.
But the laughs here were few and far between.
Even sadder, Harley just wasn't as kickass as she usually is. I don't know why, but they chose to go in a weird direction (as in bizarre storylines. No, even more bizarre than usual) and also tone down Harley's take-no-shit funhouse kill-them attitude which was the one thing I really enjoyed about her.
Tl;dr - I'm really not expecting this series to go anywhere. After Book One I figured, "Maybe things will pick up in Volume Two," but alas, things just got worse. I hesitate to give it one star, because it did make me laugh a few times, but this was pretty disappointing.
December 19, 2015
I'm coming to the realization that I do like the Suicide Squad incarnation of Harley more than the one in her solo outing in this run. I think that this solo series is geared towards readers who want a more goofy version of Quinn. I can deal with the fact that she's not really a hero, more appropriately classed as a villain, but her mayhem in this series is played for laughs and that's hard to get behind for me.
Many times, the story was hard to follow and downright incomprehensible. I did like the team-up with an amnesiac Power Girl, for the most part, except for a few too many crass jokes. I think that the saving grace for this volume was the incredible artwork. I was inspired to do yet another drawing of Harley Quinn. What can I say, her aesthetic really appeals to me. I will probably keep reading these, even though they aren't my favorite. At least to fill the gap between Suicide Squad volumes.
Many times, the story was hard to follow and downright incomprehensible. I did like the team-up with an amnesiac Power Girl, for the most part, except for a few too many crass jokes. I think that the saving grace for this volume was the incredible artwork. I was inspired to do yet another drawing of Harley Quinn. What can I say, her aesthetic really appeals to me. I will probably keep reading these, even though they aren't my favorite. At least to fill the gap between Suicide Squad volumes.
March 29, 2019
2.5 stars
"Kneel before me, slaves! Queen Eidijamon demands it!" -- Queen Eidijamon, villainess
"Did she just call us slaves?" -- Power Girl
"Did she just call herself 'Queen I Did Yer Mom'?" -- Harley Quinn
A disappointment after Vol. 1: Hot in the City and the stand-alone (yet still connected, in a way) Harley Quinn and Power Girl, this edition just felt choppy. The lightweight stories here were not as good and did not flow together like the initial volume, and the humor was inconsistent and/or failed to hit the mark. The best segments were 1.) the multi-issue middle story featuring Harley and an amnesiac Power Girl, as Quinn often works best with a female companion as a comic foil and 2.) some of the in-jokes and cameos featured in a story set at the San Diego International Comic Con.
"Kneel before me, slaves! Queen Eidijamon demands it!" -- Queen Eidijamon, villainess
"Did she just call us slaves?" -- Power Girl
"Did she just call herself 'Queen I Did Yer Mom'?" -- Harley Quinn
A disappointment after Vol. 1: Hot in the City and the stand-alone (yet still connected, in a way) Harley Quinn and Power Girl, this edition just felt choppy. The lightweight stories here were not as good and did not flow together like the initial volume, and the humor was inconsistent and/or failed to hit the mark. The best segments were 1.) the multi-issue middle story featuring Harley and an amnesiac Power Girl, as Quinn often works best with a female companion as a comic foil and 2.) some of the in-jokes and cameos featured in a story set at the San Diego International Comic Con.
April 11, 2015
Full disclosure: all I now about Harley Quinn comes from vague memories of the 90s animated series and the TV show Birds of Prey (which might not be the best DC adaptation ever, it seems). Also, I haven't read the first volume, but it didn't prevent me from enjoying the present one. Power Outage is a mix of single-issue stories and a longer arc, hinted at in the two first storie and unfolding in chapters 4, 5 and 6. Knowledges of Future's End might be handy to fully understand Crappily Ever After, but I haven't read that arc and I still enjoyed the story. All in all, Power Outage is easy to read without knowing much of anything else.
Power Outage, and I'm pretty sure the whole series, is a fun and silly read. Harley is definitely an unstable character with a dark sense of what's fun, but her adventures are treated with joy and happiness, even when it's talking about making people explode and covering part the panel with guts. Harley is a mix of cruelty, innocence and plenty of quirks, and it works very well on the pages. Again, it's mostly silly, and if deeper explanations of her behavior are sometimes hinted at, they are quickly followed by more violence and silliness. We're not in a dark character study, but in pure fun.
The three-part story where Harley convinces an amnesiac Power Girl they are a crime-fighting team is the highlight of the volume. I have no idea who Power Girl, but it doesn't really matter here; knowing she is a scantily-clad super-strong female superhero is enough, and seeing Harley trying to get into her sidekick role is very fun. I liked Harley's take on the costume: clearly, when reading classic comics, it looks like ridiculously revealing outfits are a staple of being a female superhero. And why is that? Harley tries to give an answer: to be able to distract the opponent the Kat Stratford way. I still don't like those outfits, but I did appreciate the joke.
Also, space adventures! Giant pug! Marvel parody! What's not to like?
Power Outage, and I'm pretty sure the whole series, is a fun and silly read. Harley is definitely an unstable character with a dark sense of what's fun, but her adventures are treated with joy and happiness, even when it's talking about making people explode and covering part the panel with guts. Harley is a mix of cruelty, innocence and plenty of quirks, and it works very well on the pages. Again, it's mostly silly, and if deeper explanations of her behavior are sometimes hinted at, they are quickly followed by more violence and silliness. We're not in a dark character study, but in pure fun.
The three-part story where Harley convinces an amnesiac Power Girl they are a crime-fighting team is the highlight of the volume. I have no idea who Power Girl, but it doesn't really matter here; knowing she is a scantily-clad super-strong female superhero is enough, and seeing Harley trying to get into her sidekick role is very fun. I liked Harley's take on the costume: clearly, when reading classic comics, it looks like ridiculously revealing outfits are a staple of being a female superhero. And why is that? Harley tries to give an answer: to be able to distract the opponent the Kat Stratford way. I still don't like those outfits, but I did appreciate the joke.
Also, space adventures! Giant pug! Marvel parody! What's not to like?
March 4, 2015
Harleen Quinzel is my favorite, and this edition spoke to just that. With everything from the most ridiculous and outlandish (duping an amnesiac Power Girl), to the ironic (visiting San Diego Comic Con and hanging out with her own lookalikes), to the honest and impactful (Harley gives her backstory from childhood to Gotham to now).
This was a great and funny read for any lover of Harley, or anyone wanting to know a little bit more about her.
This was a great and funny read for any lover of Harley, or anyone wanting to know a little bit more about her.
March 9, 2015
I received a copy from Netgalley for an honest review.
This combines Harley Quinn Issues 9 - 12, Annual 1, Future's End 1 and the San Diego Comic Con Special 1.
Let's have more fun with our favorite Harlequin. When Harley becomes involved with Skate Club, she finds her opponent may be too much for her. Then in Future's End, Harley washes ashore after a plane crash and discovers that an old flame is in charge of the island or is he? Then, after Power Girl crashes into the beach in front of Harley, with amnesia, Harley convinces her they are partners in crime fighting. How could anything go wrong? Harley and crew end up at Comic Con. Can Harley get her artwork seen and become a famous comic book creator without being kicked out of the con? And finally, we see the secret origin of Harley Quinn.
Harley continues to be a fun ride and is developing the supporting cast well. Looking forward to more of her adventures.
This combines Harley Quinn Issues 9 - 12, Annual 1, Future's End 1 and the San Diego Comic Con Special 1.
Let's have more fun with our favorite Harlequin. When Harley becomes involved with Skate Club, she finds her opponent may be too much for her. Then in Future's End, Harley washes ashore after a plane crash and discovers that an old flame is in charge of the island or is he? Then, after Power Girl crashes into the beach in front of Harley, with amnesia, Harley convinces her they are partners in crime fighting. How could anything go wrong? Harley and crew end up at Comic Con. Can Harley get her artwork seen and become a famous comic book creator without being kicked out of the con? And finally, we see the secret origin of Harley Quinn.
Harley continues to be a fun ride and is developing the supporting cast well. Looking forward to more of her adventures.
July 30, 2022
Entertaining, but too much filler. Harley visiting Comic-Con in particular too far on the wrong side of post-modern in-jokes. Great art though.
December 11, 2019
Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Touch & go... not my FAV, but i liked it. It had some great moments! Had some not so great moments as well.
Still love my harley! ♥️
Touch & go... not my FAV, but i liked it. It had some great moments! Had some not so great moments as well.
Still love my harley! ♥️
September 18, 2020
Pretty much my last review, with Power Girl. New-52 Harley is too over-the-top for me, and I like the "jester" version better than the "hapless murderess".
Some funny episodes as she cons an amnesiac Power Girl into a team-up, and again as she drops by Comic-Con.
Some funny episodes as she cons an amnesiac Power Girl into a team-up, and again as she drops by Comic-Con.
June 9, 2015
Summing up. Boob jokes. random lesbian innuendo. ass jokes. Being female I should find it offensive or something, but I am not that sensitive. Some of it, just not funny.
First issue was bad. Really, really bad. It mellows out a tiny bit throughout the rest of the issues. Not the boob jokes. They stay as strong as ever.
My only excuse for giving this farce three stars... It has it's moments. Harley visits comic con was the best installment.
First issue was bad. Really, really bad. It mellows out a tiny bit throughout the rest of the issues. Not the boob jokes. They stay as strong as ever.
My only excuse for giving this farce three stars... It has it's moments. Harley visits comic con was the best installment.
July 17, 2015
I liked this one a lot better than the one! I liked the storyline a lot more, but I do wish they would just drop the whole skate club thing, it's just not working for the story. But I did really love the Comic Con story. It was pretty hilarious to see the real Harley with all the Harley cosplayers! We also got ANOTHER origin story, seriously, can't we just stick with the original? How many origin stories do we need? Anyhow, I still really enjoyed this book. 4 out of 5 stars :D
October 26, 2015
A lot of energy, humor, color and just pizazz that you don't find in a lot of superhero comics, I find. There's a Joker hook up which is interesting, and one of the best parts is when she goes to Comic Con to meet artists and writers. So because Amanda Conner (a woman) is doing this, and writing of Harley (a woman), does this make all the stereotypical boob-centric tight costumes and lesbian jokes okay, because she is a bad girl, and is this an example of owning her sexuality, a kind of post-feminism?
Well, I guess it is all still a little problematic, this buying into female comics stereotypes . . . or appearing to. .. and having boys do the drawing. . . but you know, I thought it was still pretty fun and pretty good. Full disclosure: Boy talking here. The story is not really edgy or fresh or innovative, seems to me, but it doesn't want to, either, clearly. It's just a Girls Just Want to Have Fun kinda thing, looks like. I guess I didn't think it was great, but I still liked it just fine!
Well, I guess it is all still a little problematic, this buying into female comics stereotypes . . . or appearing to. .. and having boys do the drawing. . . but you know, I thought it was still pretty fun and pretty good. Full disclosure: Boy talking here. The story is not really edgy or fresh or innovative, seems to me, but it doesn't want to, either, clearly. It's just a Girls Just Want to Have Fun kinda thing, looks like. I guess I didn't think it was great, but I still liked it just fine!
July 31, 2015
Who said Harley Quinn is just Deadpool with boobs? Shut Up.
Yes, there is a similarity in tone between the Deadpool book and this one, and Harley is just as insane, and loves to break the fourth wall as much as Wade Wilson, but the characters are very, very different.
After reading this second volume, I realize that Harley is actually one of my favorite DC characters. I am quite happy with that, since I realized that as far as DC villains go, I only had one female character on my top ten list. Thanks, Harley, now I have two.
Yes, there is a similarity in tone between the Deadpool book and this one, and Harley is just as insane, and loves to break the fourth wall as much as Wade Wilson, but the characters are very, very different.
After reading this second volume, I realize that Harley is actually one of my favorite DC characters. I am quite happy with that, since I realized that as far as DC villains go, I only had one female character on my top ten list. Thanks, Harley, now I have two.
July 14, 2025
Harley’s gang goes full on bonkers!
The 'power outage' is less about electricity and more about everyone's collective sanity.
The art is a chaotic explosion of color and Harley's hijinks are a masterclass in joyful destruction.
It's a madcap romp that shows that she is a far better landlord than she is a psychiatrist. The only thing missing is a bigger baseball bat!
The 'power outage' is less about electricity and more about everyone's collective sanity.
The art is a chaotic explosion of color and Harley's hijinks are a masterclass in joyful destruction.
It's a madcap romp that shows that she is a far better landlord than she is a psychiatrist. The only thing missing is a bigger baseball bat!
February 3, 2017
Tak ani tohle neznačí, že by se můj knižní rok 2017 měl nějak zlepšovat.
Nebylo to špatné, ale byla tam Power Girl, kterou nesnáším. A oxidovala snad půlku knihy. :(
Ale Harley je zlatíčko.
Nebylo to špatné, ale byla tam Power Girl, kterou nesnáším. A oxidovala snad půlku knihy. :(
Ale Harley je zlatíčko.
August 25, 2016
4.70
•Almost as entertaining as Vol. 1, really enjoyed it but didn't like the art work changes with HQ, I could see the differences in her design without even needed to check if it was a different artist.
•Sometimes her face just looked weird and nothing like the face I loved from Vol. 1
•Now, to be fair, this is my first comic book series I've ever read and I've been made aware by friends that this can happen with comic books. So maybe it's just a me thing that I need to get use to?
•Nevertheless, I'm still looking forward to Vol. 3!
•Almost as entertaining as Vol. 1, really enjoyed it but didn't like the art work changes with HQ, I could see the differences in her design without even needed to check if it was a different artist.
•Sometimes her face just looked weird and nothing like the face I loved from Vol. 1
•Now, to be fair, this is my first comic book series I've ever read and I've been made aware by friends that this can happen with comic books. So maybe it's just a me thing that I need to get use to?
•Nevertheless, I'm still looking forward to Vol. 3!
September 15, 2016
Silly as usual, but not bad. The art is sexy, but also a little cartoony. The stories just seem a little wordy for me, as the word balloons sometime block out a lot of the art.
This one guest starts Power Girl in a pretty funny story, and also has a few one shots such as Harley crashing the San Diego Comic Con.
Overall a good volume for Harley fans, but the humor seems a little forced to me at times.
This one guest starts Power Girl in a pretty funny story, and also has a few one shots such as Harley crashing the San Diego Comic Con.
Overall a good volume for Harley fans, but the humor seems a little forced to me at times.
April 13, 2015
Harley Quinn is still on the loose in Brooklyn (mostly). This volume is a continuation of volume one, but does not stay in Brooklyn nor are the issues all part of a continuous tale. There are trips to Staten Island, the Bermuda Triangle (wacky tale with a tropical island, The Joker, and a volcano!) and a Power Girl sequence that was a blast! A very fun read!
May 20, 2024
Not a bad reading (nit a big fan of these Harley stories. This one was funnier than the other one I read as Harley goes from Fight Club on skates to visiting Comic Con and in-between battling "Manos, Ruler of the Infinity Rings" LOL, all in all a good read.
May 17, 2015
This book reminds me of the comics I use to read as an English school boy back in the day. The funny comics like 'Dandy' or 'Beano' where a central character would wander around and meet various people in town and misadventures would ensue. This book has the same tongue in cheek mentality and irreverence as those kiddie comics but written for grown ups who haven't quite left their youth behind. Harley Quinn is a gal always on the look for an adventure no matter how ridiculous, ill-conceived or harmful the journey may be. And she does it all at full speed with an impulsive nonchalance that takes both her and the reader on a wacky ride that is pure fun. The bleached Maiden of Mayhem is carving a unique space in DC land and the rollercoaster ride of her life keeps the reader on his toes while laughing the whole way. Nothing seems to phase this girl as these unconnected stories play out. Whether she's being abducted by a stalker and locked in a cage, washing up on a deserted island where the Joker is worshipped as a god, being an entrant in an underground skate club to the death or the ill-advised attempt to try to convince an amnesic Power Girl that they are bff, superhero crime fighting duo Harley just takes it all as it comes and under the writing skills of Conner and Palmiotti she never once falls out of character or contemplates the deeper meaning of anything. She's Harley from beginning to end with all the bad wiring and craziness that make her who she is and this book such a joy to read. This is funny, crass comedic brilliance worthy of Mel Brooks at his best if Mel Brooks was into psychotic maidens of mayhem surrounded by carny folk and comic-con fan-gals. He's not, of course, but if he ever reads this book I bet he'd wish he was.
The artwork is just as memorable and irreverent as the writing. Sharp lines with colors that pop the various artists seem to have a blast drawing these scenes. The get the comedy the writers are going for and no panel is wasted. The facial expressions and reactions of both Harley and her supporting cast all add to the general mayhem and writers give them plenty of opportunity to let their imaginations loose. Harley fights a giant slice of pizza in space, gets sat on by an oversized pit bull and has a rollicking adventure with Power Girl that plays with the different moralities of Hero and Villain. But the stand out artwork is still the cover art of Amanda Conner and colorist Paul Mounts. If you want to know what this book is about just look at these drawings and you'll get it. I don't think an artist has ever gotten a character more than Conner gets Harley Quinn. The cutesy face and crazy eyes sometimes sexy, sometimes childish, sometimes psychotic this artwork show Harley in all her layers with the bad wiring and goofiness all in tact. It's poster worthy art that only makes this book stronger and adds to the overall flavor of irreverent, immature fun.
The artwork is just as memorable and irreverent as the writing. Sharp lines with colors that pop the various artists seem to have a blast drawing these scenes. The get the comedy the writers are going for and no panel is wasted. The facial expressions and reactions of both Harley and her supporting cast all add to the general mayhem and writers give them plenty of opportunity to let their imaginations loose. Harley fights a giant slice of pizza in space, gets sat on by an oversized pit bull and has a rollicking adventure with Power Girl that plays with the different moralities of Hero and Villain. But the stand out artwork is still the cover art of Amanda Conner and colorist Paul Mounts. If you want to know what this book is about just look at these drawings and you'll get it. I don't think an artist has ever gotten a character more than Conner gets Harley Quinn. The cutesy face and crazy eyes sometimes sexy, sometimes childish, sometimes psychotic this artwork show Harley in all her layers with the bad wiring and goofiness all in tact. It's poster worthy art that only makes this book stronger and adds to the overall flavor of irreverent, immature fun.
December 26, 2015
Harley's New 52 ongoing continues in pretty much the same vein as it did in the first Volume; Harley joins a painful street hockey team, joins forces with an amnesiac Power Girl, and attacks San Diego Comic Con. As you do.
It's light on plot, high on silly, but I don't think this Volume ever actually made me laugh out loud, which is disappointing. If you're not going to strike a balance between funny and serious, you need to commit to the side you do pick, and this book seems scared to go full on hilarious and just stick with internal giggles here and there.
Speaking of non-committal, can we please stop dancing around Harley's obvious crushes on every attractive women she meets and just acknowledge her obvious bisexuality already? The hints are hardly even thinly veiled anymore, but it's like DC are too scared to actually say the words.
Harley's gimmick is wearing thin now, and whilst I love me some self-referential humour, this book needs to pick a direction and commit rather than trying to be the best of everything and not particularly good at any of them.
Nice art, though.
It's light on plot, high on silly, but I don't think this Volume ever actually made me laugh out loud, which is disappointing. If you're not going to strike a balance between funny and serious, you need to commit to the side you do pick, and this book seems scared to go full on hilarious and just stick with internal giggles here and there.
Speaking of non-committal, can we please stop dancing around Harley's obvious crushes on every attractive women she meets and just acknowledge her obvious bisexuality already? The hints are hardly even thinly veiled anymore, but it's like DC are too scared to actually say the words.
Harley's gimmick is wearing thin now, and whilst I love me some self-referential humour, this book needs to pick a direction and commit rather than trying to be the best of everything and not particularly good at any of them.
Nice art, though.
January 21, 2016
At the risk of sounding like a hipster, I was into Harley Quinn before the Hot Topic crowd took her over. I wrote my Bachelor's thesis on her back in 2008. Since then, I haven't really read much about her, but I was nevertheless excited when one of my students bought me this trade back for Christmas. It's a fun read, a little silly at times, but I guess that's the point of Harley. Some of the issues in the book were better than others. For instance, I didn't love the Power Girl match up like I thought I would because it was a little too sci-fi for me. My favorite was probably the last issue of the Comic Con run where, in a shattering of the fourth wall, Harley meets Bruce Timm and Paul Dini who have "Been following her career since the beginning." It's not the best comic I have ever read, but I do plan on purchasing the other two trade backs that are out because they're a nice break from more traditional reading.
March 1, 2015
It took me awhile to get into the New 52 Version of Harley. I grew up with the version from Batman The Animated Series so I was pretty set in my ways concerning who my Harley was.
However Conner & Palmiotti have done a great job of balancing the two faces of Harley in this volume. Yes she is a little mentally unbalanced but she also has fun adventures and an extended family in the circus folk she has been hanging out with. From a roller skating fight club to intergalactic adventures with Power Girl Harley survives various challenges with a combo of luck and insane risks.
This volume also contains Harley's adventures at SDCC Comicon.
A fun read!
However Conner & Palmiotti have done a great job of balancing the two faces of Harley in this volume. Yes she is a little mentally unbalanced but she also has fun adventures and an extended family in the circus folk she has been hanging out with. From a roller skating fight club to intergalactic adventures with Power Girl Harley survives various challenges with a combo of luck and insane risks.
This volume also contains Harley's adventures at SDCC Comicon.
A fun read!
January 9, 2017
I don't even know. It feels so inconsistent. It's like Conner is trying way to hard to be funny. And what's with the Power Girl falling out of the sky, developing amnesia, and Harley convincing her they're a super hero team?
Not to mention the objectification of women. Though at other times, Harley gets very offended by this (i.e. beating up some guy at comic con who flashed her). Also, did we have to bring in the Joker? Even if it was just a dream?
I miss Ivy!
This just isn't working for me.
Not to mention the objectification of women. Though at other times, Harley gets very offended by this (i.e. beating up some guy at comic con who flashed her). Also, did we have to bring in the Joker? Even if it was just a dream?
I miss Ivy!
This just isn't working for me.
November 21, 2014
Yay, more sexism!
October 6, 2017
A definite step back from the great first volume.
July 23, 2024
3.5 stars. Entertaining enough, but a little disjointed with a whole issue taking place five years in the future suddenly cutting into the middle of the plot, and the only connection I could see was the Joker mentioning Harley teaming up with another character who had just shown up in the main storyline. I had overlooked that this was "Volume 2", so maybe Volume 1 would have clarified things more for me. Also, it was a bit disheartening seeing female characters drawn in extremely exploitative ways by a female artist (male artists drawing them that way is cringey enough; I was hoping that there would be some improvement with a different perspective); however, it was good to see Harley mostly able to hold her own and actually help people (in-between times she was causing destruction, since she still is mostly a villain). The extra segments at the end with her backstory and attending Comic Con were nice additions, too.
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