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Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus
Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus Vol. 1
The unstoppable Harley Quinn creative duo Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner’s best-selling run with Gotham’s craziest shrink is now collected in its entirety, including classic tales from her first solo series here in HARLEY QUINN BY JIMMY PALMIOTTI & AMANDA CONNER OMNIBUS VOL. 1!
Surrounded by freak shows, oddities, and hot dog stands, Harley Quinn has never been more at home than at her new address on the world-famous Coney Island boardwalk. Her on-again, off-again relationship with a certain psychotic clown has finally ended (with a bang!), but there’s no such thing as a fresh start when you’re a former super-villain. And Harley’s new life is quickly complicated by a steady stream of creeps and criminals just begging for a Harley Quinn butt-kicking!
Collects HARLEY QUINN #0-16, SECRET ORIGINS #4, HARLEY QUINN ANNUAL #1, HARLEY QUINN INVADES COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO SPECIAL# 1, HARLEY QUINN: FUTURES END #1, HARLEY QUINN HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, HARLEY QUINN VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL #1, and HARLEY QUINN AND POWER GIRL #1-6.
Surrounded by freak shows, oddities, and hot dog stands, Harley Quinn has never been more at home than at her new address on the world-famous Coney Island boardwalk. Her on-again, off-again relationship with a certain psychotic clown has finally ended (with a bang!), but there’s no such thing as a fresh start when you’re a former super-villain. And Harley’s new life is quickly complicated by a steady stream of creeps and criminals just begging for a Harley Quinn butt-kicking!
Collects HARLEY QUINN #0-16, SECRET ORIGINS #4, HARLEY QUINN ANNUAL #1, HARLEY QUINN INVADES COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO SPECIAL# 1, HARLEY QUINN: FUTURES END #1, HARLEY QUINN HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, HARLEY QUINN VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL #1, and HARLEY QUINN AND POWER GIRL #1-6.
752 pages, Hardcover
First published September 12, 2017
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About the author
Amanda Conner
385 books308 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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December 5, 2025
(B+) 76% | Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- Harley Quinn, Volume 1: Hot in the City
- Harley Quinn, Volume 2: Power Outage
- Harley Quinn and Power Girl
- Harley Quinn, Volume 3: Kiss Kiss Bang Stab
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- Harley Quinn, Volume 1: Hot in the City
- Harley Quinn, Volume 2: Power Outage
- Harley Quinn and Power Girl
- Harley Quinn, Volume 3: Kiss Kiss Bang Stab
August 31, 2021
High 2/5
Issue #0 was quite a neat ode to Harley Quinn, especially neat is that I get to see several comic book artist’s work having not read nearly enough to be an actual fan.
I watched the ‘Harley Quinn’ animated show and have noticed the inspiration it took from this rendition of Harley—the apartment, I’m assuming Sy is going to show up at some point.
I’m actually amazed by the full page artwork for issue #4. There is a vibrant amount of character in both Sy and Harley.
This modern Harley Quinn is my first comic book reading of the character. It’s in line with the Margot Robbie version, and a more complex characterisation with similar sensibilities as the animated series Harley. It is out there and Deadpool-y. It is a little more fluffy than I would like.
I’m looking for some serious stuff. Her voice from the animated series with the haunting edge is something that these Connor/Pavalotti stories are not evoking. I’m only reminded of a Margot Robbie characterisation. Like, c’mon. Harley Quinn should know Commedia Dell’arte. I think I would take Brandt Peters’ Harley eyes and accentuate the veins. I feel like Harley would have several outcomes of poor self-care she never bothered with.
This Mason character is supposed to be handsome, and I can believe it in issue #10, but when it counts in Chad Hardin’s issue the man is a brute, a goon-face.
The joke lines are often simple and childish. Scatological attempts at humour are not hard to find. Harley has the opportunity to point out any bizzare sound and goes for a wild Bear’s bodily fluids...
Issue #12 is really confusing geographically—I’m having trouble following the action.
I have read the ‘Harley Quinn: Power Girl’ miniseries once before, it being one of the only stories I had in singles(without knowing that I needed issues #11-13 of the main run!), the other being ‘Robin War.’ The first time reading this miniseries I didn’t get what was so important about it. And truth be told it is unimportant narratively. The whole of this omnibus has not tried to be anything more than entertainment. Last time around I didn’t find the jokes or much about the Power Girl series very funny. I feel like I didn’t understand the multiverse reference too. This time around, being grounded in this Power Girl arc, the first issue in the miniseries is the most entertaining one of the collection so far! A laugh a page! Very good. And yes issue #12 spoiled the ending, but the writing almost justifies it.
The Comic Con issue is unreadable. However, I liked the cosplay line-up and Hurl-Girl.
Big Tony seems nice and agreeable with Mauricet’s rendition and the mellow dialogue in the Christmas issue ‘Bad Toy.’ He looks like he could not be a sleazy guy. At points it is confusing why Harley would have any affinity towards the character as we had seen him being so far.
About ‘Bad Toy,’ this kid plot seems like it won’t be going anywhere. A cheap ‘Gremlins’ drama, and pointless (aside from attempted humour) shenanigans. Take the kid’s addition to that classic Spider-Man story where the fan gets to spend a day with him. That is a touching story. Like, these writers are not experts at thinking about the visual storytelling aspect to get things more subtle across. The final panel of the Christmas issue is a spontaneous switch from the drag of the preceding pages, that’s the kind of switch ups and character the book should be playing with.
So far the male fan representation of the books has been demonised, but the female fans are vastly accounted for, that’s probably a good thing, and commercially I doubt this has caused issues. I’m just pointing something out that sounds like what people point out—alienating audience=bad?
It’s good she missed the Christmas party because Harley, nor Ivy even, suit [Christmas] parties... Tony looks like a kind little man on that last page of ‘Bad Toy.’
Oh my god, I just sighed in awe at Harley’s Robin-costume, so cool. And also, this relationship would be difficult unless Harley and Joker were completely over each other, or the latter were dead. Otherwise, I like BatmanXHarley.
So confused about this skateboard. This issue is surprising me. Harleen’s dubbing her dream “weird,” when it really was Bad was an interesting character moment. And this nurse character thinking the words “I love you” makes for a hilarious and faux-subtle moment.
I feel like a good way to make this kind of book a strong story is to follow George Steiner’s philosophy. Start commenting on everything, especially other art. Trying to entertain is boosted as much as anything else you bring into it is worth. Could be commenting on domestication for fucks sake.
Having a superhero binge, starting with Gunn’s ‘Suicide Squad’ movie. Through ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Shazam!’ This collection with the Power Girl X Harley miniseries, and ‘Marvel Essentials: X-Men Classic.’ You have no idea how much I’m craving to see Anna Paquin and Hugh Jackman in that opening scene of the first movie right now.
Shit, wow. It feels really weird to finish reading ‘Harley Quinn’ here, must’ve been a real comfort without me knowing it. I must appreciate Harley Quinn similarly to Grimes, and Hugh Jackman, and others. I feel like I’m doing the book dirty by rating it. It’s far from perfect. But I rate it with a mellow appeasement... it’s a low 3.
I forgot that Harley rollerskates in the movie. It’s really cute in the book. There was this one panel where she is in the knee guards and reminded me a lot of this gal I hung out with once—her tinder profile showed her roller skating, real cute like.
I got this collection out of the library and since in the past two days I spent $600 (make it $1k by the end of a week, this is NZD) on comic books because I loved reading the several issues so much, they were very vivid—I was in the perfect frame of mind, imagination bustling.
Issue #0 was quite a neat ode to Harley Quinn, especially neat is that I get to see several comic book artist’s work having not read nearly enough to be an actual fan.
I watched the ‘Harley Quinn’ animated show and have noticed the inspiration it took from this rendition of Harley—the apartment, I’m assuming Sy is going to show up at some point.
I’m actually amazed by the full page artwork for issue #4. There is a vibrant amount of character in both Sy and Harley.
This modern Harley Quinn is my first comic book reading of the character. It’s in line with the Margot Robbie version, and a more complex characterisation with similar sensibilities as the animated series Harley. It is out there and Deadpool-y. It is a little more fluffy than I would like.
I’m looking for some serious stuff. Her voice from the animated series with the haunting edge is something that these Connor/Pavalotti stories are not evoking. I’m only reminded of a Margot Robbie characterisation. Like, c’mon. Harley Quinn should know Commedia Dell’arte. I think I would take Brandt Peters’ Harley eyes and accentuate the veins. I feel like Harley would have several outcomes of poor self-care she never bothered with.
This Mason character is supposed to be handsome, and I can believe it in issue #10, but when it counts in Chad Hardin’s issue the man is a brute, a goon-face.
The joke lines are often simple and childish. Scatological attempts at humour are not hard to find. Harley has the opportunity to point out any bizzare sound and goes for a wild Bear’s bodily fluids...
Issue #12 is really confusing geographically—I’m having trouble following the action.
I have read the ‘Harley Quinn: Power Girl’ miniseries once before, it being one of the only stories I had in singles(without knowing that I needed issues #11-13 of the main run!), the other being ‘Robin War.’ The first time reading this miniseries I didn’t get what was so important about it. And truth be told it is unimportant narratively. The whole of this omnibus has not tried to be anything more than entertainment. Last time around I didn’t find the jokes or much about the Power Girl series very funny. I feel like I didn’t understand the multiverse reference too. This time around, being grounded in this Power Girl arc, the first issue in the miniseries is the most entertaining one of the collection so far! A laugh a page! Very good. And yes issue #12 spoiled the ending, but the writing almost justifies it.
The Comic Con issue is unreadable. However, I liked the cosplay line-up and Hurl-Girl.
Big Tony seems nice and agreeable with Mauricet’s rendition and the mellow dialogue in the Christmas issue ‘Bad Toy.’ He looks like he could not be a sleazy guy. At points it is confusing why Harley would have any affinity towards the character as we had seen him being so far.
About ‘Bad Toy,’ this kid plot seems like it won’t be going anywhere. A cheap ‘Gremlins’ drama, and pointless (aside from attempted humour) shenanigans. Take the kid’s addition to that classic Spider-Man story where the fan gets to spend a day with him. That is a touching story. Like, these writers are not experts at thinking about the visual storytelling aspect to get things more subtle across. The final panel of the Christmas issue is a spontaneous switch from the drag of the preceding pages, that’s the kind of switch ups and character the book should be playing with.
So far the male fan representation of the books has been demonised, but the female fans are vastly accounted for, that’s probably a good thing, and commercially I doubt this has caused issues. I’m just pointing something out that sounds like what people point out—alienating audience=bad?
It’s good she missed the Christmas party because Harley, nor Ivy even, suit [Christmas] parties... Tony looks like a kind little man on that last page of ‘Bad Toy.’
Oh my god, I just sighed in awe at Harley’s Robin-costume, so cool. And also, this relationship would be difficult unless Harley and Joker were completely over each other, or the latter were dead. Otherwise, I like BatmanXHarley.
So confused about this skateboard. This issue is surprising me. Harleen’s dubbing her dream “weird,” when it really was Bad was an interesting character moment. And this nurse character thinking the words “I love you” makes for a hilarious and faux-subtle moment.
I feel like a good way to make this kind of book a strong story is to follow George Steiner’s philosophy. Start commenting on everything, especially other art. Trying to entertain is boosted as much as anything else you bring into it is worth. Could be commenting on domestication for fucks sake.
Having a superhero binge, starting with Gunn’s ‘Suicide Squad’ movie. Through ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Shazam!’ This collection with the Power Girl X Harley miniseries, and ‘Marvel Essentials: X-Men Classic.’ You have no idea how much I’m craving to see Anna Paquin and Hugh Jackman in that opening scene of the first movie right now.
Shit, wow. It feels really weird to finish reading ‘Harley Quinn’ here, must’ve been a real comfort without me knowing it. I must appreciate Harley Quinn similarly to Grimes, and Hugh Jackman, and others. I feel like I’m doing the book dirty by rating it. It’s far from perfect. But I rate it with a mellow appeasement... it’s a low 3.
I forgot that Harley rollerskates in the movie. It’s really cute in the book. There was this one panel where she is in the knee guards and reminded me a lot of this gal I hung out with once—her tinder profile showed her roller skating, real cute like.
I got this collection out of the library and since in the past two days I spent $600 (make it $1k by the end of a week, this is NZD) on comic books because I loved reading the several issues so much, they were very vivid—I was in the perfect frame of mind, imagination bustling.
December 16, 2018
Honestly I've loved this New 52 Harley. Her character is just as exciting and flamboyant, but it also allows her to be more fleshed out in what she wants to do in the world. Also it's great seeing her get in relationships with all these different characters now that the Joker is out of the picture. It really shows how much he was holding her back in being a full-fledged person. Definitely recommend series to any Harley Quinn fans!
April 7, 2021
Such a fun read. It's great getting to know this character outside of her interactions with the Joker. Loved how it broke the 4th wall throughout. The issue where she's trying to find the artist for her series is especially a delight to flip through.
September 11, 2018
I love it!!! Volume 2 is thankfully just around the corner!
April 29, 2019
Harley is boring.
February 4, 2020
Fun and hilarious book!
February 24, 2020
Harley Quinn is always a fun read.
December 25, 2020
Simply amazing, best incarnation of Harley. Great collection and I left the Christmas special to read on Christmas day 🎄
August 8, 2022
I enjoyed the stories and the art was pretty good. Overall, it was a fun read.
March 17, 2025
What can I say, I loved this iteration of Harley. The story was funny. The artwork was fantastic. Loved the Peegee cross-over. <3
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