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Harley Quinn (2016) #5
Harley Quinn, Vol. 5: Vote Harley
Time to hit the polls, New York City. Harley's on the ballot in Harley Quinn Vol. 5: Vote Harley!
If you thought politics were a dirty business already, wait till you get a load of Quinn!
Ever since Harley Quinn relocated from Gotham City to the Big Apple, corrupt Mayor DePerto has been a thorn in her side--and a knife in her back, and a bullet in the face, and a mallet to the noggin. But our favorite reformed super-villainness isn't taking this lying down. She's taking her battle to the ballot box and running for Mayor of New York City herself!
But if Harley wants to really rock the vote, it won't be easy. She'll have to call in favors from friends and foes alike, including some of the nastiest bad guys in Batman's rogues gallery. And from her gal-pal Poison Ivy to her old frenemy the Penguin, everyone's taking sides.
It all comes down to the craziest Election Day in city history. Will New Yorkers have to call Harley "Hizzonner"? Or will the power-hungry mayor make her and her supporters pay?
Find out in Harley Quinn Vol. 5: Vote Harley--an action-packed tale of democracy in action from Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and a national committee of talented artists, concluding the fan-favorite run!
Collects: Harley Quinn #28-34.
If you thought politics were a dirty business already, wait till you get a load of Quinn!
Ever since Harley Quinn relocated from Gotham City to the Big Apple, corrupt Mayor DePerto has been a thorn in her side--and a knife in her back, and a bullet in the face, and a mallet to the noggin. But our favorite reformed super-villainness isn't taking this lying down. She's taking her battle to the ballot box and running for Mayor of New York City herself!
But if Harley wants to really rock the vote, it won't be easy. She'll have to call in favors from friends and foes alike, including some of the nastiest bad guys in Batman's rogues gallery. And from her gal-pal Poison Ivy to her old frenemy the Penguin, everyone's taking sides.
It all comes down to the craziest Election Day in city history. Will New Yorkers have to call Harley "Hizzonner"? Or will the power-hungry mayor make her and her supporters pay?
Find out in Harley Quinn Vol. 5: Vote Harley--an action-packed tale of democracy in action from Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and a national committee of talented artists, concluding the fan-favorite run!
Collects: Harley Quinn #28-34.
168 pages, Paperback
First published May 8, 2018
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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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September 17, 2025
(B) 74% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Sometimes fun but dryly spun, it never kicks in gear, plot takes a nap, just ends on scraps of scenes that don't cohere.
*Progress update ◦ Issues #28-30 ◦ Issues #31-32 ◦ Issues #33-34
Notes: Sometimes fun but dryly spun, it never kicks in gear, plot takes a nap, just ends on scraps of scenes that don't cohere.
*Progress update ◦ Issues #28-30 ◦ Issues #31-32 ◦ Issues #33-34
September 16, 2018
Connor and Palmiotti end a surprisingly good run of Harley Quinn stories. They smartly set her up in Coney Island where a lot of other eccentrics congregate, surrounded her with a fun, eclectic supporting cast and made the book fun. This book particularly went a little too dark for me. But it does tie up all the loose ends from this run and sets up the new creative team for whatever they want to do.
September 16, 2018
Not the greatest arc of Conner and Palmiotti but still pretty fun.
World: This is an end to a character defining run and all the little bits and pieces of the long run get a call back. It's not as extensive as I would have hoped, Sal is missing, but it's still pretty good. What this creative team has done through this series is create a fully fleshed out and fun piece of the DCU just for Harley and what we end up with in this final arc is a look at a lot of it. There are not huge new pieces that is created, this is just simply a story that takes places in Harley's slice of New York. For this arc it was alright, but the bigger picture of where Harley was before Conner and Palmiotti it's staggering.
Story: The vote Harley story was alright, it was a lot of fractured pieces coming together and then the inevitable breaking apart but it was a solid ride for that it was worth. Was it the best arc for this creative team, no, but it was still fun. I did feel that there needed to be one more issue to fully give Harley and this writing team a final send off that it deserves. I won't go into the story points of this but this continues in the tradition of this series and there are some nice little character and emotional moments in this final arc, it was good. Do I think that there should be a writer change, yes cause I want more writers to play with this character and I look forward to what comes next, but wow this was a great run.
Characters: Harley started off as a background character created by Timm and Dini and now look at her, she's one of DCs biggest and well known modern era characters and it's all because of the many great writers who have done wonderful things with her. Harley started off in this series as we all expected her to be, a female Joker, a sad often abused female character to comic's most iconic and well known villain, but look at her how. What this creative team has done with her is astounding. Not everyone like it, but you have to respect what they did. They have fully fleshed out a character and given her a distinct personal voice, a cast of fun characters and a place in the DCU. Harley is so different from where she started and I cannot see Harley any other way now since Conner and Palmiotti have fleshed her out. Sure, there was the previous series in the 2000s and that was a great series too but the departure from established cliches of her character did not happen there, here she is fully a antihero and a wonderul character. I am not going to talk about all the other characters cause I don't have time but they are fun, zany, over the top and a great family for Harley.
Thank you Conners and Palmiotti for making Harley what she is today, a strong, flawed, unpredictable and wonderfully voiced character.
Onward to the next book!
World: This is an end to a character defining run and all the little bits and pieces of the long run get a call back. It's not as extensive as I would have hoped, Sal is missing, but it's still pretty good. What this creative team has done through this series is create a fully fleshed out and fun piece of the DCU just for Harley and what we end up with in this final arc is a look at a lot of it. There are not huge new pieces that is created, this is just simply a story that takes places in Harley's slice of New York. For this arc it was alright, but the bigger picture of where Harley was before Conner and Palmiotti it's staggering.
Story: The vote Harley story was alright, it was a lot of fractured pieces coming together and then the inevitable breaking apart but it was a solid ride for that it was worth. Was it the best arc for this creative team, no, but it was still fun. I did feel that there needed to be one more issue to fully give Harley and this writing team a final send off that it deserves. I won't go into the story points of this but this continues in the tradition of this series and there are some nice little character and emotional moments in this final arc, it was good. Do I think that there should be a writer change, yes cause I want more writers to play with this character and I look forward to what comes next, but wow this was a great run.
Characters: Harley started off as a background character created by Timm and Dini and now look at her, she's one of DCs biggest and well known modern era characters and it's all because of the many great writers who have done wonderful things with her. Harley started off in this series as we all expected her to be, a female Joker, a sad often abused female character to comic's most iconic and well known villain, but look at her how. What this creative team has done with her is astounding. Not everyone like it, but you have to respect what they did. They have fully fleshed out a character and given her a distinct personal voice, a cast of fun characters and a place in the DCU. Harley is so different from where she started and I cannot see Harley any other way now since Conner and Palmiotti have fleshed her out. Sure, there was the previous series in the 2000s and that was a great series too but the departure from established cliches of her character did not happen there, here she is fully a antihero and a wonderul character. I am not going to talk about all the other characters cause I don't have time but they are fun, zany, over the top and a great family for Harley.
Thank you Conners and Palmiotti for making Harley what she is today, a strong, flawed, unpredictable and wonderfully voiced character.
Onward to the next book!
October 14, 2022
Before this series, I didn´t care much for the new, red-and-blue haired Harley. I loved the old one, in her red and black harlequin outfit, a bit of a ditz, vying for the love of Mistah J.
This series, by (mainly) Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, changed that for me. They manage to bring so much depth to this version of Harley, that you can´t help but adore her, and root for her in her struggles. Add to that a total whack-job of side-characters and glimpsing into Harley´s wonderful, weird and whack-a-doodle world will leave you scratching your head in disbelieve one second, and have you say "Oh, totally makes sense." the next.
This series, by (mainly) Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, changed that for me. They manage to bring so much depth to this version of Harley, that you can´t help but adore her, and root for her in her struggles. Add to that a total whack-job of side-characters and glimpsing into Harley´s wonderful, weird and whack-a-doodle world will leave you scratching your head in disbelieve one second, and have you say "Oh, totally makes sense." the next.
August 23, 2018
Ah Harley.... always a blast... LOL
Beginning in a trunk with Ivy and one of the other Harleys', the ladies break up a car stealing ring, that is being secretly backed by the very corrupt Mayor. Harley decides that she is going to do something about this that will make real change: Run for Mayor! (I would totally vote for Mayor Harley!)
The break up of the car thieves ring crosses the line for the Mayor, and he hires Scarecrow to gas Harley during the first public debate. Joke's on him!! She starts tripping and even punches him on TV and her points still go up! What can she do to make the city better now? Disguising herself as a homeless person, she is able to listen on the streets and hears a lot about more green space... CALLING IVY! LOL
Having recently reconnected with Mason, the Mayor sees a perfect way to hit Harley where it hurts the most. Mason gets abducted and Harley regretfully drops out of the running. But she won't let her boyfriend be hurt, so she and Harley Sinn mount a rescue attempt...... but Mason gets killed anyways. The criminals also try to kill Quinn, but the bullet bounces off of her deactivated Suicide Squad neck bomb. (I can't believe it didn't explode!) Both Harleys' makes short work of the goons.
Next, she takes the fight to the Mayor and unleashes Mason's mom, Madame Macabre, on him, where I am pretty sure he is tortured to death...
Needing a rest, she heads to Miami (with Ivy) to visit her family. But before they get on a boat and sail off on a real vacation, Harley breaks the fourth wall HARD and takes her mallet to Palmiotti and Conner, the writers of the comic, for making her story too difficult to follow and have too many characters. I couldn't stop laughing at this part...
This comic is always great. Always very highly recommended.
Beginning in a trunk with Ivy and one of the other Harleys', the ladies break up a car stealing ring, that is being secretly backed by the very corrupt Mayor. Harley decides that she is going to do something about this that will make real change: Run for Mayor! (I would totally vote for Mayor Harley!)
The break up of the car thieves ring crosses the line for the Mayor, and he hires Scarecrow to gas Harley during the first public debate. Joke's on him!! She starts tripping and even punches him on TV and her points still go up! What can she do to make the city better now? Disguising herself as a homeless person, she is able to listen on the streets and hears a lot about more green space... CALLING IVY! LOL
Having recently reconnected with Mason, the Mayor sees a perfect way to hit Harley where it hurts the most. Mason gets abducted and Harley regretfully drops out of the running. But she won't let her boyfriend be hurt, so she and Harley Sinn mount a rescue attempt...... but Mason gets killed anyways. The criminals also try to kill Quinn, but the bullet bounces off of her deactivated Suicide Squad neck bomb. (I can't believe it didn't explode!) Both Harleys' makes short work of the goons.
Next, she takes the fight to the Mayor and unleashes Mason's mom, Madame Macabre, on him, where I am pretty sure he is tortured to death...
Needing a rest, she heads to Miami (with Ivy) to visit her family. But before they get on a boat and sail off on a real vacation, Harley breaks the fourth wall HARD and takes her mallet to Palmiotti and Conner, the writers of the comic, for making her story too difficult to follow and have too many characters. I couldn't stop laughing at this part...
This comic is always great. Always very highly recommended.
September 7, 2020
Very impulsive and tragic. Just vengeance in the end. Quite a lot of character growth and retraction at the same time.
October 14, 2018
Nothing great, nothing terrible. You get what you should from the title.
November 23, 2024
This was a rather intense read with a good mix of chaotic, fun, and downright tragic, traumatic, wrenching twists.
We begin where we left off, with Harley Quinn in full swing as she campaigns for the upcoming Mayoral election announced in her usual captivating fashion.
Mayor DePerto gets a phone update from Madison Berkowitz about how the Unconquerable 25 failed, leaving Harley Quinn alive and the leader captured. The Mayor is outraged by Madison's poor ability to manage the situation and inform him when all ties are finished with the leader.
Meanwhile, Harley Quinn ties up her loose ends by taking some time off work at the senior care living facility and calling off with her Rollerbladeing derby post a big win after she bets on herself to keep the team running. What follows is a brilliant stunt arranged by Tony, Harley, Ivy, and Harlem Harley to bust a major car-jacking/trafficking ring. With the extra help of the new media set forth to cover it and the watchful endorsing presence of Chief Spoondale Harley and her team, take down the major ring of car thieves. Harley then makes her major announcement of her intentions to run for the Mayor's election.
While all of this is occurring, Madison pays a visit to the leader Saldana, where she expresses her utter disdain for the job he did and threatens him to off himself. Saldana refuses and is willing to rot it out in jail, but Madison has other plans and pumps him full of lead, thanks to the help of an NYPD officer who turned off the cameras.
Mayor DePerto is incensed with rage and is prepared to finish off Madison for all of the trouble she's caused by not stopping Harley Quinn until a post-it note with a very interesting phone number directly linked to Scarecrow appears. What follows is the mayor paying for an all-expenses-paid train ride for Dr. Johnathan Crane to come to NYC to get rid of his Harley Quinn pest problem. Scarecrow promises to deliver, and with the first payment in hand and a nice hotel secured, he gets to work preparing for the first debate.
Harley is focusing all efforts on her campaign by going out to the people to hear their major hot-topic issues and concerns while her team researches the topics further and provides Harley with an extensive list of facts to study up on before the big debate the next day. Harley begins doing so in a hotel when she gets a surprise visit by Mason, which turns into a "sleepover," with Ivy paying her own visit and then setting up room service for the two the next morning.
The next night, we saw an alert and excited Harley Quinn, ready to take the stage by storm with 2 other opponents, Mr. Roberts and Mayor DePerto. What follows is a major disaster as Harley becomes drugged by Scarecrow's fear toxins that pour through the microphone. This causes Harley to go ballistic as she believes she is fighting off her deepest fears that Joker would hurt her animals, that she would abandon/neglect her animals, and that her best friend Ivy secretly hates her and would hook up with Joker. While all of this is occurring, Harley ends up punching out Mayor DePerto and is then miraculously saved by a kiss from Ivy with her antioxidants lip gloss after she learns that Scarecrow was behind everything.
Surprisingly, the polls view Harley's brazenly act as brave and speaks volumes about her stance of knocking down the corruption in the City. Harley's team watches firsthand from the hotel room when Harley comes up with an idea to host a midnight event in Central Park to promote greenspaces, with Ivy setting off her plant powers to expand the greenery 2 blocks. What follows the next day is outrage and inconvenience to the citizens of NYC. Harley then takes Mason to the campaign base where Ivy and Harley Sinn give her an update on how well she's fairing and some dirt on the Mayor who accepted a payoff by Harley Sinn's father to ship her off to Arkham. What follows is Mason and Harley sharing lunch and discussing their plans for the future. Later that night, after Mason drops off Harley at the hotel, his mother shows up, and the two talk about Mason's relationship with Harley and his mother's general concern.
Meanwhile, Scarecrow demands the remainder of his payment, which the Mayor refuses to pay until Dr. Johnathan Cranesingle-handedly kills the two bodyguards and then humiliates the Mayor by exposing his worst fears. Madison Berkowitz then hands him the money before Scarecrow leaves town.
The next night for the second debate, Harley gets another spontaneous visit by Madison, who shows a kidnapped Mason bound and gaged with the promise from his capture to kill him if Harley doesn't drop out of the race. With no other choice, Harley does just that and makes her public announcement to drop out threatening the Mayor in the process to release Mason. This ends with Harley getting arrested and then bailed out by Spoondale
Harley Quinn then directs her team, including Tony and Red Tool, to dig up some dirt on where the Mayor is keeping Mason via Berkowitz's Penthouse. In the process, the two blow up the side of the penthouse, causing the cops to be called. Before leaving, they find a list of phone numbers and, with the teams, help them locate Mason. What follows is Harley Quinn and Harley Sinn going to a Long Island beach house area to save Mason, but they are ambushed by the guards and taken in at gunpoint.
*Spoiler Alert*
We learn that Mason was never at the beach house and that this was all a trap as Harley is forced to watch as Mayor DePerto kills Mason at gunpoint and then gives the orders to kill Harley Quinn and Harley Sinn. Harley fakes a gunshot wound and then finishes off one of the guys while injuring the other, leaving him for Harley Sinn, who was badly shot. With information from the guard in hand, Harley makes a plan to storm the mayor's home, but not before making a gut-wrenching phone call to Madame Macabre about her son.
What happens next is Harley's raid on the Mayor's home that night. Madison sounds the alarm with her desperate need to watch the murder of Harley but learns that this isn't the case and tells the Mayor, who calls in his corrupt Police team to kill her. Harley messes with the power then begins killing guards and even decapitates Madison for all that she's done. Seeing as the Mayor locked himself up in the safehouse, Harley and Red Tool plan the faked death of Harley Quinn again, luring the Mayor out to which Harley immediately drugs him. The next day, Mayor DePerto wakes up with the severed head of Madison, his bed, and Harley at the doorway.
DePerto doesn't plan on begging and asks for Harley to kill him quickly, to which she refuses and instead gives that honor to Madame Macabre. Harley then leaves with Red Tool as they collect the deceased body of Mason.
In the next issue, we follow the aftermath of Mason's passing as Madame Macabre and Harley are both heartbroken over his passing and try to be strong for one another. Eventually, Madame Macabre leaves, telling Harley to look after her museum and manage her affairs as she tries to find herself after the death of her son. Harley then goes out to try and clear her headpost. All that's happened to reveal a hurricane had occurred overnight. Harley then meets up with Summer from rollerblading and joins a fight (kinda pointless to the main plot but further shows Harley's friendship with her roller girls and fond memories of her time with Mason).
We then conclude with a mini-arc that features Tony, Queenie, Harley, and Ivy traveling to Flordia to see Mason's and Tony's friends so Tony can tell them what happened and offload some of Mason's belongings. In the process, the four stay in a motel and stop at a bar/grill where Harley and Ivy get into a fight with 2 women whose boyfriends/husbands were flirting with them. A fight breaks out, and the four are arrested and then bailed out by Harley's parents. The group then splits up as Harley and Ivy go back to Tampa with her folks, where it is revealed that her parents called in her brothers to visit. We also get a heartfelt moment between Harley and her mom as they talk about her grief over Mason and a mini-adventure that features Harley going to the zoo to see her hyenas Bud and Lou who both had puppies that she named Ricky and Lucy before Ivy shows up to take Harley home (with a mini-speed chase by the cops in between).
Harley says goodbye to her parents the next morning, and Ivy drives them home. Along the way, Ivy rents out a mega Yatch, and the two drive around on the water with Harley claiming that she wants to get her life together after all that has happened with Ivy's ringing endorsement in agreement.
Overall, this was a great arc with a solid plot. I wish that Conner would have followed through with their original plan to have Harley become Mayor, but this was still a well-written compromise that tied up all loose ends nicely. This was also a very emotional turn of events for Harley, but it was wonderful to see our Red & Black queen overcome all challenges in her path as well as be there for those she loves. 9.5/10 🌟!! I can't wait to read the final vol 🙌 😉💯❤️🖤💥!!
We begin where we left off, with Harley Quinn in full swing as she campaigns for the upcoming Mayoral election announced in her usual captivating fashion.
Mayor DePerto gets a phone update from Madison Berkowitz about how the Unconquerable 25 failed, leaving Harley Quinn alive and the leader captured. The Mayor is outraged by Madison's poor ability to manage the situation and inform him when all ties are finished with the leader.
Meanwhile, Harley Quinn ties up her loose ends by taking some time off work at the senior care living facility and calling off with her Rollerbladeing derby post a big win after she bets on herself to keep the team running. What follows is a brilliant stunt arranged by Tony, Harley, Ivy, and Harlem Harley to bust a major car-jacking/trafficking ring. With the extra help of the new media set forth to cover it and the watchful endorsing presence of Chief Spoondale Harley and her team, take down the major ring of car thieves. Harley then makes her major announcement of her intentions to run for the Mayor's election.
While all of this is occurring, Madison pays a visit to the leader Saldana, where she expresses her utter disdain for the job he did and threatens him to off himself. Saldana refuses and is willing to rot it out in jail, but Madison has other plans and pumps him full of lead, thanks to the help of an NYPD officer who turned off the cameras.
Mayor DePerto is incensed with rage and is prepared to finish off Madison for all of the trouble she's caused by not stopping Harley Quinn until a post-it note with a very interesting phone number directly linked to Scarecrow appears. What follows is the mayor paying for an all-expenses-paid train ride for Dr. Johnathan Crane to come to NYC to get rid of his Harley Quinn pest problem. Scarecrow promises to deliver, and with the first payment in hand and a nice hotel secured, he gets to work preparing for the first debate.
Harley is focusing all efforts on her campaign by going out to the people to hear their major hot-topic issues and concerns while her team researches the topics further and provides Harley with an extensive list of facts to study up on before the big debate the next day. Harley begins doing so in a hotel when she gets a surprise visit by Mason, which turns into a "sleepover," with Ivy paying her own visit and then setting up room service for the two the next morning.
The next night, we saw an alert and excited Harley Quinn, ready to take the stage by storm with 2 other opponents, Mr. Roberts and Mayor DePerto. What follows is a major disaster as Harley becomes drugged by Scarecrow's fear toxins that pour through the microphone. This causes Harley to go ballistic as she believes she is fighting off her deepest fears that Joker would hurt her animals, that she would abandon/neglect her animals, and that her best friend Ivy secretly hates her and would hook up with Joker. While all of this is occurring, Harley ends up punching out Mayor DePerto and is then miraculously saved by a kiss from Ivy with her antioxidants lip gloss after she learns that Scarecrow was behind everything.
Surprisingly, the polls view Harley's brazenly act as brave and speaks volumes about her stance of knocking down the corruption in the City. Harley's team watches firsthand from the hotel room when Harley comes up with an idea to host a midnight event in Central Park to promote greenspaces, with Ivy setting off her plant powers to expand the greenery 2 blocks. What follows the next day is outrage and inconvenience to the citizens of NYC. Harley then takes Mason to the campaign base where Ivy and Harley Sinn give her an update on how well she's fairing and some dirt on the Mayor who accepted a payoff by Harley Sinn's father to ship her off to Arkham. What follows is Mason and Harley sharing lunch and discussing their plans for the future. Later that night, after Mason drops off Harley at the hotel, his mother shows up, and the two talk about Mason's relationship with Harley and his mother's general concern.
Meanwhile, Scarecrow demands the remainder of his payment, which the Mayor refuses to pay until Dr. Johnathan Cranesingle-handedly kills the two bodyguards and then humiliates the Mayor by exposing his worst fears. Madison Berkowitz then hands him the money before Scarecrow leaves town.
The next night for the second debate, Harley gets another spontaneous visit by Madison, who shows a kidnapped Mason bound and gaged with the promise from his capture to kill him if Harley doesn't drop out of the race. With no other choice, Harley does just that and makes her public announcement to drop out threatening the Mayor in the process to release Mason. This ends with Harley getting arrested and then bailed out by Spoondale
Harley Quinn then directs her team, including Tony and Red Tool, to dig up some dirt on where the Mayor is keeping Mason via Berkowitz's Penthouse. In the process, the two blow up the side of the penthouse, causing the cops to be called. Before leaving, they find a list of phone numbers and, with the teams, help them locate Mason. What follows is Harley Quinn and Harley Sinn going to a Long Island beach house area to save Mason, but they are ambushed by the guards and taken in at gunpoint.
*Spoiler Alert*
We learn that Mason was never at the beach house and that this was all a trap as Harley is forced to watch as Mayor DePerto kills Mason at gunpoint and then gives the orders to kill Harley Quinn and Harley Sinn. Harley fakes a gunshot wound and then finishes off one of the guys while injuring the other, leaving him for Harley Sinn, who was badly shot. With information from the guard in hand, Harley makes a plan to storm the mayor's home, but not before making a gut-wrenching phone call to Madame Macabre about her son.
What happens next is Harley's raid on the Mayor's home that night. Madison sounds the alarm with her desperate need to watch the murder of Harley but learns that this isn't the case and tells the Mayor, who calls in his corrupt Police team to kill her. Harley messes with the power then begins killing guards and even decapitates Madison for all that she's done. Seeing as the Mayor locked himself up in the safehouse, Harley and Red Tool plan the faked death of Harley Quinn again, luring the Mayor out to which Harley immediately drugs him. The next day, Mayor DePerto wakes up with the severed head of Madison, his bed, and Harley at the doorway.
DePerto doesn't plan on begging and asks for Harley to kill him quickly, to which she refuses and instead gives that honor to Madame Macabre. Harley then leaves with Red Tool as they collect the deceased body of Mason.
In the next issue, we follow the aftermath of Mason's passing as Madame Macabre and Harley are both heartbroken over his passing and try to be strong for one another. Eventually, Madame Macabre leaves, telling Harley to look after her museum and manage her affairs as she tries to find herself after the death of her son. Harley then goes out to try and clear her headpost. All that's happened to reveal a hurricane had occurred overnight. Harley then meets up with Summer from rollerblading and joins a fight (kinda pointless to the main plot but further shows Harley's friendship with her roller girls and fond memories of her time with Mason).
We then conclude with a mini-arc that features Tony, Queenie, Harley, and Ivy traveling to Flordia to see Mason's and Tony's friends so Tony can tell them what happened and offload some of Mason's belongings. In the process, the four stay in a motel and stop at a bar/grill where Harley and Ivy get into a fight with 2 women whose boyfriends/husbands were flirting with them. A fight breaks out, and the four are arrested and then bailed out by Harley's parents. The group then splits up as Harley and Ivy go back to Tampa with her folks, where it is revealed that her parents called in her brothers to visit. We also get a heartfelt moment between Harley and her mom as they talk about her grief over Mason and a mini-adventure that features Harley going to the zoo to see her hyenas Bud and Lou who both had puppies that she named Ricky and Lucy before Ivy shows up to take Harley home (with a mini-speed chase by the cops in between).
Harley says goodbye to her parents the next morning, and Ivy drives them home. Along the way, Ivy rents out a mega Yatch, and the two drive around on the water with Harley claiming that she wants to get her life together after all that has happened with Ivy's ringing endorsement in agreement.
Overall, this was a great arc with a solid plot. I wish that Conner would have followed through with their original plan to have Harley become Mayor, but this was still a well-written compromise that tied up all loose ends nicely. This was also a very emotional turn of events for Harley, but it was wonderful to see our Red & Black queen overcome all challenges in her path as well as be there for those she loves. 9.5/10 🌟!! I can't wait to read the final vol 🙌 😉💯❤️🖤💥!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 16, 2018
This book took a darker turn than the previous installments. It's almost as if Harley is going back to her beginnings, before her reinvention by Conner and Palmiotti. There is more gunplay in this issue, meaner characters and imagery and some nasty stuff with Scarecrow. unfortunately, the humor was sacrificed to make room for this new direction and I always considered that to be the series strength. There are still some funny moments in this book but the craziness isn't there. I still liked the book and the huge cast of characters that have supported this series are given ample airtime. That is a plus because I always felt that they were underused. But the artwork is a mess. John Timms does most of the work but he is supported by several other artists that suddenly pop up and then disappear. The book is a mash-up of styles that doesn't always work. This series has had its' ups and downs but it's always been unique and fun in a crazy sort of way and though this book does not live up to that standard I still enjoyed it, it just wasn't a favorite for me.
March 26, 2021
Harley runs for mayor of New York! but doing so will get her the unwanted attention of very bad people...
So this is the final volume of Jimmy Palmiotti's and Amanda Conner's run on the character, and Im sad to see them go. They have brought Harley as a character, a long long way. They not only built up a more robust, multi dimension version of her - as robust as a psychotic clown can be that is - but also built up the world around her to a great degree. It really has been a solid run thanks to this creative team and it's going to be a character defining run for some time to come I bet.
The story for this one has to do with Harley running for mayor, but not winning because of some nefarious dealings with the current evil mayor. Unfortunately this one takes a bit of a down turn towards the end as Harley has to deal with the consequences of not only her actions, but those around her as well.
Looking forward to reading what the next creative team has in store for Harley Quinn.
So this is the final volume of Jimmy Palmiotti's and Amanda Conner's run on the character, and Im sad to see them go. They have brought Harley as a character, a long long way. They not only built up a more robust, multi dimension version of her - as robust as a psychotic clown can be that is - but also built up the world around her to a great degree. It really has been a solid run thanks to this creative team and it's going to be a character defining run for some time to come I bet.
The story for this one has to do with Harley running for mayor, but not winning because of some nefarious dealings with the current evil mayor. Unfortunately this one takes a bit of a down turn towards the end as Harley has to deal with the consequences of not only her actions, but those around her as well.
Looking forward to reading what the next creative team has in store for Harley Quinn.
May 21, 2018
Very disappointing, but not due to scatological content that has long plagued this title in my opinion. No, this is disappointing because Conner came up with a killer concept: Harley Quinn runs for mayor of NYC and basically does nothing with it. This could have been (and I was expecting) some great political satire. But so little is done with this concept when I reached the end of the book I couldn't help but think why bother if this was the end result. Oh well. The Rebirth title has been a steady improvement over the New 52 run of HQ and I'd rather be disappointed in underdeveloped story ideas rather than in gross out jokes and dialog. Hopefully Vol. 6 will restore HQ to its previous heights.
May 17, 2018
Quite quite bloody, even by Harley standards, but it was entertaining to see her running for mayor. It amazes me how much Ivy puts up with, although I suppose having the chance to add some greenery to New York without looking like a super villain is a priceless opportunity....
Felt like it might be a finale but I’m assuming the regular issues are ongoing.
Felt like it might be a finale but I’m assuming the regular issues are ongoing.
September 10, 2024
Wszystko co dobre musi się skończyć i tak jest w tym przypadku. Współpraca Amandy Connor i Jimmy'iego Palmiotti'ego zaowocowała wprowadzeniem dawnej kochanki Jokera na całkowicie nowe tory, udowadniając iż nawet z postaci negatywnej da się sporo wycisnąć, czyniąc ją mocno niejednoznaczną.
Ba, panna Quinn na ten moment ma nawet aspiracje polityczne, które mają pomóc mieszkańcom miasta. Szkopuł w tym, że jej konkurencja pod postacią skorumpowanego byłego burmistrza, nie cofnie się nawet przed przestępstwem. Na szczęście bohaterka może liczyć na pomoc wiernych przyjaciół.
Momentami jest tu wyjątkowo krwawo, nawet jak na tą serię, ale rozumiem też ładunek emocjonalny jakie kryją pewne sceny, które idą zaskakująco daleko. Mamy tu też kilka kameralnych momentów po serii efektownych akcji, czy rozpisanie nowego statusu quo na końcu, kiedy autorzy niejako żegnają się z postacią w bardzo fajny sposób, przebijając pewną ścianę.
Jedna z fajniejszych serii właśnie dobiega końca i trzeba przyznać, że to była udana przygoda, sprawiająca, że Harley, mimo złych metody rozwiązywania problemów, bardzo łatwo daje się lubić. Zwłaszcza, że całości towarzyszy "rubaszny" humor, który upodabnia postać nieco do marvelowskiego Deadpoola. Tylko, że tutaj dużo częściej mój śmiech towarzyszył lekturze.
Ba, panna Quinn na ten moment ma nawet aspiracje polityczne, które mają pomóc mieszkańcom miasta. Szkopuł w tym, że jej konkurencja pod postacią skorumpowanego byłego burmistrza, nie cofnie się nawet przed przestępstwem. Na szczęście bohaterka może liczyć na pomoc wiernych przyjaciół.
Momentami jest tu wyjątkowo krwawo, nawet jak na tą serię, ale rozumiem też ładunek emocjonalny jakie kryją pewne sceny, które idą zaskakująco daleko. Mamy tu też kilka kameralnych momentów po serii efektownych akcji, czy rozpisanie nowego statusu quo na końcu, kiedy autorzy niejako żegnają się z postacią w bardzo fajny sposób, przebijając pewną ścianę.
Jedna z fajniejszych serii właśnie dobiega końca i trzeba przyznać, że to była udana przygoda, sprawiająca, że Harley, mimo złych metody rozwiązywania problemów, bardzo łatwo daje się lubić. Zwłaszcza, że całości towarzyszy "rubaszny" humor, który upodabnia postać nieco do marvelowskiego Deadpoola. Tylko, że tutaj dużo częściej mój śmiech towarzyszył lekturze.
June 7, 2019
Harley as the mayor of New York? If Lex Luther can become president in former DC comic stories then Harley can be the mayor. Her wacky ideas, child like nature, and crazy tendencies can help the big apple.
Writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti brings out the fun, thoughtful, vengeful, and even the genuinely sad side of the character. I would have liked to have more of the insane side of Harley come out when she is dealing with getting revenge. Also, scenes of Harley and Poison Ivy fighting together in the karaoke bar would have been very cool and exciting.
As a weird, but humorous bonus there is even a guest appearance by the writers when Harley confronts them by breaking the comic book fourth wall.
The art is by different artist and none of them impressed me. It is average to just okay. It would have been amazing to have Amanda Conner doing the art work again. But, it seems that now-a-days she writes and only does covers. Sigh. Her art style is beautiful and adds extra personality to Harley Quinn
Writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti brings out the fun, thoughtful, vengeful, and even the genuinely sad side of the character. I would have liked to have more of the insane side of Harley come out when she is dealing with getting revenge. Also, scenes of Harley and Poison Ivy fighting together in the karaoke bar would have been very cool and exciting.
As a weird, but humorous bonus there is even a guest appearance by the writers when Harley confronts them by breaking the comic book fourth wall.
The art is by different artist and none of them impressed me. It is average to just okay. It would have been amazing to have Amanda Conner doing the art work again. But, it seems that now-a-days she writes and only does covers. Sigh. Her art style is beautiful and adds extra personality to Harley Quinn
October 12, 2023
This book ends the Palmiotti/Conner run on Harley, and pulls out all the stops. The Harley for Mayor storyline is absurd in the best possible way, and the escalation and ultimate resolution of that long-running storyline pays off well, even throwing in a (somewhat predictable) tragedy, and then dealing with the ramifications of that tragedy in a way that is grounded and rational but still has enough of the Harley Quinn style to it that it never feels preachy. The book features joy and sorrow and presents both of them in a meaningful way. And while it goes whole hog on the meta at the end, it feels like something that has been earned throughout the run.
All told, the chaos of the early volumes of this run has coalesced into one of the best runs for Harley, nailing all of her various facets. The Palmiotti/Conner Harley is a distinctly different character than the original Paul Dini one, but it truly feels like an earned evolution of the character. Highly recommended - this has been one of the best series of the Rebirth era for me.
All told, the chaos of the early volumes of this run has coalesced into one of the best runs for Harley, nailing all of her various facets. The Palmiotti/Conner Harley is a distinctly different character than the original Paul Dini one, but it truly feels like an earned evolution of the character. Highly recommended - this has been one of the best series of the Rebirth era for me.
May 2, 2019
This trade wraps up the Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti 5 year run on Harley. A lot of the plot threads reach their climax such as the Mayor of New York City and a goodbye in a way to Harleys extended family. This story arc pays off what was set forth since volume 1 of the Harley Quinn Rebirth story and Im really interested to see what happens next! I really enjoyed this monstrosity of a roller coaster.
September 22, 2019
Wow, two 4 stars in a row! Not that I'm super surprised by it but the previous 4 star rating was because the book was fun with really good stories. I'm giving this one 4 stars because it's the complete opposite. It does lull you into thinking it's just going to be another crazy Harley Quinn book, but it gets dark, and it reminds you how violent she can be. I just wish we had seen a bit more of the violence.
September 27, 2021
The build up and tension between Harley and the corrupt Mayor of new York finally hits it's peak. This volume was a little more on the emotional side, but still jam packed with wit, humour and action. I enjoyed the third wall breaks with the artists and writers, and I enjoyed seeing more of Ivys relationship with Harley. It's refreshing to see someone genuinely care for Harls, with no ulterior motives at heart.
December 3, 2018
I finally (!) caught up a bit on reading and I’ve reached the last collected volume with Amanda and Jimmy. I will miss their writing for Harley Quinn. They did such an amazing job.
Volume 5 : Vote for Harley concludes a story arc that spans 34 single issues. I can’t really say much because details would spoil it. There were panels that really hit me in the gut and all the feels.
Volume 5 : Vote for Harley concludes a story arc that spans 34 single issues. I can’t really say much because details would spoil it. There were panels that really hit me in the gut and all the feels.
January 9, 2023
This was really really good, big impact moments impacted, drama and action pull you right in. And the tagline on the front is pretty accurate: "Harley at her most charming."
July 30, 2022
This was an ok volume. It goes a little more into over the topness, but does deal with grief and healing in a real way. Not a huge fan of the politics in here, just not huge on politics in general, and the fourth wall breaks were ugh as well.
May 14, 2018
Harley runs for Mayor, hijinks ensue. 'Nuff said. :)
June 8, 2018
This vol sorta sucks
June 12, 2018
I thought it started strong, and I thought it was interesting watching Harley show civic pride. But just not to my taste. 2.5.
June 13, 2018
Some good, some meh.
June 22, 2018
I really enjoy this Harley - crazy but caring and loyal.
July 15, 2018
I really enjoyed this volume :)
October 9, 2018
Another fantastic installment of the Harley saga. There are a couple of weird turns , but that's life with Harley.
July 2, 2019
3.5 stars
July 26, 2019
Some good Harley Quinn fun. More of the standard fayre.
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