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Harley Quinn (2016) #7
Harley Quinn, Vol. 1: Harley vs. Apokolips
You read that right. It's Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips. The whole. Entire. Planet. Wait... what? A new era for Harley begins here in Harley Quinn Vol. 1 , as writer Sam Humphries takes charge!
While on a tropical vacation, Harley Quinn is kidnapped by two Female Furies from Apokolips--and they're making her an offer she can't join the Furies, get super powers and do anything she wants! It's a sweet deal, and all Harley has to do in return is hunt down rogue Fury Petite Tina. The bad Petite Tina is anything but petite!
Harley Quinn's story starts a new era in this brand-new graphic novel! Writer Sam Humphries jumps behind the wheel, beginning with this all-new Vol. 1 jumping-on point. Collects Harley Quinn #43-49.
While on a tropical vacation, Harley Quinn is kidnapped by two Female Furies from Apokolips--and they're making her an offer she can't join the Furies, get super powers and do anything she wants! It's a sweet deal, and all Harley has to do in return is hunt down rogue Fury Petite Tina. The bad Petite Tina is anything but petite!
Harley Quinn's story starts a new era in this brand-new graphic novel! Writer Sam Humphries jumps behind the wheel, beginning with this all-new Vol. 1 jumping-on point. Collects Harley Quinn #43-49.
168 pages, Paperback
First published December 11, 2018
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March 3, 2020
Sort of a DC response to Marvel's Deadpool, a funny profane violent character, only Harley's not very funny here, the art is too busy, too manic, art-by-committee, so shifting around in quality, though the last issue is darker and so has promise for something more than merely silly, maybe. There are three unchronological stories here set on Apokolips, one of them decent, but the writing seems uneven over all.
I might have given this 3 stars but I have just read Harleen by Stjepan Šejić, accomplished over years, which was breathtakingly good, one of the best superhero comics I have read in months, so two stars to the Big House production done in a matter of days.
I might have given this 3 stars but I have just read Harleen by Stjepan Šejić, accomplished over years, which was breathtakingly good, one of the best superhero comics I have read in months, so two stars to the Big House production done in a matter of days.
February 12, 2019
A solid start for Sam Humphries run. Having Granny Goodness recruit Harley for the Female Furies was inspired. The New Gods are equal parts evil and over the top in a bizarre way. Harley fits right in. I enjoyed how she kept poking fun at the New Gods. John Timms art is enjoyable. The two parter with Lord Death Man had its moments as well. Alison Borges's art is a little too Simon Bisley for me. The last two issues are actually issues #43 and #44. I can see why they were hidden at the back. The less said about Christopher Sebela's two parter the better. It was a struggle just to finish.
October 9, 2018
Solid, slightly janky but I can see the potential.
World: The art is good, it keeps the quality of the creative team before it, it’s still a lot of artist change issue by issue but as I’ve said the art works for this series and it being fun really sets the tone for the series. The world building here is pretty interesting. I was wondering where Humphries would go with the series but instead of blowing everything up which some writers love to do (Soule on Daredevil comes to mind...argh) he embraces what’s come before and what makes Harley special at the moment while adding new pieces to the world that is Harley’s little slice of the DCU. It’s not quite canon it’s not quite not canon but it’s still fun. I love the visit to Apokalips and her first story being there really gives something different for long time readers, it’s a nice little playground for the story to play on.
Story: I will get this out of the way, the first two issues of this book which is not written by Humphries (I forgot the author already) was painful to read, it was janky and choppy and also the humor was so forced it made me roll my eyes all issue, let’s forget about those first two issues and dive right into the new writer Sam Humphries. I’ve had a meh relationship with his writing on both Rebirth Nightwing and Green Lanterns and when they announced him for the book it scared me. I don’t know how funny and whimsical this book will be or will we go what Charles Soule did with Daredevil and make it grim dark with dark humor (which I don’t want and need). I love Harley cause her book is stupid and clever and all over the place and just plain fun, a perfect tall drink of refreshing beer to wash away the grim dark of a lot of my other books. So, how does his first 5 issues read? It was aight but with potential. The story does start off a bit choppy and the first issue is kinda not the smoothest of books getting Harley to Apokalips and trying to set the readers to think that Harley no longer cares about people around her, I didn’t buy it, the dialog and situations were forced for the sake of the story and it filled me with dread. Then the rest of her journey there in Apokolips played out and there were some fun and laugh out loud moments (Granny Goodness’ room comes to mind), but it’s also full of some iffy jokes and some janky scene transitions. Hopefully this is just growing pains and we can get back to the fun Harley stories soon. The other two issues were good for character development but the pacing and the structure of the story was also a bit janky and choppy (sense a trend?) and the new villain is rather ho hum. It’s an aight start but not perfect but not the trainwreck it could have been that’s for sure.
Characters: Harley is nuts and illogical and insane and all over the place and we love her for that. However, because of Conner and Palmiotti she has also developed a nice and sustained moral core that has driven her series for many many issues and when this was the first thing that Humphries played with it irked me. Of course we get back to Harley being Harley in the end and that’s a very good thing. I also commend Humphries for keeping her family around and even adding to it cause her surrounding family has made her slice of the DCU unique and fun. All those characters have interesting personalities and can produce even more drama if used right. A lazy writer may have just come and blown everything to shreads and I hate writers like that. I will say the journey to Apokolips was solid character wise and using a lot of the Forth World archetypes and playing with them was fun. I also liked how Harley broke the fourth wall, which she did at the start of the New52 run. The new villain back on earth is rather ho hum though and I hope we get more on him later.
Not as bad as I thought it would be and a lot of potential here. Let’e hope the book keeps it’s character focus and it will be fun.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
World: The art is good, it keeps the quality of the creative team before it, it’s still a lot of artist change issue by issue but as I’ve said the art works for this series and it being fun really sets the tone for the series. The world building here is pretty interesting. I was wondering where Humphries would go with the series but instead of blowing everything up which some writers love to do (Soule on Daredevil comes to mind...argh) he embraces what’s come before and what makes Harley special at the moment while adding new pieces to the world that is Harley’s little slice of the DCU. It’s not quite canon it’s not quite not canon but it’s still fun. I love the visit to Apokalips and her first story being there really gives something different for long time readers, it’s a nice little playground for the story to play on.
Story: I will get this out of the way, the first two issues of this book which is not written by Humphries (I forgot the author already) was painful to read, it was janky and choppy and also the humor was so forced it made me roll my eyes all issue, let’s forget about those first two issues and dive right into the new writer Sam Humphries. I’ve had a meh relationship with his writing on both Rebirth Nightwing and Green Lanterns and when they announced him for the book it scared me. I don’t know how funny and whimsical this book will be or will we go what Charles Soule did with Daredevil and make it grim dark with dark humor (which I don’t want and need). I love Harley cause her book is stupid and clever and all over the place and just plain fun, a perfect tall drink of refreshing beer to wash away the grim dark of a lot of my other books. So, how does his first 5 issues read? It was aight but with potential. The story does start off a bit choppy and the first issue is kinda not the smoothest of books getting Harley to Apokalips and trying to set the readers to think that Harley no longer cares about people around her, I didn’t buy it, the dialog and situations were forced for the sake of the story and it filled me with dread. Then the rest of her journey there in Apokolips played out and there were some fun and laugh out loud moments (Granny Goodness’ room comes to mind), but it’s also full of some iffy jokes and some janky scene transitions. Hopefully this is just growing pains and we can get back to the fun Harley stories soon. The other two issues were good for character development but the pacing and the structure of the story was also a bit janky and choppy (sense a trend?) and the new villain is rather ho hum. It’s an aight start but not perfect but not the trainwreck it could have been that’s for sure.
Characters: Harley is nuts and illogical and insane and all over the place and we love her for that. However, because of Conner and Palmiotti she has also developed a nice and sustained moral core that has driven her series for many many issues and when this was the first thing that Humphries played with it irked me. Of course we get back to Harley being Harley in the end and that’s a very good thing. I also commend Humphries for keeping her family around and even adding to it cause her surrounding family has made her slice of the DCU unique and fun. All those characters have interesting personalities and can produce even more drama if used right. A lazy writer may have just come and blown everything to shreads and I hate writers like that. I will say the journey to Apokolips was solid character wise and using a lot of the Forth World archetypes and playing with them was fun. I also liked how Harley broke the fourth wall, which she did at the start of the New52 run. The new villain back on earth is rather ho hum though and I hope we get more on him later.
Not as bad as I thought it would be and a lot of potential here. Let’e hope the book keeps it’s character focus and it will be fun.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
February 24, 2020
Although I'm familiar with the character from other titles and media, this is my first exposure to Harley as the star of her own book. It was heaps of fun!
In the mood to get away from everything, Harley is on vacation. And then along comes a Boom Tube to take her to Apokolips, where Granny Goodness wants her to join the Furies. So, a bit further away than she’d planned, then. Sam Humphies seems to have taken some of his inspiration from Robert Loren Fleming and Keith Giffen’s classic Ambush Bug--Jonni DC even shows up!--so HQ is in fine fourth-wall-breaking form. It's a lovely blend of madcap action and humor.
And then …
So this book reprints issues #43-49 of the comic book series. It's Volume 1 because it's the beginning of Humphries’ run on the title. But he didn't actually start until #45. The book reprints issues 45-49, and then has 43 and 44 at the end. This is actually a good thing because, well, they're pretty awful. If they appeared in sequence, it's probable that no one would stick with the book long enough to reach the Humphries issues.
43 and 44 are a mess. Harley’s seeing these green phantom things that are never explained until near the end of the story--apparently they're a holdover from a previous story or two. She stumbles into an adventure, escapes death only because the would-be killer has a last minute change of heart--how convenient!--and triumphs via a ridiculously implausible plan that, in real life, should have taken days or at least many hours to set into motion. But it seems to take an hour or so, tops. And then some associates of Harley’s turn up after it's all over and reveal that the whole thing was a wild goose chase in the first place, LOL. Yeah, right. It's a sad excuse for a story, though I’ll concede that part of what makes it look so terrible is the entire rest of the book.
So what we have is two thirds of an excellent, funny book, and one third of, well, precisely the opposite. Four stars for Humphries, two stars for 43 and 44. Call it three all together. Recommended, provided you skip right from issue 49 to the Variant Cover Gallery at the back. Don't say I didn't warn you.
In the mood to get away from everything, Harley is on vacation. And then along comes a Boom Tube to take her to Apokolips, where Granny Goodness wants her to join the Furies. So, a bit further away than she’d planned, then. Sam Humphies seems to have taken some of his inspiration from Robert Loren Fleming and Keith Giffen’s classic Ambush Bug--Jonni DC even shows up!--so HQ is in fine fourth-wall-breaking form. It's a lovely blend of madcap action and humor.
And then …
So this book reprints issues #43-49 of the comic book series. It's Volume 1 because it's the beginning of Humphries’ run on the title. But he didn't actually start until #45. The book reprints issues 45-49, and then has 43 and 44 at the end. This is actually a good thing because, well, they're pretty awful. If they appeared in sequence, it's probable that no one would stick with the book long enough to reach the Humphries issues.
43 and 44 are a mess. Harley’s seeing these green phantom things that are never explained until near the end of the story--apparently they're a holdover from a previous story or two. She stumbles into an adventure, escapes death only because the would-be killer has a last minute change of heart--how convenient!--and triumphs via a ridiculously implausible plan that, in real life, should have taken days or at least many hours to set into motion. But it seems to take an hour or so, tops. And then some associates of Harley’s turn up after it's all over and reveal that the whole thing was a wild goose chase in the first place, LOL. Yeah, right. It's a sad excuse for a story, though I’ll concede that part of what makes it look so terrible is the entire rest of the book.
So what we have is two thirds of an excellent, funny book, and one third of, well, precisely the opposite. Four stars for Humphries, two stars for 43 and 44. Call it three all together. Recommended, provided you skip right from issue 49 to the Variant Cover Gallery at the back. Don't say I didn't warn you.
January 19, 2021
Absolute fun
September 30, 2025
Bueno... e eu pensaba que Harley pelexando cunha avoa con poderes era unha fumada que inventaron os da serie de HBO... Increíble.
February 9, 2019
A fun read that explores the silly yet serious character in an interesting way. There are some nice set ups for further books I just hope it leads to something substantial. Harley has a tendency to feel like filler.
December 30, 2020
This one just isn't for me. I feel asleep while reading it. Meh.
Want to read
June 5, 2025
Review to come...
March 17, 2019
Im normally all for Harley, she's one of my all time favourite characters. She seems to have had a weird personality transplant in this one, I didn't find her at all funny. The writing was pretty disjointed, and hard to follow at times. Solid artwork on the cover variations, but not one I would pick up again.
February 5, 2020
A fun book that is DC's response to Marvel's Deadpool. Hammer Harleen was enjoyable and goofy. And blaming a collapsing floor for doing its one job made me laugh.
October 10, 2024
It must be so much fun to write Harley Quinn. Basically nothing is off limits and the directive must be to go nuts and have a blast.
June 3, 2019
I was a little cautious about the new creative team that took over one of my favorite characters. Palmiotto and Connor were so brilliant about creating a new Harley and then building a world around her I couldn't imagine anyone filling their shoes. Sam Humphries does an admirable job though. He keeps the wackiness and biting humor in his writing while never forgetting that Harley just ain't quite right. I enjoyed reading this book and found many parts of it funny. It reminded me of the 'Harley's Black Book' series of a few years back. Harley has bounced around in mostly unconnected adventures where she throws a wrench in the works. All good fun even with the fast pace of the storytelling. There is a nod to characters in the Palmiotto/Connor era but his book more about introducing new characters, something it does very well. Still, I miss the Coney Island crew and hope they come back in a big way. The stories each have a different artist drawing them and none really stand out although Alisson Borges in the Lord Death Man story was probably my favorite. This was a good beginning for Sam Humphries and show promise for the future but only time will tell if he can put his stamp on this character the way the previous creative team did.
March 15, 2022
I enjoyed the Harley humor and violence of this, but I keep thinking we're going to see a more sexed-down version of our newly-emancipated Harley girl, where she doesn't have to flounce around in a literal string bikini or booty shorts whilst fighting depression, bad guys, and assassins.
Like when she goes out to flaunt it? Iconic. Yes. Makes sense.
But going underground to confront Professor Pyg in a corset and the equivalent of bikini underwear, directly after saying how disgusting sewers are? Like??? In the previous chapter she donned Petite Tina's armor; it's not out of the realm of belief she doesn't have access to clothing better suited to fighting a maniac and his horde of skeletal assassins (The Reaper & Co.) beneath the city.
Can't we, like, just choose one or the other? Boobs or butt, but overexposing both really demonstrates who the creators are really pandering to, and...it's not a mutual audience.
I like the heart of the volumes and Harley herself; she's silly and manic while also progressing as a character.
Also, I f*cking love Bernie. Full stop.
Like when she goes out to flaunt it? Iconic. Yes. Makes sense.
But going underground to confront Professor Pyg in a corset and the equivalent of bikini underwear, directly after saying how disgusting sewers are? Like??? In the previous chapter she donned Petite Tina's armor; it's not out of the realm of belief she doesn't have access to clothing better suited to fighting a maniac and his horde of skeletal assassins (The Reaper & Co.) beneath the city.
Can't we, like, just choose one or the other? Boobs or butt, but overexposing both really demonstrates who the creators are really pandering to, and...it's not a mutual audience.
I like the heart of the volumes and Harley herself; she's silly and manic while also progressing as a character.
Also, I f*cking love Bernie. Full stop.
February 3, 2019
As one of the previous reviewers briefly discussed, Harley seems to have undergone a character change, which I find rather drastic. The Conner/Palmiotti Harley cared more about her friends and fur-babies; she made it quite clear in the last Tieri issues that she wouldn't leave her "family" behind. Alter Harley (Old Lady Harley) would ditch the ones closest and dearest to her, but not the H.Q. fans came to love in the previous volumes. So, I see the Harleen in the Apokolips series as another alternate, or possibly even the younger version of Old Lady H. I'll probably re-read it since it took me a while to get through the first time around. Even then, I don't believe I'll be much of a Humphries Harley fan if the character traits flip-flop in such major ways.
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February 18, 2019Humphries and Sebela have both written comics I really liked, and Humphries in particular has form for fun books with damaged leads. The art team is solid. But all the niche Batman visits and trips to the DCU's cosmic side here can't disguise the fundamental absence of the zing which made Conner & Palmiotti's Harley run such a delight. Worse, there are two stories here with the same emotional core – 'Harley, down in the dumps after recent tragedy, is drawn back into fighting for the downtrodden'. Which was also the spine of the previous volume, and you can't have the same comeback story thrice in succession without it starting to feel rote and unconvincing. Move forward.
March 2, 2020
A good start for Sam Humphries as he has the right mix of trouble making not quite evil Harley with Harley with a slightly delayed conscience. The art is excellent.
The filler story before Humphries takeover lacks a little as the writer was seemingly unaware of the changes in Harley brought forth mainly by Amanda Conner. however the "villain for that story is hilariously daft and ridiculously overtime at the same time.
Good old Harleyian Mayhem.
The filler story before Humphries takeover lacks a little as the writer was seemingly unaware of the changes in Harley brought forth mainly by Amanda Conner. however the "villain for that story is hilariously daft and ridiculously overtime at the same time.
Good old Harleyian Mayhem.
December 17, 2018
43-44, One of My Turns, ☆
45-47, Harley vs Apokolips, ☆☆
48-49, Clown For Hire, ☆☆
45-47, Harley vs Apokolips, ☆☆
48-49, Clown For Hire, ☆☆
August 14, 2021
loved it 🙌
April 3, 2019
After recent events, Harley goes on a much needed vacation. But when Lashina and Bernadeth of the Female Furies of Apokolips show up to summon her to Granny Goodness for a meeting, she will show them what happens when you ruin her relaxing!
Granny Goodness wants Harley to join the Furies, giving her a test of will, skill, and strength. Claiming a weapon for herself and decked out in futuristic Apokolips armor, she becomes Hammer Harleen! But obviously servitude doesn't suit her well and she finds herself doing very un-Fury-like things: bonding with her fellow Fury Petite Tina (who is huge in every way), saving the Lowlies of Apokolips, destroying the Subjugator, impersonating Darkseid, even laying the smackdown on Granny Goodness herself. I think it's safe to say that she is released and sent back to Earth... LOL
Having her fun in Apokolips has taken its toll on her friends though... the rent is due almost immediately or they will all be evicted! Thinking to take on a quick and easy assassination job, Harley finds herself (very hilariously) killing Lord Death Man over and over and over just to earn money to save her place in the world. But.... who hired her? LOL I'll let you read this one for yourself.
Other than navigating a conflict between Professor Pyg and The Reaper, the ending of the Volume has the arrival of a very obscure character (had to look up her history online!): Jonni DC, Continuity Cop! Apparently, the character is a fourth-wall breaking plot device to make things funny when the DCU needs put back on track. Has Harley broken the DC Universe with her shenanigans?
Can't wait to see where this goes!
High recommend!
Proof that Harley can survive without Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti... though I will miss their work on the title.
Granny Goodness wants Harley to join the Furies, giving her a test of will, skill, and strength. Claiming a weapon for herself and decked out in futuristic Apokolips armor, she becomes Hammer Harleen! But obviously servitude doesn't suit her well and she finds herself doing very un-Fury-like things: bonding with her fellow Fury Petite Tina (who is huge in every way), saving the Lowlies of Apokolips, destroying the Subjugator, impersonating Darkseid, even laying the smackdown on Granny Goodness herself. I think it's safe to say that she is released and sent back to Earth... LOL
Having her fun in Apokolips has taken its toll on her friends though... the rent is due almost immediately or they will all be evicted! Thinking to take on a quick and easy assassination job, Harley finds herself (very hilariously) killing Lord Death Man over and over and over just to earn money to save her place in the world. But.... who hired her? LOL I'll let you read this one for yourself.
Other than navigating a conflict between Professor Pyg and The Reaper, the ending of the Volume has the arrival of a very obscure character (had to look up her history online!): Jonni DC, Continuity Cop! Apparently, the character is a fourth-wall breaking plot device to make things funny when the DCU needs put back on track. Has Harley broken the DC Universe with her shenanigans?
Can't wait to see where this goes!
High recommend!
Proof that Harley can survive without Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti... though I will miss their work on the title.
June 27, 2019
I enjoyed the Harley Quinn books written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. They added a more human quality to the Harley character. She went from an abused and humorous side kick of the Joker to a fleshed out character. This, however, is a double edged sword. More humane Harley is not as much fun and with each book she lost more and more of her signature crazy fun trademark.
Eventually, the Coney Island setting and Harley's freakshow friends were less and less interesting. Harley had also lost some of the bad girl and insane nature that made her fun. In short, the stories and characters have become stale and less interesting. The big question is: could other writers capture the Harley magic that Amanda and Jimmy had created? The answer is wonderfully Yes!
This book trade starts out on the right path. A quick recap from the previous stories that leads very nicely into the new stories. The first story by Sam Humphries brings back the fun and crazy nature of Harley. Superman and Batman have gone up against Granny Goodness, but only Harley can annoy her to this degree and cause such destruction on her visit to the planet of Apokolips.
The second and third story written by Christopher Sebela are even better. Harley is fun, insane, and violent. They way that I love her. It is great to see her friends question Harley's insanity.
The art work is well done by different artist with interesting perspectives and nice coloring.
This book is a welcoming addition to bringing Harley back to her lovable and chaotic style.
P.S. If Amanda Conner is reading this I enjoy your writings, but I miss your AMAZING art work. The comic book world needs more of your art work!
Eventually, the Coney Island setting and Harley's freakshow friends were less and less interesting. Harley had also lost some of the bad girl and insane nature that made her fun. In short, the stories and characters have become stale and less interesting. The big question is: could other writers capture the Harley magic that Amanda and Jimmy had created? The answer is wonderfully Yes!
This book trade starts out on the right path. A quick recap from the previous stories that leads very nicely into the new stories. The first story by Sam Humphries brings back the fun and crazy nature of Harley. Superman and Batman have gone up against Granny Goodness, but only Harley can annoy her to this degree and cause such destruction on her visit to the planet of Apokolips.
The second and third story written by Christopher Sebela are even better. Harley is fun, insane, and violent. They way that I love her. It is great to see her friends question Harley's insanity.
The art work is well done by different artist with interesting perspectives and nice coloring.
This book is a welcoming addition to bringing Harley back to her lovable and chaotic style.
P.S. If Amanda Conner is reading this I enjoy your writings, but I miss your AMAZING art work. The comic book world needs more of your art work!
October 25, 2022
You know, having Harley be a Female Fury for Apokalips makes perfect sense if you think about it. It let's Harley really get in touch with her more villainous side, yet at the same time show how she has moved past that by evaluating her reaction to Apokalips in general. Because as much as she likes causing chaos and doing whatever she wants, when it really comes down to it, she doesn't want innocent people getting hurt for no reason.
I think Sam Humphries hit on an interesting take on the character to begin his run, and it was pretty refreshing. The whole "band of strays on Coney Island" approach was getting a bit stale, so this a good storyline to mix it up a bit. The last story line goes right back to her normal life, but by then - you need a bit of a break from the Apokolips situation, so it worked in my opinion.
This was a solid opening for a new run with a new writer. If you are into Harley Quinn, this definitely still keeps the tone and overall spirit of the character consistent with what we've seen recently on the book.
I think Sam Humphries hit on an interesting take on the character to begin his run, and it was pretty refreshing. The whole "band of strays on Coney Island" approach was getting a bit stale, so this a good storyline to mix it up a bit. The last story line goes right back to her normal life, but by then - you need a bit of a break from the Apokolips situation, so it worked in my opinion.
This was a solid opening for a new run with a new writer. If you are into Harley Quinn, this definitely still keeps the tone and overall spirit of the character consistent with what we've seen recently on the book.
September 25, 2019
There are three stories here, which, for some inscrutable reason, are not presented in chronological order. The first, from which the collection takes its title, concerns Harley temporarily becoming one of the Female Furies. I dare say this may work if you're a fan of the New Gods, but it did nothing for me. The other two stories are closer to typical fare, although it's clear that Humphries likes to play up Harley's insanity more than the anarchic fun-seeking of the Connor/Palmiotti run. There's a particular focus on fourth-wall-breaking, something that was always present, but is ramped up here, and looks to be even more a feature of the next volume, judging from the cliffhanger ending. The result is not a flop by any means, and there are quite a few laughs along the way, but the characterisation is just not quite up to the prior standard - although the potential is certainly there to build something new.
August 30, 2019
So Harley's stressed with having too much responsibility, she decides to have a holiday. The best place to go? Apokolips of course, things turn sour soon and madness ensues. This is the best solo Harley Quinn I've read so far, still not as good as her Suicide Squad interpretation though. They temporarily remove her Deadpool personality traits but unfortunately they return later on.
The second arc while a breeze to read isn't very memorable, I actually forgot about it until I flicked back through to review this. The Third rehashes some of the points of the second on but is superior in every aspect, it even gives you some side characters to care about.
At some points the humour was very try hard and didn't really appeal to me. The paneling is confusing, I had to stop reading at some points to figure out which order to read it and even then I read the wrong panel first. Then there was exposition dumps at the end of every issue, not sure what they were trying to achieve with this but it just felt heavy handed. Lastly this felt like I was reading a newspaper, I'm not one of those people who are up themselves with thick glossy pages but when I buy a trade I expect it to sit on my shelf and last. Honestly I'm not sure this will, newspaper degrades in a few months and starts to smell which means I have to keep an eye on it, what are you playing at DC!
The second arc while a breeze to read isn't very memorable, I actually forgot about it until I flicked back through to review this. The Third rehashes some of the points of the second on but is superior in every aspect, it even gives you some side characters to care about.
At some points the humour was very try hard and didn't really appeal to me. The paneling is confusing, I had to stop reading at some points to figure out which order to read it and even then I read the wrong panel first. Then there was exposition dumps at the end of every issue, not sure what they were trying to achieve with this but it just felt heavy handed. Lastly this felt like I was reading a newspaper, I'm not one of those people who are up themselves with thick glossy pages but when I buy a trade I expect it to sit on my shelf and last. Honestly I'm not sure this will, newspaper degrades in a few months and starts to smell which means I have to keep an eye on it, what are you playing at DC!
December 15, 2019
This volume is the start of the current series of Harley Quinn comics. Harley is one of my favourite superhero characters, so I was so excited to read this graphic novel!
This was a great story. Harley faced a few different villains in this book, including Granny Goodness. This book had three different storylines, so it was full of things to read!
I love when Harley reads comics and refers to the writers of her comics. It’s a great way of breaking the fourth wall, by recognizing that you are actually reading a comic!
I loved this graphic novel! I can’t wait to read the next one!
This was a great story. Harley faced a few different villains in this book, including Granny Goodness. This book had three different storylines, so it was full of things to read!
I love when Harley reads comics and refers to the writers of her comics. It’s a great way of breaking the fourth wall, by recognizing that you are actually reading a comic!
I loved this graphic novel! I can’t wait to read the next one!
November 16, 2020
2.5 Stars
This series has always been borderline for me, but this new direction isn't to my liking. We get The Reaper vs. Professor Pyg, which probably would have been cool in a Batman comic but here it's just silly. Then we get Harley on Apokolips which also just didn't work. Then it's rounded out by an even weirder storyline with Harley trying to kill an unkillable guy in order to make money to save her building.
The art's not bad but overall this was sorta meh to me.
This series has always been borderline for me, but this new direction isn't to my liking. We get The Reaper vs. Professor Pyg, which probably would have been cool in a Batman comic but here it's just silly. Then we get Harley on Apokolips which also just didn't work. Then it's rounded out by an even weirder storyline with Harley trying to kill an unkillable guy in order to make money to save her building.
The art's not bad but overall this was sorta meh to me.
September 30, 2021
3.5
I didn't necessarily hate this instalment but I didn't love it as much as the rest of the previous issues. While the artwork was still outstanding, it felt a little janky and all over the place, along with Harley. She just felt too manic in this issue, a complete 180 from all her growth and more like Harley when she was with the Joker, but more dry, and less funny.
Everything also felt too wrapped up neatly and easily, even for Ms.Quinn
I didn't necessarily hate this instalment but I didn't love it as much as the rest of the previous issues. While the artwork was still outstanding, it felt a little janky and all over the place, along with Harley. She just felt too manic in this issue, a complete 180 from all her growth and more like Harley when she was with the Joker, but more dry, and less funny.
Everything also felt too wrapped up neatly and easily, even for Ms.Quinn
April 10, 2019
I guess I'm not mad at Harley kind of being on her own in this trade, but she has a whole roster of characters established by the previous writers to interact with and I feel like the new writer just kind of ignored them all, even in the side plots and small stuff. I do love Tina tho, she is precious and I hope sticks around with Harley a while longer.
November 30, 2019
Following events that happened previously, Harley is dealing with mental health-not her normal issues of being a loony bird. Instead Harley is depressed and it is impacting so much of her life-family, friends, being a hero, etc. I felt this on such a deep level and I am grateful DC published these story arcs.
June 9, 2022
For never having really read a comic book before, this was an interesting read. I like Harley Quinn as an anti-hero character and it was cool to see how she lives when she's not being used by the Joker. Only gave 4 stars because I'm not much of a comic book reader and it was a little weird adjusting to the flow and the panels that crossed pages.
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