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Gotham City Sirens #1-4
Harley Quinn & The Gotham City Sirens Omnibus
All of the GOTHAM CITY SIRENS starring Batman villains Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, written by multiple Emmy and Eisner Award-winner Paul Dini are collected into one brilliant omnibus!
This omnibus features the bad girls of Gotham City! Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other peoples' rules regardless of which side of the law they're on. These tough ladies have a new agenda that's all their own, and they'll use any means necessary to pursue it. But can they get along and work as a team? And who will get hurt along the way?
Collects GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1-26 and CATWOMAN #83.
This omnibus features the bad girls of Gotham City! Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other peoples' rules regardless of which side of the law they're on. These tough ladies have a new agenda that's all their own, and they'll use any means necessary to pursue it. But can they get along and work as a team? And who will get hurt along the way?
Collects GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1-26 and CATWOMAN #83.
648 pages, Hardcover
First published April 24, 2018
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Paul Dini
726 books714 followersPaul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Duck Dodgers. He also developed and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to Animaniacs (he created Minerva Mink), Freakazoid, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. After leaving Warner Bros. In early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost.
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
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July 28, 2018
This was a lot of fun. Like a lot of omnibus comics, it refers to continuities and events I'm not familair with, since I'm not following the current runs of Batman/Catwoman comics, however that was only a small irk in an otherwise very fun series. The Gotham City Sirens (Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn) are living and working together, each trying to keep each other out of trouble, and mostly getting each other into it. There's an interesting interplay here between Catwoman's essential goodness - she's an anti-hero, but still a hero - Ivy's complete disregard for human life, and Harley's sweet but misguided joy. I like that both Pam and Selina are actively trying to undo the damage the Joker did to Harley's psyche, even if they are eventually, as ever, unsuccessful.
I really enjoyed this, and it was a lot of fun reading an entirely female cast of comic characters - it's like getting to see the other side of the Birds of Prey comics I used to love in my teenaged years.
I really enjoyed this, and it was a lot of fun reading an entirely female cast of comic characters - it's like getting to see the other side of the Birds of Prey comics I used to love in my teenaged years.
October 8, 2022
The idea behind the Gotham City Sirens is fun - Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy get a place together and wackiness ensues. However a strong premise a great comic does not make.
The initial arc, written by the ever reliable, Paul Dini is good stuff. Set up is there, characters all read correctly and it moves at good pace.
However as the series progresses it becomes essentially a series of shorts and often splits the characters up, just to have them reuniting, seemingly in an effort to give them the spark the series started with. The characters do all get their moment to shine but overall the series ends up a bit bogged down in OTT situations and moments.
When the story is more grounded it’s a lot of fun but when adding bombastic elements it drops off a bit too much.
The art is a mixed bag here. The shots of the female characters are often laughably sexualised (that’s Guillem March for you) often to the point it becomes funny over sexy.
In all it’s a fun series that sort of misses the opportunity to be bigger.
3/5.
The initial arc, written by the ever reliable, Paul Dini is good stuff. Set up is there, characters all read correctly and it moves at good pace.
However as the series progresses it becomes essentially a series of shorts and often splits the characters up, just to have them reuniting, seemingly in an effort to give them the spark the series started with. The characters do all get their moment to shine but overall the series ends up a bit bogged down in OTT situations and moments.
When the story is more grounded it’s a lot of fun but when adding bombastic elements it drops off a bit too much.
The art is a mixed bag here. The shots of the female characters are often laughably sexualised (that’s Guillem March for you) often to the point it becomes funny over sexy.
In all it’s a fun series that sort of misses the opportunity to be bigger.
3/5.
March 17, 2023
(Zero spoiler review) 2.5/5
Well, that was certainly disappointing, although if DC's continually meagre offerings (mostly reprints) consist primarily of modern interpretations of their most sultry and sexy characters, then what do you expect.
First off, I've never been the biggest Paul Dini fan. His simplistic narratives lean more towards a younger readers Gotham. Something that might fit the animated series better than it does my idea of what Gotham is or should be. Such issues and inadequacies are perfectly encapsulated here, with the at times childish natures of the stories certainly rubbing me the wrong way, and showing exactly what this book was intended to be all along. A dark, grim, slimy (yet inadvertently sexy :)) exploration of a number of Gotham's finest female characters? Aww hell no. It's limp, it's pubescent, it's pathetic. Think teenage girl sitcom, instead of said grounded and gritty drama. And when you drag my girls Selina Kyle and Pamela Isley into things, you can bet it's going to get my ire up if it stinks. And this here, it stinks. I'm surprised you can't smell it via this review through your computer...
But due to the bewildering popularity of a character, long since descended into trope-ish farce, and written with all the alacrity and guile of a sixteen year old on tumblr, Harley Quinn. I cannot stand Harley Quinn. If there was a single character who eptitomised everything wrong with DC, and even modern comics in general, it would be this unfortunate spawn of satan. She starts out bad, and just keeps getting worse and worse, dragging the other two much better characters down with her, as the narratives circle the drain, only to be flushed out of existence long before the book has ended. The stories get worse, the writers get worse, hell, although the art is Okay through, if not to my taste, with all its austere modern sterility, it is easily the least offensive part of this story, excepting the Guillen March opening issues, which are simply stunning. If he did the whole book, it could have chicken scratch for writing, and it would have covered up the mainstay of this books faults. His art is sublime. His input is the singular aspect that is potentially keeping me from flogging off this book cheap as quickly as possible. That said, screw DC for putting his name and Dini's on the book, when they barely cover a quarter of the books content. Thats some weak sauce right there. Just like a rabid, aggressive animal, I would advise the most cautious of approaches in relation to this mess. You might not get mauled within an inch of your life, but after reading it, you may just wish you had. 2.5/5
OmniBen.
Well, that was certainly disappointing, although if DC's continually meagre offerings (mostly reprints) consist primarily of modern interpretations of their most sultry and sexy characters, then what do you expect.
First off, I've never been the biggest Paul Dini fan. His simplistic narratives lean more towards a younger readers Gotham. Something that might fit the animated series better than it does my idea of what Gotham is or should be. Such issues and inadequacies are perfectly encapsulated here, with the at times childish natures of the stories certainly rubbing me the wrong way, and showing exactly what this book was intended to be all along. A dark, grim, slimy (yet inadvertently sexy :)) exploration of a number of Gotham's finest female characters? Aww hell no. It's limp, it's pubescent, it's pathetic. Think teenage girl sitcom, instead of said grounded and gritty drama. And when you drag my girls Selina Kyle and Pamela Isley into things, you can bet it's going to get my ire up if it stinks. And this here, it stinks. I'm surprised you can't smell it via this review through your computer...
But due to the bewildering popularity of a character, long since descended into trope-ish farce, and written with all the alacrity and guile of a sixteen year old on tumblr, Harley Quinn. I cannot stand Harley Quinn. If there was a single character who eptitomised everything wrong with DC, and even modern comics in general, it would be this unfortunate spawn of satan. She starts out bad, and just keeps getting worse and worse, dragging the other two much better characters down with her, as the narratives circle the drain, only to be flushed out of existence long before the book has ended. The stories get worse, the writers get worse, hell, although the art is Okay through, if not to my taste, with all its austere modern sterility, it is easily the least offensive part of this story, excepting the Guillen March opening issues, which are simply stunning. If he did the whole book, it could have chicken scratch for writing, and it would have covered up the mainstay of this books faults. His art is sublime. His input is the singular aspect that is potentially keeping me from flogging off this book cheap as quickly as possible. That said, screw DC for putting his name and Dini's on the book, when they barely cover a quarter of the books content. Thats some weak sauce right there. Just like a rabid, aggressive animal, I would advise the most cautious of approaches in relation to this mess. You might not get mauled within an inch of your life, but after reading it, you may just wish you had. 2.5/5
OmniBen.
October 13, 2024
Paul Dini 🤝🏻 Joss Whedon
Joder de por vida aos
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Joder de por vida aos
mellores persoaxes femininos
que crearon
September 26, 2024
Overall it's a fun series, but it's at its best with the more grounded story arcs. Some weirder ones are just too silly and not as enjoyable. Artwork is kind of a mixed bag as it goes through several different artists over the course of the series.
January 27, 2020
Man. Up until the ending I loved this. There were some items I didn’t have background reference for but it was still OK, a little confusing in small areas.
November 12, 2022
I didn’t hate this but I also didn’t love it.
At times it felt like a Batman version of “Sex and the City.” The show and the reality of the actresses hating one another outside of the series.
Some of the lead ups were predictable but it all comes down to the importance of Brucie boy. It always revolves around the Bat. As it should.
These events follow the Paul Dini Batman omnibus and the Catwoman of East End omni.
At times it felt like a Batman version of “Sex and the City.” The show and the reality of the actresses hating one another outside of the series.
Some of the lead ups were predictable but it all comes down to the importance of Brucie boy. It always revolves around the Bat. As it should.
These events follow the Paul Dini Batman omnibus and the Catwoman of East End omni.
July 8, 2019
What happens when Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn decide to take a break from being baddies and shack up together? A tome’s worth of over-the-top hijinks, that’s what. In trying to be friends and keep each other out of trouble they find no end of ways to get into it. I enjoyed the insight into their respective characters: who they are are, a bit of how they’ve become who they are in the first place, and, to a point, what their individual goals are, all while being an action-packed spectacle. There’s also a wee bit of sweet foreshadowing for Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy’s romantic relationship.
December 12, 2025
Llevaba tiempo buscando los cómics de las Gotham City Sirens, cuando me iba a dar por vencida mi hermana apareció con el cómic “Sirenas de Gotham: Gatillo fácil” y grité…
Me emocioné tanto en ese momento, por fin tenía un cómic de las GCS, pero me emocioné más cuando supe que “Gatillo fácil” era un tomo único y prácticamente nuevo. Me puse a investigar más y ahí fue cuando encontré el ómnibus: un gran libro que recogía todos los tomos que existen de las GCS(26 cómics), lo que yo llevaba buscando desde que me leí “Catwoman: Soulstealer” de Sarah J. Maas y donde empezó mi obsesión por las GCS.
Lo compré sin pensarlo dos veces y me sumergí en sus páginas…
FANTASÍA es lo que es este libro, me han encantado los 26 cómics.
Paul Dini y Guillem March empiezan esta serie escribiéndola e ilustrándola, respectivamente, luego se van cambiando los escritores e ilustradores. Respecto a este cambio, no me quejo cada uno le da su propio encanto a los cómics pero enlazando unos con otros sin que halla encontrado algo que me molestara pero sin lugar a dudas las ilustraciones de Guillem March me han enamorado cada una.
Respecto a la trama, me ha encantado verlas a las tres desde el origen.
•Catwoman 🐈⬛: tomando la iniciativa y uniéndolas, me ha gustado mucho sus partes. En este libro, el ómnibus, hay un cómic el número 83# que es únicamente de Catwoman, aunque aparece Harley e Ivy, al principio no le vi sentido en este libro pero luego entendí perfectamente porque está aquí, es alucinante y el giro de trama de la hermana de Selina me voló la cabeza 🤯, como se desarrolla la trama de Catwoman en las GCS de 10.
•Harley Quinn ♦️: mi amor me ha sorprendido totalmente, alejada de la imagen que tengo de ella de las películas y del libro de SJM, en estos cómics es muy infantil pero sigue habiendo ese toque de locura y caos en ella que tanto la representa. Pero el final, esos cómics del final… wow, wow y wow Harley está realmente muy loca y aunque eso me encanta de ella, su obsesión enfermiza por el Joker no me gusta para nada. Cada vez menos me va gustando el Joker como villano de Batman un 10 pero que se mantenga bien lejos de Harley (menos mal que Harley ya ha tomado conciencia, se ha alejado de Joker y de esa relación obsesiva/abusiva y mantiene una relación amorosa con Poison Ivy (😍mi pareja favorita de DC) todo esto confirmado por DC). En fin me ha encantado ver a mi amor en una banda de chicas(después de ver la película Aves de presa) y su trama en las GCS: liándola y cometiendo locuras con su traje antiguo de harlequin.
•Poison Ivy 🌿: la que más me ha sorprendido con diferencia, no se si ha sido porque no sabía nada de ella (solamente la conozco un poco por el libro de SJM y la película de Batman y Robin del 1997) pero su trama en las GCS es una completa locura literal… desde su enfrentamiento con Catwoman (que no sabía que se llevaban tan mal), su desarrollo con sus poderes siendo la más poderosa de las tres (a mi parecer), su alias falso: Paula Irving que da pie a unos cómics con una trama alucinante donde Poison Ivy deslumbra y ese final cuando Harley, en toda su locura, la dice que sabe que Ivy la ama y está cuando se escapa de su celda va en busca de Harley para matarla por lo que dijo pero ve que realmente Harley necesita ayuda y amor sano, y diciendo una frase que me llega al alma: “Soy más planta que humana, pero tal vez soy más humana que planta de lo que quiero admitir” dando ha entender que la ama y que va ayudarla a recuperarse. Harlivy Forever ♾️♦️🌿💜
+5🌟me ha encantado conocer por fin la historia de las Gotham City Sirens. ¿Sigo obsesionada con las GCS? Claro que sí, son mi personalidad y mi imperio romano o griego😉. Gracias a los dioses griegos y romanos por la existencia del Ómnibus.
Goodreads las estrellas infinitas!!!🤨…
Es un libro caro pero si buscas toda la historia de las GCS, con ilustraciones que te dejaran sin aliento y todo ello en único tomo, este es sin lugar a dudas el libro que buscas. El único inconveniente que le pongo es que solo está en inglés pero me ha venido bien para practicar.
Me emocioné tanto en ese momento, por fin tenía un cómic de las GCS, pero me emocioné más cuando supe que “Gatillo fácil” era un tomo único y prácticamente nuevo. Me puse a investigar más y ahí fue cuando encontré el ómnibus: un gran libro que recogía todos los tomos que existen de las GCS(26 cómics), lo que yo llevaba buscando desde que me leí “Catwoman: Soulstealer” de Sarah J. Maas y donde empezó mi obsesión por las GCS.
Lo compré sin pensarlo dos veces y me sumergí en sus páginas…
FANTASÍA es lo que es este libro, me han encantado los 26 cómics.
Paul Dini y Guillem March empiezan esta serie escribiéndola e ilustrándola, respectivamente, luego se van cambiando los escritores e ilustradores. Respecto a este cambio, no me quejo cada uno le da su propio encanto a los cómics pero enlazando unos con otros sin que halla encontrado algo que me molestara pero sin lugar a dudas las ilustraciones de Guillem March me han enamorado cada una.
Respecto a la trama, me ha encantado verlas a las tres desde el origen.
•Catwoman 🐈⬛: tomando la iniciativa y uniéndolas, me ha gustado mucho sus partes. En este libro, el ómnibus, hay un cómic el número 83# que es únicamente de Catwoman, aunque aparece Harley e Ivy, al principio no le vi sentido en este libro pero luego entendí perfectamente porque está aquí, es alucinante y el giro de trama de la hermana de Selina me voló la cabeza 🤯, como se desarrolla la trama de Catwoman en las GCS de 10.
•Harley Quinn ♦️: mi amor me ha sorprendido totalmente, alejada de la imagen que tengo de ella de las películas y del libro de SJM, en estos cómics es muy infantil pero sigue habiendo ese toque de locura y caos en ella que tanto la representa. Pero el final, esos cómics del final… wow, wow y wow Harley está realmente muy loca y aunque eso me encanta de ella, su obsesión enfermiza por el Joker no me gusta para nada. Cada vez menos me va gustando el Joker como villano de Batman un 10 pero que se mantenga bien lejos de Harley (menos mal que Harley ya ha tomado conciencia, se ha alejado de Joker y de esa relación obsesiva/abusiva y mantiene una relación amorosa con Poison Ivy (😍mi pareja favorita de DC) todo esto confirmado por DC). En fin me ha encantado ver a mi amor en una banda de chicas(después de ver la película Aves de presa) y su trama en las GCS: liándola y cometiendo locuras con su traje antiguo de harlequin.
•Poison Ivy 🌿: la que más me ha sorprendido con diferencia, no se si ha sido porque no sabía nada de ella (solamente la conozco un poco por el libro de SJM y la película de Batman y Robin del 1997) pero su trama en las GCS es una completa locura literal… desde su enfrentamiento con Catwoman (que no sabía que se llevaban tan mal), su desarrollo con sus poderes siendo la más poderosa de las tres (a mi parecer), su alias falso: Paula Irving que da pie a unos cómics con una trama alucinante donde Poison Ivy deslumbra y ese final cuando Harley, en toda su locura, la dice que sabe que Ivy la ama y está cuando se escapa de su celda va en busca de Harley para matarla por lo que dijo pero ve que realmente Harley necesita ayuda y amor sano, y diciendo una frase que me llega al alma: “Soy más planta que humana, pero tal vez soy más humana que planta de lo que quiero admitir” dando ha entender que la ama y que va ayudarla a recuperarse. Harlivy Forever ♾️♦️🌿💜
+5🌟me ha encantado conocer por fin la historia de las Gotham City Sirens. ¿Sigo obsesionada con las GCS? Claro que sí, son mi personalidad y mi imperio romano o griego😉. Gracias a los dioses griegos y romanos por la existencia del Ómnibus.
Goodreads las estrellas infinitas!!!🤨…
Es un libro caro pero si buscas toda la historia de las GCS, con ilustraciones que te dejaran sin aliento y todo ello en único tomo, este es sin lugar a dudas el libro que buscas. El único inconveniente que le pongo es que solo está en inglés pero me ha venido bien para practicar.
November 11, 2024
This comic series was a very comforting set to read. For context, I am a fan of Harley Quinn, especially after seeing Birds of Prey when I was my younger comics and MCU enthusiast. She is the worst comfort character a girl should possibly choose, so instead I made her villain arc my enemy, just as I was an enemy to myself. And on that note, I could easily say I had a heart for her.
Earlier this semester I came around to reading Harleen and I felt as if the trilogy ruined Harley for me. She was a soupy girl in that series and there was nothing special or quirky about her as the psychiatrist of Arkham Asylum. I needed something to remind me of who she was, so here I came.
This series was comforting to me because the morals and values of friendship hit close to home. I'm too sleepy to refer to any quotes from the book, however it's true that all things come to an end. There's hurt, and all that good stuff that we sometimes can't wrap our minds around.
You will get an almost perfect balance of action, violence, chaos, and story development from this series. Harley was the least skillful of the three ladies. There were more character improvements in this series than the rest. Ivy was the strongest in both mind and body, with an exception to her one human weakness, the aforementioned. Both Kitty and Harley have "man issues" that unfortunately drive almost all of the force for the entire series. Past history is the key factor behind most of the conflicts that arise. I wasn't too keen about the issues with Maggie Kyle, since they felt a little over exaggerated. The ending of the series got muddled and exposed Catwoman as the main character, as opposed to Ivy and Harley being equally important.
Earlier this semester I came around to reading Harleen and I felt as if the trilogy ruined Harley for me. She was a soupy girl in that series and there was nothing special or quirky about her as the psychiatrist of Arkham Asylum. I needed something to remind me of who she was, so here I came.
This series was comforting to me because the morals and values of friendship hit close to home. I'm too sleepy to refer to any quotes from the book, however it's true that all things come to an end. There's hurt, and all that good stuff that we sometimes can't wrap our minds around.
You will get an almost perfect balance of action, violence, chaos, and story development from this series. Harley was the least skillful of the three ladies. There were more character improvements in this series than the rest. Ivy was the strongest in both mind and body, with an exception to her one human weakness, the aforementioned. Both Kitty and Harley have "man issues" that unfortunately drive almost all of the force for the entire series. Past history is the key factor behind most of the conflicts that arise. I wasn't too keen about the issues with Maggie Kyle, since they felt a little over exaggerated. The ending of the series got muddled and exposed Catwoman as the main character, as opposed to Ivy and Harley being equally important.
November 6, 2020
When faith brings them together, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn form a team as the Gotham City Sirens. While being far from law abiding citizens the girls make an effort to do some good for the town. But things hardly work out as planned and trouble is never too far away. Three powerful sexy devious women, how can I not love that! It was very delightful indeed.
The foremost quality of this comic was the interaction between the trio. Apart from roaming the town in their skimpy outfits, they shared their everyday lives as roommates. Not unlike the Halliwell sisters in ''Charmed'', for those who recognize my nostalgia. As with any other sisterhood the Sirens would both laugh and squabble with each other. Selina and Pamela had quite the love-hate relationship going on, while Harley served as the heart of the family that kept them together.
The stories were humorous and engaging. How I would love for this to be turned into a movie series. Margot Robbie did a great job in portraying Harley so far, though it was a shame they went all SJW on her character design in ''Birds of Prey''. As if sexiness is a crime these days. Comic heroines are supposed to be sexy, it's part of their appeal and always has been. So do us a favor Hollywood, and stick to the fantasy.
This omnibus was a bunch of fun and I'm happy to have it in my collection. However, the quality of the artwork is not as consistent as I'd hoped for. At parts it's really good, and at others, it's just... not. But what the heck: 4.5 stars!
The foremost quality of this comic was the interaction between the trio. Apart from roaming the town in their skimpy outfits, they shared their everyday lives as roommates. Not unlike the Halliwell sisters in ''Charmed'', for those who recognize my nostalgia. As with any other sisterhood the Sirens would both laugh and squabble with each other. Selina and Pamela had quite the love-hate relationship going on, while Harley served as the heart of the family that kept them together.
The stories were humorous and engaging. How I would love for this to be turned into a movie series. Margot Robbie did a great job in portraying Harley so far, though it was a shame they went all SJW on her character design in ''Birds of Prey''. As if sexiness is a crime these days. Comic heroines are supposed to be sexy, it's part of their appeal and always has been. So do us a favor Hollywood, and stick to the fantasy.
This omnibus was a bunch of fun and I'm happy to have it in my collection. However, the quality of the artwork is not as consistent as I'd hoped for. At parts it's really good, and at others, it's just... not. But what the heck: 4.5 stars!
September 14, 2025
I've read it many years ago, but it seems like in my memory this series was better than it ended up being. Don't get me wrong, it was still very fun and I do recommend it to anyone interested in a good classic Harley/non-boring Ivy/non-annoying Catwoman team-up.
It's funny how my biggest complaint starts with the title and the pointless addition of Harley's name to the newer collected edition. She was already a part of the Gotham City Sirens, she wasn't a separate entity running it and becoming a new member. I know why DC did it (I hate nu-Harley so much), but it's still dumb.
In any case, the series does suffer from the first half being stronger because Dini was the writer and the second half faltering when Calloway is in charge. It doesn't become bad by any means, but it seems to want to rush headfirst into a conclusion. I'll always find it a pity that the side plot of the Riddler doing his own detective business sort of goes away too quickly.
It's funny how my biggest complaint starts with the title and the pointless addition of Harley's name to the newer collected edition. She was already a part of the Gotham City Sirens, she wasn't a separate entity running it and becoming a new member. I know why DC did it (I hate nu-Harley so much), but it's still dumb.
In any case, the series does suffer from the first half being stronger because Dini was the writer and the second half faltering when Calloway is in charge. It doesn't become bad by any means, but it seems to want to rush headfirst into a conclusion. I'll always find it a pity that the side plot of the Riddler doing his own detective business sort of goes away too quickly.
August 28, 2022
A really fun series showcasing Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn in both lighthearted hijinks and serious character moments. It's always fun when they just chill as roommates and indulge in bantering, with Harley Quinn stealing the spotlight in these situations. Poison Ivy and Catwoman also shine whenever the underlying tension between them surfaces, and I love that everyone in the group can bounce off each other without letting go of their individual motivations. The short (usually 2-3 issue) storylines also help in shifting the focus regularly and letting each character shine more than once. The trio is also assisted by a (usually) great cast of supporting characters, from Zatanna to Talia Al-Ghul to The Riddler, who provide additional spice and drama.
October 22, 2019
This is proof that you can have a great story with batclan/rogues gallery characters that does not use Batman himself as a main character. This story is primarily about the relationship between Selina Kyle, Pamela Isley, and Harleen Quinzel, but is also about Catwoman, then Poison Ivy, then Harley Quinn, all of whom have story arcs that revolve around them individually. Overall, the art was good, the stories were great, and I am happy to have taken the chance on purchasing this omnibus collection. It cost me a pretty penny for a series I knew only by name at the time, and it was completely worth it.
June 30, 2024
This book is certainly beautiful. Selena with Pam and Harley makes a lot of sense, except when it doesn’t Some things were a bit ham fisted and this book fails the Bechtel Test. Not like just once, but it is 26 issues of comics about women, written by dudes who then make sure that every single issue has them talk about men. Batman, Riddler, Mr J and on and on and fucking on. I have been looking back as I plan to catch up with Dawn of DC. I should have just read G. W. W’s Ivy and skipped this. That is next.
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August 29, 2025
It’s hard to fault what a fun trio these three make. Coming out and in and out of some of the best bat family and crossover stories of the time the short arcs of how the trio of Catwoman, Harley and Ivy become friends, fall out and then maybe some to some kind of resolution. Like with most of Dini’s best work and that of his alumns it flows well, reads brisk and touches neatly on some heavy themes with a light touch. I thought the book picked up towards the half way mark and does a service to the trio gallantly.
November 21, 2022
The strength of the first half (by Dini/March), with tight plotting and clever short mysteries and adventures, is undercut by the weakness of the back half, filled with typical superhero melodrama and increasingly chaotic destruction that the world seems to ignore, like characters in a theater play.
A decent companion to Dini's Batman omnibus but do yourself a favor and stop reading halfway through.
A decent companion to Dini's Batman omnibus but do yourself a favor and stop reading halfway through.
June 22, 2019
This was a great read. I have always been a fan of Paul Dini's work and picked up this omnibus on a recommendation and the desire to see these characters together. The story is packed with plenty of twists and cameos. Only downside for me was Dini does not wrote the entire run. There are fill in writers who contribute stories that fit well together.
December 4, 2022
Great story with the Gotham City Sirens and the disastrous consequences of trying to be good but reverting back to your old ways was to be expected cause Harley, ivy and Selina trying to stay on the right side of crime is hard for them lol especially with the bat's, joker and anyone else involved.
May 4, 2024
It's mostly second-rate superhero mush, but you gotta love Dini's rendition of Gagsworth A. Gagsworthy - Joker's forgotten little helper, last seen in a single Batman story back in the 60s. Making Gaggy not only violent and vengeful, but also rejected and hurt, Dini makes him human(e), proving he's a true expert of the anti-hero psyche. When he leaves the series after only 11 issues, the quality shift is so abrupt, there's not much left to care for.
June 29, 2018
While it’s fun to read it all in one sitting, this is a ridiculously large tome. I still wish the artwork had been more consistent (and more anatomically correct, especially in the Sirens’ poses during fights), but this was still a great glimpse at our Gotham villains and what could’ve been.
February 6, 2019
This was a really phenomenal run. There were twists and turns and outstanding cameos. I grew to like Catwoman and Harley even more. Each character is so unique with such a dynamic and independent personality. I would love a second run.
July 25, 2022
Closer to 3.5 stars. The first third of this book with Paul Dini writing was awesome. It was a follow-up to much of the content contained within the Batman by Paul Dini omnibus. After he leaves, the quality dips a bit. One positive, though, is that the art remains consistently good.
March 25, 2023
I always enjoy Gotham City Sirens. I find myself going back to these comics every few years. I was so happy to get this book that has all of them in it, and I definitely see myself going back and reading this again.
December 22, 2020
Love this group of characters together, this story is fun and well written. Paul Dinis writing of these characters together is simply fantastic. Ivy, Catwoman and Harley at their best.
November 17, 2022
Had some fun reading it but wasn't a fan of the ending
July 15, 2024
Great art, and great story. It's worth getting. I loved it.
December 6, 2024
this is my charlie's angels (2001)
January 1, 2025
Excellent stories and excellent artwork. Well worth reading.
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