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DC Anthology Specials
Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special (2022) #1
You are cordially invited to an oversize extravaganza celebrating the Clown Princess of Crime’s 30th birthday in this fantabulous special! That’s right—Harley Quinn turns 30 in absolute style and has invited a squad of her old creative pals to join her with a killer lineup of amazing stories! And the reviews are in—it’s guaranteed AWESOME:
“Last chance, Quinn. Don’t make me do this.”
—Amanda Waller
“Wait...you’re not going back to...”
—Red Tool
“Sigh.”
—Poison Ivy
“Last chance, Quinn. Don’t make me do this.”
—Amanda Waller
“Wait...you’re not going back to...”
—Red Tool
“Sigh.”
—Poison Ivy
108 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2022
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About the author
Amanda Conner
805 books310 followersAmanda Conner started out in comics working small projects for Marvel and Archie while working as an illustrator for New York ad agencies Kornhauser and Calene and Kidvertisers. working a number of launches and campaigns such as Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool and Nickelodeon.
However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (much of Amanda’s covers inspired designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating “Soul Searchers & Co.” for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and “Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils”.
During an assignment for Crusade (‘Tomoe’) she and Jimmy Palmiotti became a real team as penciller/inker.
Amanda then moved on to do what is probably one of her best known works. She did several years as penciller on the hit series “Vampirella” for Harris Comics and drafted 24 issues. While illustrating “Vampirella”, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis.
Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best-selling crossover “Painkiller Jane vs. the Darkness”, and went on to work on “Painkiller Jane” #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for “Kid Death and Fluffy”.
Since then, Amanda has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as “Lois Lane”, “Codename: Knockout”, and “Birds of Prey” for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, “X-Men Unlimited” for Marvel, co-created “Gatecrasher” for Blackbull Comics, and “The Pro”, an Eisner nominated creator owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly publicized Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre series with Eisner winning creator Darwyn Cooke.
Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC’S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, the new sci-fi Stan lee “So You Want to be a Superhero” series and the upcoming Disney Underdog movie character designs for film and television, character designs for the Los Angeles Avengers stadium football team and is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E. Amanda does spot illustrations in “Revolver” magazine each month and has had a huge success with the JSA Powergirl miniseries in previous years, each issue going into 3rd printings.
She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and an assortment of independent titles.
With PaperFilms co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti, they are currently working on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles for DC Comics, in addition to several upcoming DC related projects. Garnering national attention and sales results, the team continues to receive accolades for their work on these titles. The new relaunch of Harley Quinn for DC in the Rebirth line garnered an estimated 250,000 copies ordered.
However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (much of Amanda’s covers inspired designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating “Soul Searchers & Co.” for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and “Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils”.
During an assignment for Crusade (‘Tomoe’) she and Jimmy Palmiotti became a real team as penciller/inker.
Amanda then moved on to do what is probably one of her best known works. She did several years as penciller on the hit series “Vampirella” for Harris Comics and drafted 24 issues. While illustrating “Vampirella”, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis.
Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best-selling crossover “Painkiller Jane vs. the Darkness”, and went on to work on “Painkiller Jane” #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for “Kid Death and Fluffy”.
Since then, Amanda has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as “Lois Lane”, “Codename: Knockout”, and “Birds of Prey” for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, “X-Men Unlimited” for Marvel, co-created “Gatecrasher” for Blackbull Comics, and “The Pro”, an Eisner nominated creator owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly publicized Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre series with Eisner winning creator Darwyn Cooke.
Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC’S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, the new sci-fi Stan lee “So You Want to be a Superhero” series and the upcoming Disney Underdog movie character designs for film and television, character designs for the Los Angeles Avengers stadium football team and is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E. Amanda does spot illustrations in “Revolver” magazine each month and has had a huge success with the JSA Powergirl miniseries in previous years, each issue going into 3rd printings.
She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and an assortment of independent titles.
With PaperFilms co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti, they are currently working on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles for DC Comics, in addition to several upcoming DC related projects. Garnering national attention and sales results, the team continues to receive accolades for their work on these titles. The new relaunch of Harley Quinn for DC in the Rebirth line garnered an estimated 250,000 copies ordered.
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December 10, 2022
Ya'll....this short story collection was SOOOOOO GOOD! I'm honestly surprised because I didn't think that I would like it, but it delivered. If you're a fan of Harley Quinn, I highly recommend giving this a try. Every story showcases a different side of Harley giving ode to traditional Harley Quinn and also some modern takes on her character. There were some charming moments like those between Quinn and Alfred and some pretty intense moments like the prequel for Criminal Sanity. Naturally, as with all collections some stories didn't hit as hard as others or I wasn't necessarily a fan of the artwork, but as a whole, this was a great read. If I had to choose my favorites I would go with: "Submissive," "Criminal Sanity," "Uncommon Bonds," and "Siren Soirée."
October 5, 2022
A great collection of Harley stories. A worthy celebration of her 30th Anniversary!
My favourites are: 'A Legend Is Born', 'Siren's Soiree', 'Submissive', and 'Uncommon Bonds.'
My favourites are: 'A Legend Is Born', 'Siren's Soiree', 'Submissive', and 'Uncommon Bonds.'
January 14, 2023
I'd say about 2½⭐. There were a few stories I just couldn't finish as the art looked like an 8 year old drew it (and I hate being critical of artists, but Jesus some were rough) and the stories weren't all that much better either. Some where fun, though. But it was quite a chore to get through for me personally. The lazy Deadpool’esq Harley writing doesn't do much for me.
November 5, 2022
There were a couple of stories in here that were good but not great, but for the most part I loved everything. Give me a whole book of those alternate covers, please! They’re all so pretty. Loved the different art styles and the cohesive writing of the character (for the most part.) Def recommend to any devoted fan!
June 17, 2023
This was actually better than I expected. Most of the stories are good and give insight into Harley's personality. I particularly enjoyed Submissive and Siren Soiree, and think the Joker/Harley issue was unnecessary and annoying to include. I wish there was one issue that was less humorous, but I also get why there isn't. Full of great art styles and awesome stories, this is a wonderful portryal of Harley Quinn. The chosen stories are perfect in celebrating her as a character.
Also, there's one part that had me doing a triple take. It's so obscure and insignificant, yet I won't ever forget it. That alone kept my attention.
Also, there's one part that had me doing a triple take. It's so obscure and insignificant, yet I won't ever forget it. That alone kept my attention.
September 25, 2022
“[Hyenas] also really love Cheez-its, so it’s best to buy ‘em in bulk.”
This is an excellent and diverse celebration of Harley Quinn, with only a cursory Joker appearance. An amusing testament to the creativity of these writers and artists, whose different takes are stronger for having been collected together.
This is an excellent and diverse celebration of Harley Quinn, with only a cursory Joker appearance. An amusing testament to the creativity of these writers and artists, whose different takes are stronger for having been collected together.
March 1, 2023
I honestly never thought much about Harley Quinn as a character until recently. This anniversary collection allowed me to experience awesome comic depictions of her so I can add more to Harley content to my TBR list! Highly recommend. (Also, it’s not books, but if you like this I think you’d love the animated Harley Quinn show on HBO!)
October 5, 2022
Fun little collection of Harley stories to celebrate 30 years. Love the different art styles
March 11, 2024
4.5/5
A super cute collection of Harley comics, some fun, some sad, all good reads! Some of these artists I'm familiar with from other Harley Quinn works but many of these I've never heard of and will have to check out further
A super cute collection of Harley comics, some fun, some sad, all good reads! Some of these artists I'm familiar with from other Harley Quinn works but many of these I've never heard of and will have to check out further
July 14, 2024
Really enjoyed this special edition for Harley’s Bday 🖤❤️
May 19, 2023
This is a mixed bag of Harley Quinn vignettes and everyone will probably find something to like and a fair amount that they don't. It kicks off with Uncommon Bonds which begins with a bunch of nonsensical dialogue heavy with beaver double entendres. If you can get to the third page it actually becomes an engaging story where Harley teams up with Batman's butler, Alfred.
The second story Cease and Decease has Harley teamed up with a new hero whose motto is that he always gets the mission completed in fifteen minutes. It becomes apparent as the story goes along that "Fifteen" has been set up by Amanda Waller to never return from the mission. This one's worth checking out.
Then comes a vignette where Harley and Ivy are lovers going against the Penguin (There are a couple of good lines in this particular story about Harley's "poor trigger discipline.") Another story shows the pre-Joker Harleen Quinzel who solves a murder by using her expertise in toxicology to discover that Poison Ivy is the murderer. I wasn't aware that Quinn was gay or a toxicology expert, but the volume is filled with alternate reality stories--including some where Harley is killed by a brain bomb and the majority of the vignette is her imagining that she survived, another where she is a character in a dungeons & dragons type scenario, etc.
The real highlight for me--and the reason I picked up the collection--is Siren Soiree, which brings back Dini and March to revisit their Gotham City Siren days, where the semi-reformed trio of Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn attempt to stay on the straight on narrow. It's an all-too-brief return to that stellar series.
The second story Cease and Decease has Harley teamed up with a new hero whose motto is that he always gets the mission completed in fifteen minutes. It becomes apparent as the story goes along that "Fifteen" has been set up by Amanda Waller to never return from the mission. This one's worth checking out.
Then comes a vignette where Harley and Ivy are lovers going against the Penguin (There are a couple of good lines in this particular story about Harley's "poor trigger discipline.") Another story shows the pre-Joker Harleen Quinzel who solves a murder by using her expertise in toxicology to discover that Poison Ivy is the murderer. I wasn't aware that Quinn was gay or a toxicology expert, but the volume is filled with alternate reality stories--including some where Harley is killed by a brain bomb and the majority of the vignette is her imagining that she survived, another where she is a character in a dungeons & dragons type scenario, etc.
The real highlight for me--and the reason I picked up the collection--is Siren Soiree, which brings back Dini and March to revisit their Gotham City Siren days, where the semi-reformed trio of Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn attempt to stay on the straight on narrow. It's an all-too-brief return to that stellar series.
January 17, 2026
A bumper issue containing 10 short Harley stories, plus a preview of Batman: The Deadly Duo at the end. Of these, the 8th story with Superman and quite lovely artwork, the 3rd story with Catwoman and Penguin, and the 6th story Sirens Soiree with Catwoman and Ivy are probably the best. A few of the others are quite terrible and none of them are all that great really, for an 'anniversary special'. Batman and Joker only feature briefly in the 10th story. The preview at the end, despite its grisly, scratchy artwork is arguably the best few pages of the whole book. A charitable 2.75/5
October 3, 2022
Such a great collection of Harley stories. Loved her with Alfred and getting her beaver back in action. The hyena factoids. Stjepan Sejic's gorgeous art. The prequel to Criminal Sanity. It just showcases the sheer variety of transformations this character has undergone over the years that touches on her origin, but leads mostly to her present and future, and we see that core aspects of her personality remain the same regardless of the contextual differences.
October 24, 2022
More batshit brilliance from the girl with the big hammer. A collection of one-shots, with a couple serving as tasters/adverts for other runs (which must work because I've already ordered one of hem).
A varied array of art styles serve to show how different Harley has been portrayed over the years, and the whole thing serves up a wonderful mess of her cartoon antics.
A varied array of art styles serve to show how different Harley has been portrayed over the years, and the whole thing serves up a wonderful mess of her cartoon antics.
October 27, 2022
Some very good stories in there, others that are just funny dialogue without much storytelling. It sure gives a nice perspective on Harley's carreer along the three decades, but I would not mind giving Poison Ivy a bit more space. The best tales make Harley the voice of self-empowering psychlogy and even tend towards anarcho-feminism (as much as a mainstream publication will allow).
April 12, 2023
This was better than I expected. All of the big creative teams of Harley's past return to do new stories for Harley's 30th anniversary. A pleasant surprise with great art for the most part (There is a story illustrated by Erica Henderson that looks like hot garbage and another by Riley Rossmo that is also a mess.)
November 3, 2022
This book was a wonderful sampling of different writers, artists and series featuring Harley Quinn. It's a good book to read if your looking for a Harley series but haven't picked a specific one to read yet. I also love to see how different writers interpret the same character. This was a fun read.
September 21, 2022
minus a star for that weird criminal sanity one sorry
September 25, 2022
love this little collection.
September 29, 2022
Fun little collection. I do hope we actually get a buff fantasy Harley book in the future, that would rule
October 1, 2022
absolutely wonderful 🥰
October 28, 2022
A mixed bag. Should be 3.5 stars.
November 21, 2022
A pretty great collection of varied short stories starring the main character. The quality varies, but the highs are high, and the lows are few.
December 6, 2022
Stacked with great art and compelling short stories celebrating a character I've loved since childhood!
February 8, 2023
i'm always gonna give harley a good rep. happy belated bday to her <3
February 26, 2023
Very guttt
March 11, 2023
submissive was my favorite from this
March 18, 2023
For a Super Harley Fan (this one loving her since her premiere), This is exactly what it should be, a party in Comic Book form! Well done Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special Team!!!!
July 12, 2023
I really liked these books where you can see the different art styles and types of stories that can be told through the same character.
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