However, in the mid-2010s, DC decided to use the character to chase trends, and they turned her into a Deadpool ripoff in her New 52 run. For the first time in print, 19 short tales of Gotham City’s craziest clown princess are presented in nothing but black, white, and bold splashes of red. This is supposed to be Harley back in her pining-for-the-Joker days and the silliness and sympathy it brings to the character is a great reminder of why Harley used to work. I like the story with Harley battling her way through the Hip Hop street battle version of the Riddler, Huntress, Bane, Two Face and last but not least, Scarface and Joker!

The first Black, White, and Red series actually provided some of the better stories in the character’s recent history, however. As to the stories themselves, I enjoy the ones that I actually read with care, these stories are humorous with a few fresh ideas here and there e. There were a rare few stories that didn't resonate well with me, but those seem like outliers and didn't really dilute my reading experiences.If you see a woman on the news who robbed a bank, but she starts preaching about how she broke up with her abusive boyfriend, you’re not gonna respond, “YAS SLAY QUEEN, DUMP HIM! The issue delivers perfection on every level, so pick your favorite cover, settle in, and have a Merry Christmas! However, despite tanking sales and reader disinterest all around, DC refuses to change literally anything about how they use her.

For example, I really like the style of Stjepan Šejić, whose other comics I have read, including something about Harley. Ob zynisch, süß, rachsüchtig, unnachgiebig oder tollpatschig - alles ist mit dabei und verbindet sich zu einer fein ausgearbeiteten Charakterstudie. This was an enjoyable collection, and I'll be keeping my eye out for some of the other collections some of these were inspired by. There are a handful of good stories including shorts set in Šejič’s Harleen series and Murphy’s White Knight series (which was my personal favorite in the collection).Babs Tarr’s artwork is some of the best of this series, bringing a cute, feminine look to the Gotham City Sirens. With this, she inadvertently sends the couple on a path of relationship growth as they try to escape her torture.

DC should’ve used the Gotham City Sirens team a long ago as a way to compromise between a Harley free from Joker, who also doesn’t have to be forced to carry a book by herself. Most of the stories are entertaining, but the three-colour artwork works better with some artists’ style than others. To see Harley go off on a jewel heist, and then have the story shift into a narrative about personal growth and betterment while she’s still a lunatic criminal is just ludicrous. This becomes an opportunity for Harley to bemoan how she “always tries to fix broken toys” and how she’s too wise to align herself with untrustworthy, narcissistic criminals now. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.I think all the antics, different art styles, different paces and tones, how experimental it was, is so quintessentially Harley Quinn. Plus, That Texas Blood hitmakers Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips tell a tale of twisted fate where Harleen Quinzel never fell for The Joker! Die Themen sind dabei gemischt, scheinbar ohne Ordnung - anarchistisch wie die Protagonistin selbst. Gaggy and company betray Harley, revealing they only wanted to set her up to take the fall for their robbery.