Harley Quinn #1 – Review

By: Amanda Connor & Jimmy Palmiotti (story), Chad Hardin (art), Alex Sinclair (colorist)

The Story: She’s like Marlo Thomas in That Girl, only with a criminal record!

The Review: I didn’t have plans to review this series, and I didn’t even check out the gimmicky and somewhat controversial #0 issue.  I’ve always liked Harley Quinn fine, but she never really interested me until Ales Kot had his way with her on Suicide Squad.  There, she had a razor-sharp intellect that revealed itself at her most bubbly, chaotic moments, not unlike the man who inspired her.  I’ll be honest; I had little confidence Palmiotti could capture that same duality.

And he doesn’t.  Instead, like most writers, he and Connor keep Quinn’s cunning under wraps, focusing more heavily on her comedic side.  It’s not a bad choice.  Her sheer vivacity has a lot of charm, and she takes such delight when giving in to impulse that it’s hard not to enjoy it, despite yourself.  Who else in the DCU can convincingly break out into song in a moment of pure joy, belting the first bar of “The Sound of Music”* as she twirls in her newly inherited apartment

Super-Con 2008 Report!

Daniel, Ray, and I had a chance to check out Super-Con 2008 today. Check out our complete report on what went down!