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10 on Harley Quinn: Black, White, and Redder #6 reviewThis is it - my final review for Batman News (at least for now). I may, however, be doing an op-ed finalizing my thoughts on DC’s treatment of Harley Quinn. I love this character to death, at least the way she was supposed to be written. However, despite tanking sales and reader disinterest all around,…
When last we left Poison Ivy, Ivy's past misdeeds were coming back to haunt her. The infection she planted was finally taking hold of her victims. Meanwhile, there was a weird love triangle going on between Ivy, Harley, and Janet. Consequently, I’ve admitted to having become rather disillusioned by this series, despite the fact that…
I am writing this review in a place of despair for DC Comics. Their comics have sunk down to the lowest quality I have ever seen them, EVER. It used to be that you could at least count on the main Batman ongoing to be decent, but after the nonsensical Gotham War event, that is…
I’d like to ask the readers a question. If you are still buying Poison Ivy, why is that? I’m not saying that in a snarky way as if “no one would ever want to read this book!” It’s just that I feel the momentum of intrigue once held by this book has been slowly fading…
By now, we’ve gotten a good look at the kind of sales estimates this series has received…and it’s not good. This book has been floundering, unable to stay anywhere near the top 100 comics. Unfortunately, this was expected. None of the Harley Quinn-led books have been selling well. This is the third Harley Quinn mini-series…
I want to start off this review with a minor complaint. Why does the cover of this issue have the tagline: “Bonnie and Croc!”? Ivy and Croc aren’t in a relationship in this issue, and that’s usually what that phrasing implies. Ugh. I just can’t stand these forced taglines! Now, on to the actual review.…
I’m going to be making a small change in how I review these comics, because, honestly, I’ve been holding back. I’ve been trying to compromise with these Harley Quinn comics with the hopes of just getting something that isn’t complete gobbledygook. I didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes, and I held back on some…
The first thing I noticed when I started reading this issue is that, yes, the Knight Terrors event was a totally pointless interruption to this book. Here we pick up exactly where issue 13 left off: there has been a mysterious murder committed that someone seems to want to pin on Ivy. Meanwhile, there’s the…
This will be my last review for the Harley Quinn ongoing for a while. I’ve been needing to take a little step back from comic reviewing to work on other projects. Therefore, I will be dropping Joker (yay). I will also be reviewing this Harley Quinn book every 6 months in trade paperback. Meanwhile, I…
During my time reviewing at Batman News, I’ve given most comics scores of about 6 or lower. That’s because, quite simply, I don’t think most comics released today even manage to be of average quality. I’m especially harsh on Harley comics. The problems DC has with writing her character run very deep and seem to…
It is with great joy and gladness that I write this final review. I am finishing the terrible mini-series: Harley Quinn Screws Up the DCU. I’ve reviewed individual bad comics before, but this is the first time I’ve reviewed an entire series that is this bad. I gave 0.5/10’s to most of the issues. Does…
I was worried that I was reading too much into the first issue of Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy. I thought that issue was a brilliant exploration of Ivy's psyche and relationships. How disappointed I was to pick up this issue and see that I was wrong. Harley and Ivy's Relationship Can Never Have Flaws I thought…
After a disappointing first issue, is there a way to redeem Joker’s Knight Terrors arc? Well yes, but just slightly. The Sketch is a Bit Funnier The first issue of Joker’s nightmare fell flat when it came to the comedy. This sequel chapter, however, has several jokes that work a lot better. Seeing the Joker…
Well, I read one good issue of Knight Terrors. I read another one that sounded good but failed in its execution. Now I can say I’ve read one that falls apart in every way possible. So, Harley Quinn Has No Fears, You Say? This comic starts with Harley having a dream about being back in…
San Diego Comic Con has officially kicked off! We're getting all kinds of new comic book announcements! This October, DC plans to release a brand new comic book series entitled Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong. The plot details include the Justice League on a seemingly normal adventure fighting the Legion of Doom, until a…
What’s this? Another Harley Quinn book? I guess DC will just never get the message that the character is too over-exposed in comics. This is her third series running this month, with absolutely no good sales data to back it up! The first Black, White, and Red series actually provided some of the better stories…
I have two pieces of good news. The first piece is that this is the second to the last issue of this truly terrible series. The other bit of good news is that this issue isn't nearly as bad as the last two. It’s still pretty bad though. EVERY CHARACTER IS AWFUL! Obviously, this issue…
Reading through this Joker series has been a slog so far. The one thing that has been keeping me going is this Knight Terrors book. Why? Because the idea 0f the Joker’s worst nightmare being a 9-5 desk job sounds brilliant! But how does Rosenberg execute this idea? I had high expectations for this book.…
In today’s issue of Poison Ivy, Ivy wakes up in a world where everything is colored in bright pastels. She’s in a neatly manicured neighborhood where all the Batman heroes and villains live in harmony together. She and Harley own a nice house in this neighborhood. Their neighbors are Batman and Selina Kyle, who are…
Tini Howard’s Harley Quinn run is…mediocre. I've read Harley Screws Up the DCU, so Tini's writing of Harley is almost refreshing in a sense. This issue in particular is probably the most decent I’ve read so far. That's mainly because it’s just mostly innocent dialogue between characters setting up where the story is at now…
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