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Poison Ivy
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0 on Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit issue #2 reviewOur sirens (Cat Woman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn) have infiltrated their way into a nightclub that finally opened up to the public after being suspiciously exclusive for so long. Once our crew realizes that the prize d possession they’re looking for is a child trapped in a cage they realize something very fishy is going…
Oh boy! Here’s the moment where I really wish I had managed to catch up on this series! There’s a lot of lore that I’m completely in the dark about and I feel as lost as our characters running away in the forest. Time for me to read up for the next review but while…
Paradise is bountiful with lush vegetation and lots of rewarding work being done by Poison Ivy and Undine. They’re isolated, in their own little bubble that they can shape however they want. Janet from HR is still weak after recovery and we’ll find out what collapses first, her health or the little slab of heaven…
Robin has been shot! And the identity of this new “Holiday” shooter remains a mystery. Even though Robin survived the encounter with the shooter, Batman would never forgive himself if something severe were to ever happen to the boy. So how will the Dynamic Duo rebound? Dave Johnson, who’s mostly known for his cover work,…
Poison Ivy returns to Batman-News with the cigarettes and milk in a brand new review. Let's catch up! Pamela Isley is on a mildly homicidal redemption arc and is taking residence in Gotham's Slaughter Swamp with her friends. Unfortunately, due to her misguided actions, a war reignites between the forces of the Green and Grey.…
The mystery surrounding the copycat Holiday shootings resumes in The Last Halloween issue #6. Batman and Robin are looking for motivations for these attacks and for potential suspects, and they might have a lead. There are still many unanswered questions, so how will the Dynamic Duo solve the case? Enrico Marini handles the illustrations on…
Let’s say you’re writing a four-part ensemble story. You’ve laid out maybe a dozen different elements in the forms of plot threads, character ideas, and avenues for social or political commentary. Your story is moving along at an entertainingly fast clip for the first three parts, and now your remaining challenge is to bring it…
Do you watch BreadTube-style video essays? I sure watch a hell of BreadTube-style videos essays, especially for someone who essentially has no idea what that means. I was simply told recently that I watch and enjoy a lot of BreadTube style video essays. One of the things you come to learn if you watch…
Last weak, faithful readers, we were witness to a good deal of gaming groundwork. This week, we really see things moving. Gotham City Sirens #2 is a real winner of a middle issue. Issue #1’s inciting reveal was that Punchline was behind the mysterious cyber-buffalo stampedes, and that the cartoonish futuristic Western violence running…
I’ve recently been spending a good deal of time with somebody who likes to describe things as “camp”. As in, a lot of things. At first, I had no idea what exactly he meant when he used the word. After my strategy of waiting around to see if any sort of pattern revealed itself failed,…
After 13 years, the Gotham City Sirens are back! For a little while, that is at least. The original Gotham City Sirens was created by Paul Dini in 2009 and quickly became a cult classic, though ended when DC's titles were rebooted in 2011 with the New 52. Now, this August, the ongoing comics of Harley…
Zombies creeping through a devastated marshland. Poison Ivy undergoing a transformation showcasing a powerful new ability. Solomon Grundy hanging out with Killer Croc. These are just a few of the stellar elements that come together in Poison Ivy #22. Unfortunately, these concepts don’t get as much opportunity to shine as they should. My recap of…
The new origin of Pamela Isely unfolds in Poison Ivy #20. As is the case with the rest of this series so far, writer G. Willow Wilson crafts a narrative which deftly weaves between sparks of relationship drama and pure biological terror. One of my favorite parts of this Ivy comic is that it seems…
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’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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
If you’ve seen the cover for this issue, you probably think it’s all about Harley and Ivy spending a romantic evening together. After all, the cover shows them on a boat ride on a lake outside of Gotham, drinking champagne with the issue's tag line being, “Date Night.” Well, if you think that’s what this…
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