Harley Quinn #72

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Comments

[crinos]

Harley you have to admit, Booster is a major improvement over the Joker. I mean I know that isn't exactly a high bar to clear, but he's a step in the right direction. Your taste in men is improving.

(As for your taste in Women, well Ivy is a loving and supportive girlfriend most of the time so you're above the curve on that one.)

[shadur]

Any step away from the Joker is in the right direction.

... And now I'm suddenly actively wondering if there's anyone in DC who'd actually be worse than the Joker as an SO...

[deh_tommy]

Doctor Psycho?

[tcampbell1000]

Yeah, I thought about that one for a few minutes, and I don't think there is! I mean, Darkseid, Luthor, Dr. Psycho (the real villain, not the relatively toothless animated version-- none of them would be prize catches, but at least you'd know where you stood with them from moment to moment.

[icon_uk]

Doctor Light and Trigon would be right up there too.

[vspope]

Chemo.

Though you'd only have to get snuggly with him once.

[leahandillyana]

I see we are ignoring Heroes in Crisis now. And Suicide Squad. And Birds of Prey. Harley and Ivy, possibly. Damn, this story seems to be ignoring so much that is going on.

[beyondthefringe]

Is it a bad thing to ignore Heroes in Crisis? (Although that's probably where they know each other from, I don't think they've ever had any other real interaction.)

And the Harley title has always been pretty askew with regards to her role in Suicide Squad.

Ivy and Beetle will both be so disappointed though...

[crinos]

Well I mean, isn't Harley canonically Pansexual. And isn't Ivy kind of busy being an avatar of the Green ATM?

I mean in the Harley Quinn cartoon its kind of the opposite situation of here where Ivy is engaged to Kite Man.

[leahandillyana]

She no longer is, but they seemingly broke up and Ivy may be evil now.

Re: Spoilers!!

[cyberghostface]

I think they’re referring to the Harley Ivy miniseries.

Re: Spoilers!!

[steverodgers5]

Ah yeah. I've just watched the latest episode now, and suddenly realised that, belatedly. Apologies to leahandillyana for jumping the gun there.

[icon_uk]

Harley is, at the very least, bisexual, so her having a crush on Booster is entirely possible... if not exactly plausible.

[leahandillyana]

I meant the miniseries.

[tcampbell1000]

Definitely didn't ignore Heroes in Crisis: their bonding over that unpleasantness is the main reason these two are even talking now. As for the rest of it, Harley today is a bit like Wolverine in the '90s, appearing in so many different places that you just kind of have to close your eyes and trust the continuity will sort itself out.

[lordultimus]

Characterization is all over the place with her, too, since DC wants to have their cake and eat it too with her being a hero or villain.

[lieut_kettch]

Ok, you sold me on this pairing. Booster/Ted/Harley/Ivy poly relationship!

[bradygirl_12]

I'd definitely read that! :)

[bruinsfan]

As long as Booster/Ted is a component, I'm game.

[mastermahan]

Harley and Pamela and Michael and Ted. I like it.

[kurenai_tenka]

Lol, the cover text.

[lordultimus]

Okay, credit where it's due, this isn't nearly as bad as the solicitation made it out to be.

[coldfury]

Who knew that Rip Hunter's mom was Harley Quinn this whole time?

(/s)

[lordultimus]

I mean, Rip was a blonde pre-Crisis.

[rainspirit]

Eh, well, Booster Gold's at least a step up from Kite Man...

(I know, not the cartoon series, but still!)

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Wow, haven't seen this series here in a while. I wasn't sure it was still going on.

[sarahnewlin]

But what about Ted?

[lieut_kettch]

I've read some Bleeding Cool articles about how Harley and Ivy are being slowly pushed into obscurity. Apparently DC wants Pam as a homicidal ecoterrorist again and Harley is being "straightwashed" into being a couple with Booster.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/sam-humphries-says-dc-wont-let-him-use-poison-ivy-in-harley-quinn/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/heroes-in-crisis-harley-quinn-booster-gold/

I'm just holding out that editorial is waiting for the animated TV show to catch up so they can be together again:

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a32050930/harley-quinn-poison-ivy-relationship-season-2/

[shadowpsykie]

Harley is bisexual