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Review: Harley Quinn #15


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By Philip Schweier
February 1, 2017 - 04:44

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Remember the scene in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), where young Boobby Benson took Klaatu around Washington, showing him the sights that exemplified what made humanity so great? This issue is kind of like that, as Harley distracts would-be conqueror Zorcrom with a taste of New York.

NYC has a charming crudity, akin to everybody’s favorite drunken frat boy, so it’s no surprise when the locker room humour comes fast and furious, especially given that Zorcrom wears no pants. Meanwhile, Zorcrom’s arch nemesis has gone in search of help, finding it in Harley’s good friend Power Girl. Good choice, under the circumstances.

Zorcrom is your basic one-dimensional nemesis, out to rule the world for no other reason than to satisfy his lust for power. He’s not evil in the usual Satanic manner of speaking, simply self-involved, egomaniacal and none-too-bright.

The story is prefaced by a sequence set 150 years in the future, in which Batman has clearly become Gotham’s leading industry, much like the Pope and Vatican City. The purpose of it is not explained, and I can only take it on faith that it is a development to be explored in future issues.

Overall it’s not a bad issue; simply the latest in a series, serving to ramp up the rest of the story. I apologize if that’s damning with faint praise, but even the quiet moments of a story have their role to fulfill. Otherwise, how would we recognize the louder ones?


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