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Review: Harley Quinn #9

By Philip Schweier
December 8, 2016 - 16:51

With a Harley Quinn comic book, you expect a certain level of humour and craziness. Maybe I’m a bit dim, but it’s taken me this long to figure out “the level of the room,” so to speak. It’s much more subtle and cerebral, somewhat like the British sense of humour (which I rarely understand, so there ya go).

Take one part Wizard of Oz, throw in some psycho-funka-delic trippiness, and add a dash of roller derby, with a modicum of psycho-analysis (physician, heal thyself), and that’s the latest issue of Harley. Oh, and the dachshund’s name is Nathan. Get it?

If I had a complaint, it’s that the ending was a bit telegraphed early in the story. But it was nice seeing Mike Kaluta draw a few pages again. He was one of my favorite artists back in the day, but he’s been off the radar so long, I can’t help but wonder where he’s been.

Meanwhile, Brandon Peterson’s art continues to shine. This is the first ongoing title I’ve seen him work on, so I’m going to have to do some background research to find out where’s he’s been the past several years, and seek those books out. Like several Rebirth titles this week, now’s a great time to hop on your Harley, if you haven’t already.

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