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Review: Harley Quinn #8
By Philip Schweier

November 23, 2016 - 05:15

Publisher(s): DC Comics
Writer(s): Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti
Penciller(s): Chad Hardin and Andrew Robinson
Inker(s): Chad Hardin and Andrew Robinson
Colourist(s): Hi-Fi and Andrew Robinson
Letterer(s): Dave Sharpe
Cover Artist(s): Amanda Conner and Alex Sinclair; variant by Frank Cho and Laura Martin


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A done in one issue, as the girls take a week off at a resort in the Caribbean. They’re trip was promised several issues ago, and one thing we know is that whenever the Harley and the Ivy get together, it’s going to be a festive occasion.

The story overall is a brief respite from the constant antics of Harley Quinn and her gang of Harleys, who in recent issues took down a gang of thieves, infiltrated the punk world, and came face to face with one of Batman’s most famous foes. So Harley’s entitled to unwind a bit.

Having Ivy along just makes a bonus still in the throes of adolescence. The story is filled with homo-eroticism, which can be entertaining in the proper dose. Here, it’s so ubiquitous it’s easy to become desensitized to it.

The story opens up with a dream sequence, illustrated rather differently than the usual style by Chad Hardin. Later in the story, there is a flashback sequence for which Andrew Robinson takes over art chores. I find this strategy of switching artists effective, and would expect to see it happen more often, as the situation calls for it.

But I really like Hardin’s work, as much as I’ve appreciated all the artists to work on Harley. It’s consistent without being copy-cat. That speaks to their collective talent.



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