Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn and Batman #1

Harley Quinn and Batman #1 comic reviewA prequel of sorts to DC’s new animated straight-to-DVD release Batman And Harley Quinn, the new digital series from artists and writers tied to Batman: The Animated Series begins here with the opening story by Ty Templeton and artist Rick Burchett focused on Harley Quinn‘s betrayal of the Joker.

Set in the style of last season of Batman: The Animated Series (I would have preferred the original look of the characters, but this version does offer us a cameo by Nightwing), the comic opens with Batman and Nightwing breaking into the Joker’s lair. Ready for the Dynamic Duo, the Joker is flabbergasting when all his defenses and plans fail spectacularly leading Harley to reveal that she was responsible. Not getting the rise out of Mr. J. she hoped, Harley does get a hand by Poison Ivy who shows up to rescue her friend from Batman and the police.

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Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1

Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1 proves to be an intersting way to introduce a streamlined version of Task Force X. Presented from the view of Amanda Waller, who almost has her program decommissioned by the President, the comic focuses largely on the Suicide Squad’s creator offering a job to Rick Flag.

Waller finds Flag rotting in Guantanamo Bay (although he still appears to be a honest man and good soldier who just refused to accept the wrong order). With so much focus on Waller and Flag here we don’t really get much in the way of the team itself who is operating in China to stop a criminal army possessed with super-powers thanks to a meta-bomb created by a kidnapped scientist.

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