HARLEEN #1 Writer/Artist: Stjepan Sejic Letterer: Gabriela Downie Editor: Andy Khouri Publisher: DC Comics Rating: 8/10 DISCLAIMER: Harleen contains themes which some readers may find disturbing. DC Comics’ recent Harley Quinn titles have got me completely re-invested in a character I’d previously criticised. Like many others, I was fed up with Harley’s constant over-sexualisation and the damaging promotion of an idealistic female body image. Unexpectedly, the complete rebran

HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY #1 Writer: Jody Houser Penciller: Adriana Melo Inker: Mark Morales Colorist: Hi-Fi Letterer: Gabriela Downie Publisher: DC Comics Rating: 7/10 HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY #1 is a mini-series that is supposed to explore the relationship between fan favorites Harley and Ivy! This book takes place after the emotionally-taxing events of Tom King's Heroes in Crisis. In that mini-series, we saw Harley framed for murder. As well, we saw Ivy dying and then bei

HARLEY QUINN: BREAKING GLASS Writer: Mariko Tamaki Artist/Colourist: Steve Pugh Letterer: Carlos M. Mangual Publisher: DC Comics Rating: 9/10 When I first heard about DC’s line of YA graphic novels, one of the titles that I was most anticipating was Mariko Tamaki’s Breaking Glass. It was easy to imagine how characters like Catwoman and Teen Titan’s Raven could be made appropriate for younger audiences, but I struggled to imagine a portrayal of Harley that would be suitable. I