Does DC need three simultaneous Harley Quinn books? On one hand, two ongoing series seems like ample material for Miss Quinzel without throwing another mini-series into the mix. On the other, the core series has often felt too crowded and disjointed for its own good over the past year. Maybe Harley's team of color-coded sidekicks need their own book if they're ever going to live up to their potential as individual characters and as a team. Maybe so, but this first issue doesn't do much to make up for lost time.
Harley Quinn herself is the best thing about Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys #1, which isn't a great thing when you consider that the whole point of the book is pushing her out of the spotlight and forcing the Gang of Harleys to fend form themselves. Co-writers Frank Tieri and Jimmy Palmiotti write a very entertaining Harley, one who revels in beating up on the Hipster Mafia and being a den mother to her minions. Honestly, the issue emphasizes better than many how much Harley has grown as a character from her old days as Joker's sidekick/punching bag.
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Harley Quinn herself is the best thing about Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys #1, which isn't a great thing when you consider that the whole point of the book is pushing her out of the spotlight and forcing the Gang of Harleys to fend form themselves. Co-writers Frank Tieri and Jimmy Palmiotti write a very entertaining Harley, one who revels in beating up on the Hipster Mafia and being a den mother to her minions. Honestly, the issue emphasizes better than many how much Harley has grown as a character from her old days as Joker's sidekick/punching bag.
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