Stephanie Roux

Harley Quinn is without doubt one of my favorite characters. I mean what's not to like; she is quite an unstable psychiatrist, the on and off girlfriend of the Joker. Speaking of the Joker, he is in this graphic novel, which I found really great, even though he did try to make some islanders sacrifice her in a Volcano. Well, that was until he realized that that he too was to be sacrificed, then suddenly he was on Harley's side, ah love!

Also Harley visits Comic-Con, chaos and destruction is, show more of course, to be insured and she teams up with Power Girl who has lost her memory and tries to convince Power Girl that they are a crime fighting superhero duo…right! Hilarious moments insured!

Love the art, as usual. No complaints there.

A fun graphic novel, I'm looking forward to reading more Harley Quinn in the future!

I received this copy from DC Comics through Edelweiss in return for an honest review! show less

The start of this TPB is the continuation of the skating team stuff. And it’s just as crazy (crazy good) as the stuff from the previous TPB.

Then we had Harley’s Future’s End story which was cool, and disturbing, and had some surprises in it. And then there was the main story. Power Girl crashes from space, nearly braining Harley to death. And when PG wakes up she does so without her memory, and Harley takes advantage of it in some quite hilarious ways. It was cool to see how the show more writers wrote these two ladies and how they interacted (not to mention Harley practically holding her breath every time PG got bumped on the head).

There was also a story where Harley and her friends/tenants went to the SDCC, and it was hilarious too, with lots of inside-ish hilarity and much ragging on DC authors and creators.

It was a fun TPB, and while it’s still not quite as awesome as Marvel’s Deadpool, it’s almost there with its off the hook zanniness.

I got this advanced galley through Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment. show less

Following Volume 1, in which Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti established the New 52 solo version of Harley, Harley Quinn Vol. 2: Power Outage offers more of her adventures. Conner and Palmiotti continue to portray her as a Deadpool-esque character, with frequent asides to other media and even her own writers. The longest stories in this volume focus on Harley's team-up with Power Girl and her metatextual visit to San Diego Comic Con International. The "Futures End" story, set five years show more after the current events of the comic, feels out-of-place, but it was part of a larger concept running through all the DC titles at the time. The "Secret Origins" story works well to rectify certain canonical issues, though it pales in comparison to Paul Dini's Batman: Harley Quinn special. While this particular series lacks some of the depth of the pre-New 52 run under Karl Kesel or Dini's Gotham City Sirens series, it continues to entertain and fans of the character can will find plenty to like. show less

Man, what a disappointing follow up to [b:Harley Quinn, Vol. 1: Hot in the City|21555973|Harley Quinn, Vol. 1 Hot in the City|Amanda Conner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410802925s/21555973.jpg|40889283]. There was so much of this book I was not interested in, and the Joker section KILLED the pacing. I like Harley Quinn, and I like the Joker, but not together, ironically, since Harley Quinn came into existence to be the Joker's sidekick on the animated TV show. Oh, well, I'll just be over show more here, shipping Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy (because, seriously, they are so freaking CUTE together). The Powergirl story was a bit of a snooze. The one thing saving this volume from being one star was the Comic Con section, which was a lot of fun to read, and also pretty funny, like when she runs into celebrities. *sigh* If only the rest of the book was more like that section. show less