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Harley Quinn #1 — Stephanie Phillips, Writer; Riley Rossmo, Artist; Ivan Plascencia, Colorist
Ray — 9/10
Ray: Fresh off her Future State miniseries, Stephanie Phillips is bringing Harley back to Gotham at the worst possible time. With Riley Rossmo bringing a very distinct look to Harley’s usual craziness, she steps into a Gotham that is more hostile to clowns than ever. At the start of the issue, she finds herself under attack by an angry citizen who links her to Punchline and wants to make her pay. This quickly turns into a mob, and Harley struggles to get her own worst instincts under control to not deal out some very villain-like punishment. That doesn’t mean the issue’s too dark, though-while not as wacky as some of the recent runs, it still has a great sense of humor as Harley and Batman try to sort out the ins and outs of their new partnership-including Harley trying to get a paycheck as a member of the Bat-family. This is probably the most we’ve seen these two interact in Harley’s solo book in a long time.
