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mckinlay's review
3.0
3.5 i thought the ending didn't make a whole lot of sense but still good. i just keep shipping Harley and Ivy more and more as i continue to read comics with both of them.
babettes's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
xandra_lyn's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was only ok, and rather a disappointment after the last book (strange fruit). There was a lot of character development in the previous book, but the stories in this nixed all of it. The writers fell back into the typical character tropes, and it was really disappointing. They also referenced a bunch of things going on in other comic books at the time, so it was a little confusing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
just_fighting_censorship's review
3.0
All of the Arkham Asylum/Joker/Harley sequences are wonderful, prefect, interesting, well written and fun.
The wrap up between Catwoman and her psycho sister Maggie is pretty lame. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of religious zealots or exorcisms or plots that don't make sense. Catwoman is forced to choose to either kill her sister to save gotham, or....just save gotham??? Gee, what's a girl to do? I didn't quite understand why Catwoman needed to kill her sister as a penance, and I don't think the author really did either.
Poison Ivy was barely in this one and her escape from the asylum was pretty unspectacular.
I really didn't like how the Penguin was just randomly thrown into the mix for a single page, for absolutely no reason at all. We didn't need him to ask Ivy to kill Catwoman, she already wanted to. He didn't help her escape either, so no point at all.
The ending just seemed weird and full of faux-feminism ("no man will manipulate me"). I would have preferred seeing these 3 ladies either 'riding off into the sunset' together or having an all out brawl, not some lame "plot twist" that was slapped together becuase the series was cancelled.
Most of the art in this book is great and the cover art throughout is spectacular, frame worthy even, but there were some cells were the art was just bad, catwoman in particular looked paunchy at times, at one point in particular you see her leg smash a man's face and it seriously looks like her leg is a gelatinous stump.
However, overall this wasn't too bad, there was some good writting and it was absolutely better than the last two.
The wrap up between Catwoman and her psycho sister Maggie is pretty lame. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of religious zealots or exorcisms or plots that don't make sense. Catwoman is forced to choose to either kill her sister to save gotham, or....just save gotham??? Gee, what's a girl to do? I didn't quite understand why Catwoman needed to kill her sister as a penance, and I don't think the author really did either.
Poison Ivy was barely in this one and her escape from the asylum was pretty unspectacular.
I really didn't like how the Penguin was just randomly thrown into the mix for a single page, for absolutely no reason at all. We didn't need him to ask Ivy to kill Catwoman, she already wanted to. He didn't help her escape either, so no point at all.
The ending just seemed weird and full of faux-feminism ("no man will manipulate me"). I would have preferred seeing these 3 ladies either 'riding off into the sunset' together or having an all out brawl, not some lame "plot twist" that was slapped together becuase the series was cancelled.
Most of the art in this book is great and the cover art throughout is spectacular, frame worthy even, but there were some cells were the art was just bad, catwoman in particular looked paunchy at times, at one point in particular you see her leg smash a man's face and it seriously looks like her leg is a gelatinous stump.
However, overall this wasn't too bad, there was some good writting and it was absolutely better than the last two.
troublxs's review
4.0
i wanted them to end up together and happy :( also not enough poison ivy and too much joker&harley quinn. not happy with that
davidareyzaga's review
5.0
I'll admit it, I was disappointed that Harley couldn't help but join the Joker again even though she had already planned to kill him. Her segment in particular was brilliant, the way it showed the story of each guard that she knew when she worked at Arkham.
And finally, we get some Batman (Bruce)!!!!! I loved this volume. The big surprise was that they all had a falling out, and that Harley finally said to Ivy that she was aware of the love Ivy felt for her. Fortunately, the ending turns things around and shows that our three main characters are still as independent as ever. :D
And finally, we get some Batman (Bruce)!!!!! I loved this volume. The big surprise was that they all had a falling out, and that Harley finally said to Ivy that she was aware of the love Ivy felt for her. Fortunately, the ending turns things around and shows that our three main characters are still as independent as ever. :D
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