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meghannf's review against another edition
4.0
WOW! Injustice from Harley’s point of view, if we are not in for a treat, I don’t know what to say anymore…! And what a treat! This comic was fun, fun, fun and… surprisingly serious at some point!
Honestly I was stunned when I finished it. I wasn't expecting some profound and deep tones in the writing, especially from Harley. The reader can discover a new perspective of Harley’s character. A phenomena I deeply appreciated in this volume.
The story highlights how the Superman’s regime and Batman’s rebellion affect the villains. They are part of this wounded world, which just like their superheroes opponents, they feel the need to choose a side. It was particularly interesting to see how the situation reverberates on Harley Quinn and her beliefs. She is a fun character and the writing plus the art reflect it perfectly. I have to say the fact that the meta jokes of Harley’s minions are amazing! In general, there is humor (be sure of it!) and plenty of it. The flow is easy between her stream of consciousness and her interactions (serious or not) with the other characters. It is well supported by good lettering which completes the job. The pencil and ink works bring a colorful mood, giving a light atmosphere in the comics but dark at times.
The creators managed to tackle some themes I thought Harley incapable of having like seriousness, feelings and sensitive to world affairs. I really loved that aspect of her, having deep emotions which left her confused and affected. The whole aesthetic goes so well with Harley’s narrative side of the Injustice story. The captions contain her severe interior monologues about how she cares and questions the world plus her relationships with different characters. It brings a specific mood in the comic. The color plays a wonderful role to highlight the mood, the optimistic and crazy moments. Of course, it still has dark captions to convey Harley’s conflicted emotions. Her character is engaged in a conflict, emotional or not, and she feels like she doesn’t have a choice. This mindset mixes crazy rants and deep, weighty thoughts on the big superheroes and villains division and problem raised in Injustice.
It was a really good volume and I’m super excited to read the follow-up.
On to the next one Injustice!
I received a copy thanks to Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.
Honestly I was stunned when I finished it. I wasn't expecting some profound and deep tones in the writing, especially from Harley. The reader can discover a new perspective of Harley’s character. A phenomena I deeply appreciated in this volume.
The story highlights how the Superman’s regime and Batman’s rebellion affect the villains. They are part of this wounded world, which just like their superheroes opponents, they feel the need to choose a side. It was particularly interesting to see how the situation reverberates on Harley Quinn and her beliefs. She is a fun character and the writing plus the art reflect it perfectly. I have to say the fact that the meta jokes of Harley’s minions are amazing! In general, there is humor (be sure of it!) and plenty of it. The flow is easy between her stream of consciousness and her interactions (serious or not) with the other characters. It is well supported by good lettering which completes the job. The pencil and ink works bring a colorful mood, giving a light atmosphere in the comics but dark at times.
The creators managed to tackle some themes I thought Harley incapable of having like seriousness, feelings and sensitive to world affairs. I really loved that aspect of her, having deep emotions which left her confused and affected. The whole aesthetic goes so well with Harley’s narrative side of the Injustice story. The captions contain her severe interior monologues about how she cares and questions the world plus her relationships with different characters. It brings a specific mood in the comic. The color plays a wonderful role to highlight the mood, the optimistic and crazy moments. Of course, it still has dark captions to convey Harley’s conflicted emotions. Her character is engaged in a conflict, emotional or not, and she feels like she doesn’t have a choice. This mindset mixes crazy rants and deep, weighty thoughts on the big superheroes and villains division and problem raised in Injustice.
It was a really good volume and I’m super excited to read the follow-up.
On to the next one Injustice!
I received a copy thanks to Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.
just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition
3.0
This is picking up were the Injustice series left off, the parallel Earth heroes have been introduced. However, the story is narrated by Harley....why? Also it is narrated, as in told in past tense...why?
cfdracarys's review against another edition
4.0
I love this universe! I'm glad they did a series that covers the events of the first game. The game was lacking so much details from the graphic novels, like there wasn't enough storytime within the game to cover all the characters and events that happened in the GNs leading up to the game. So this really fills in so much of what the game was missing.And It's all told from Harley Quinn's perspective! LOVE.
thatpaintedpony's review against another edition
4.0
Another tightly written, interesting story. When Harley is written well, she's one of my favorite characters in the DCU, and this comic is an example of her at her best. More than just a crazed floozy, this is Harley as a confused, battered, abused, mentally ill but still strong, motivated woman. The absence of the Joker throughout most of this story gives Harley room for some independance and growth that I really appreciate. The art is clean and crisp and overall this was a good read.
luanam's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this as neither DC nor Harley Quinn are part of my go to GNs - picked up just out of curiosity to read during my lunchbreak at work one day. I ended up being absolutely entertained.
This doesn't have the depth of Saga or the beauty of Monstress but it was humorous and Harley's progression from out of the Joker's shadow into her own mayhemic mama bear of a boss of a gang of Harley hoodlums (who were surprisingly sweet) was engaging as all hell. There was also extra joy in seeing time and again bring chaos to the ordered machinations of certain good guys turned into oppressive totalitarian shitlords.
Surprisingly feelgood and sentimental for a violent comic.
I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this as neither DC nor Harley Quinn are part of my go to GNs - picked up just out of curiosity to read during my lunchbreak at work one day. I ended up being absolutely entertained.
This doesn't have the depth of Saga or the beauty of Monstress but it was humorous and Harley's progression from out of the Joker's shadow into her own mayhemic mama bear of a boss of a gang of Harley hoodlums (who were surprisingly sweet) was engaging as all hell. There was also extra joy in seeing time and again bring chaos to the ordered machinations of certain good guys turned into oppressive totalitarian shitlords.
Surprisingly feelgood and sentimental for a violent comic.
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