bookheaven | Harley Quinn, Vol. 3: Welcome to Metropolis

Harley Quinn, Vol. 3: Welcome to Metropolis by Karl Kesel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Harley Quinn is a character I just don’t get the appeal of but I keep trying. I like her partner Poison Ivy better, or at least slightly more relatable. Harley and Ivy hit Metropolis to pay back a hero (antihero?) named Thorn and Jimmy Olson for reasons I don’t know but assume were covered in other volumes.

After an eye rolling coincidental way they get a hideout and Harley a new persona to play, it was entertaining watching Harley lay her trap for Jimmy while Ivy does…okay almost nothing other than deal with Thorn and her alter ego (split personality?) And then it goes off the rails hard. Into a wall. First Bizarro Superman appears and just won’t leave and his reverse speech is annoying AF especially over multiple issues. Then Harley ends up in Hell and I lost all interest (though Etrigan made an appearance I remember loving him as a teen, not sure why).

So yeah real mixed bag here. Glad I got it from the library versus buying it. Doubt I’d read more. However it must be said the art is great especially Dodson’s. Loved it though Ivy’s new outfit…. I’m assuming grew out of her body because a bikini with no straps at all? Thanks for the sexualization dudes.

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