Harley Quinn...
Sometime ago, long before the world stayed home, I went to a bookstore way out in what was recently a hot zone and picked up a handful of issues of the Harley Quinn graphic novel (the New 52 series). More recently, Harley Quinn went mainstream and after a handful of theatrical features, grew up and got her own TV series. According to Wikipedia...
On the other hand, TV series Harley Quinn spends an entire season obsessing over trying to differentiate herself from the Joker and being a better supervillian than the Joker. There seems to be a bit too much Joker in this incarnation of Harley Quinn. The Harley Quinn TV series is reasonably entertaining in its own right, but, I was a bit disappointed in how ordinary and insecure the TV Harley Quinn was compared to her comic book counterpart.
The Harley Quinn TV series exhibits a rather blue streak and quite a lot of red ink, so, the younger animation fans among us should stay away. Overall, I preferred the comic book Harley Quinn over the TV series Harley Quinn and would give the Harley Quinn TV series a 2 out of 5.
In the comic book as in the TV series, Harley Quinn finds herself Joker-less. In the comic book, Harley Quinn is more of a free spirit and has a place in the big city to call her own. She has her own Joker-free adventures and pretty much does whatever she wants to do, however she wants to do it. The comic book Harley Quinn does not see herself as being defined by the Joker.The series follows Harley Quinn's adventures after she breaks up with the Joker and her attempt to join the Legion of Doom, forming her own crew consisting of Poison Ivy, Clayface, Doctor Psycho, King Shark, and Sy Borgman. When she finally achieves this goal however, she begins to distance herself from her newfound friends and still faces problems from the Joker, who refuses to accept the idea of Harley becoming a supervillain on her own.
On the other hand, TV series Harley Quinn spends an entire season obsessing over trying to differentiate herself from the Joker and being a better supervillian than the Joker. There seems to be a bit too much Joker in this incarnation of Harley Quinn. The Harley Quinn TV series is reasonably entertaining in its own right, but, I was a bit disappointed in how ordinary and insecure the TV Harley Quinn was compared to her comic book counterpart.
The Harley Quinn TV series exhibits a rather blue streak and quite a lot of red ink, so, the younger animation fans among us should stay away. Overall, I preferred the comic book Harley Quinn over the TV series Harley Quinn and would give the Harley Quinn TV series a 2 out of 5.
