Harley Quinn #74 is definitely a wrap-up issue, closing out her adventures in Los Angeles and bringing the story of her grief following her mother's death full circle. It's satisfying in a truly unique way. Read Full Review

Harley Quinn #74wraps up its storyline with a ending page I hope promises a bit of good for our often on the ropes harlequin. Shes been dragged through hell and back recently and Id love to see something go a little right for her. Id say shes earned it. Read Full Review

Harley Quinn #74 packs a wallop and ties up this arc for Harley nicely. The team delivers a splendid issue worthy of the Maiden of Mischief. Read Full Review

While it's Palmiotti and Conner who wrote the defining Harley run, this one might be my favorite. Read Full Review

Humphries has had a hell of a run on the series. Hes been working towards next months series finale for well over a year now. Harleys reformation has taken a long and gradual road with plenty of subtlety even as the narrative has sometimes jerked around haphazardly while its protagonist has been engaging in some very dark behavior. The series draws to a close next month with a big 75th-anniversary issue. Humphries will have worked on the series for two years by the time it draws to a close. Its been a nice long run. Read Full Review

Sami Basri has a beautifully distinctive style that is perfectly matched with the frenetic energy of Harley Quinn as a character. Not only do the characters look great, but they are some of the most expressive drawings I've seen in a lot of comics. Read Full Review

I look forward, with a box of tissues, to Harley Quinn #75. I've already pre-ordered my special variant, by wildly talented Shannon Maer! See you for the next issue! Read Full Review

The penultimate issues of this run of Harley Quinns adventures tie all of Humphries arcs together in a hilarious and heartfelt meditation on the struggle of life, all through Harleys inimitable eyes, drawn by the incomparable Sami Basri. Read Full Review

Clarity and closure on Alicia's murder isn't the only thing Harley finds as the comic ends with Harley and Booster Gold together at last. The question is, with the comic coming to a close is this all we'll ever get of Goldie Quinn? Or may another series and writer explore where this unlikely duo may go from here? Here's hoping we having seen the last of these two. Read Full Review

Harley Quinn #74, the penultimate issue in the series, brings all the heart, humor and drama that has made the story stand out but this time suffers from one major misstep... Booster Gold. Read Full Review

'Harley Quinn' #74 is a satisfying conclusion to "California or Death" but will not take home the title belt. Read Full Review

Harley's final face off with Granny Goodness is a fun, and heartfelt moment where it's proven that even Granny Goodness herself has gone through loss. While the fight is enjoyable, and has some great surprises, the emotional beats of the story are where it's strongest. First in Harley's determination to save her friends and those Granny Goodness would put in danger. Then as she and Becca both find resolution in the truth and are able to put Alicia to rest at last. If you've been enjoying this arc at all, this is a great way to wrap it up. Read Full Review

This series got caught in a rut the minute Sam Humphries got praised for Harley's mother's death.  This issue kind of ends the murder "mystery" of Alicia's death, but Humphries seems more interested in grabbing feels than tying up loose ends, and in the end, this all mattered about as much as the Jade Feather - not at all!  Oh well, at least he didn't mess up the character for longtime fans... oh crap, he did that too!  (I did love the art, by the way!) Read Full Review

This is what happens when a bad editor (Brian Cunningham aka the dude who kicked Gail Simone off Batgirl in hi first day at the office) teams up with a yes man writer. A badly written, horribly edited mess of a book with no redeeming qualities. We could talk about the elephant in the room that is the erasure of Harley and Ivy as a couple but the writer will blame it to the editor and the editor to the writer. Or how Booster Gold was shoehorned into a story that makes zero sense just so they could straightwash both characters.

The worst part of it how the book makes a nod to the failed kiss between Harley and Ivy in Houser's Harley and Ivy mini and literally flips the middle finger to fans of Harley and Ivy.

Conner and Palmiotti build something beautiful with a distinct cast of characters and deep emotional storytelling that pushed boundaries. Humphries and Cunningham turned it into a Ethan Van Sciver CG book.

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Liem Duong - Jul 7, 2020

Eh, never liked Palomotti's and Conner's version of HQ in the first place/ And tbh i don't see much of a distinction with Humphire's version either.

Nihilist - Jul 8, 2020

Same here, Liem. I really hate how Harley was turned into a one dimensional Mary Sue after Dini stepped down, and I certainly don't see much of a difference between Palmiotti/Conner take on the character and this one (or Tieri's for that matter). Same trash. Albeit I gotta say calling Humphries a "yes man" is pretty much spot on.

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