Heya, folks, Harley Quinn here! In case you all haven’t noticed…things have been a little wild lately. Hugo Strange, out-of-control orderlies, kidnapped clowns, and a new villain named Keepsake…it’s a lot for any one former villain turned antihero turned real hero with impeccable fashion sense to handle. I’m talkin’ about ME if that wasn’t clear. With all the Fear State happening in Gotham, I thought it would be a good time to go on a little camping trip. But, turns out, Gotham is gonna be Gotham…Keepsake’s forming a new army, Hugo’s playin’ dress-up, and the city is literally tearing itself apart. This looks like a job more
I cannot wait to see what this arc holds for the heroes and villain of Gotham, and am looking forward to Harley Quinn #8! Read Full Review
Harley Quinn #7 is a tie-in that maintains its soul. The comic feels attached to the Fear State story without losing track of its story. What has helped is that Phillips has built up to this for a long time in the series, so it would not appear to have suddenly turned in a new direction. In fact, some of the reveals in this comic show just how long Phillips has been foreshadowing events. The heart within this series creates a beautiful connection between the reader and the comic. Read Full Review
While I never hated Harley Quinn, I never really thought she was a particularly great character either. But between this series and the hilarious cartoon, Harley is quickly becoming one of my favourite characters. Phillips and Rossmo are producing a pretty good title that's a hell of a lot of fun. Read Full Review
Overall, I am really liking Phillips' more psychologically-driven take on Harley and her world. It lacks the complete chaos of the previous runs, but might leave us a stronger Harley. Read Full Review
This is a fun adventure that heavily features Harley and Kevin in the best possible way. Read Full Review
Its not necessary to keep up with all of the other Fear State titles to understand the events of this issue. Harley Quinn #7 stands on its own as a story focused on Harley. As a Harley story, its solid, but its nothing special. Read Full Review
Superman: Son Of Kal-El #3 is a tightly written issue that continues to establish Jonathan Kent as the one who will carry on his father's legacy. The final interaction between Jon and Clark Kent felt like the training wheels are now off and its Jon's time to be fully step up as Superman. Everything just worked as we look forward to what the future holds for the young Jonathan Kent. Read Full Review
Keepsake remains unworthy of Harley's attention, but I'm obviously interested to see what happens with Ivy. Read Full Review
Generally, I like Stephanie Phillips' take on Harley. She leans into the psychology of things in a way that differs from most previous takes on the character and that holds true in this week's Harley Quinn #7 but that doesn't work quite as well as it should when jammed up against the "Fear State" event. Read Full Review
Much like most of this series, DC can't seem to figure out who or what Harley is trying to be. Consistent with that indecision, DC can't figure out what this story is supposed to be as a Fear State tie-in. The solution here seems to be simply telling the Fear State components as a second story that has nothing to do with Harley Quinn, and so the riddle you must answer is "Why bother?" Read Full Review
Eh, it seems like this Fear State tie-in is going to be a bit rough. It's not bad but I much preferred the first arc.
The individual parts are perfectly good but the attempt to force Fear State into it makes the issue try to do about 12 too many things and lose focus, and in the end the crossover elements wind up feeling a bit "red skies". Worth reading if you've been following the series, but eminently skippable if you're only interested in Fear State.