We all love the character of Harley Quinn, and of course we all want her to do well in a solo book, but unfortunately she is one of those odd characters that is not easy to write into a lead role. Why? Because she's funny, yet she is a character that lives in the "real" DCU. Perhaps the only writer who really has captured the right combination of whimsy and relative believability has been Paul Dini himself, but that's when Harley has been mostly a supporting character.

I'm just going to come out and say it, Connor and Palmiotti haven't really caught it. I don't envy the writing chore these two have been given as there are few who can write quality humor consistently and on command. With how this book has been setup I have to say that I'm doubtful that it's going to find it's groove. Harley Quinn has some moments that work ok, but the humor feels overly weighted and often contrived instead of seeming like the natural voice of the character.

I'm also not sure how effective Harley's day job as a nurse works for the book either. Her occupation is essentially being used as the vehicle for her wackiness, but the problem with this is that it's not really the type of setting and situations that makes her character appealing, or in other words it's not her being directly involved in crime Harley style.