So I was especially impressed with how dark he takes Harley in this issue. John Timms is on the majority of the art duties for this book, and as one of the regular Harley Quinn series artists, I feel like I’ve gotten to know his work pretty good. Tables are turned, of course, when Jordan gets taken out of the fight and it’s up to Harley to assume his green lantern powers to save the day.īut not before we get to see him do his superhero thing He then has to fight both Harley Quinn and some invading aliens who were after the ring from the time it was lost in the desert. And the energy signature of the ring sparks off an alarm for Hal Jordan, who comes to investigate. The combination ring transforms Harley into a death-dealing rage monster who vaguely looks like Maleficent. In a frenzy of bidding fever, naturally Harley loses out on a green ring, but through a “second chance” buy gets hold of a cheaper ring that combines the red lantern rage and the black lantern death auras. She leaves them with several lantern rings, which they sell on “MeBay”. The plot in this one is pretty simple, but the execution: everything from the ridiculous dialogue to the zany imagery, catapult it from predictable schlock to a really satisfying time spent immersed in comic book fantasy.Ī couple of idiots find a dying alien who has crash-landed in the desert. If ever there was a premise tailor-made for Harley Quinn, this book gives her the opportunity to cut loose with pure evil without losing her signature sense of humor or taking her so far she can’t just come back at the end as though nothing ever happened. “Red and Black is the New Green” as Harley undertakes the power of a dual black and red lantern ring to become mind-bogglingly rageful and destructive.
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