Harley Quinn #51

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A Golden Age Good Time! Read Full Review

Harley Quinn (2016-) #51 is another release-the-brakes ride for Harley Quinn as she must work to undo an unforeseen consequence from the previous issue. Sam Humphries' script and Sami Basri's art work in tandem, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Harley Quinn gets herself out of this mess. Read Full Review

Not my favorite issue of the series, but Humphries continues to deliver great Harley stories. Read Full Review

But a littlebit of Harley goes a long way. It seem as if there hasnt been a week in recentmonths that there hasnt been a Harley-centric book on the stands. I realizeshe could be the break-out anti-hero " DCs version of Wolverine " but Ido wish they would dial it back. Too much of a good thing is a bad thing. Read Full Review

Sami Basri does some outstanding work with the art in this issue, I really enjoyed how bright, and vibrant the art was in this issue. It really helped match the tone of the story. Read Full Review

While the "oh no, Harley broke continuity" schtick is more than a little yawn-worthy, there's something charming about #51 with Captain Triumph being stuck out of his own time, trying to be a hero the only way he knows how and colliding directly with a society and time that he simply doesn't understand. Read Full Review

Overall, this was a breath of fresh air from the staleHarley Quinn title. I hope it continues that way. A good start to what I hope is a solid story arch from the creative team. Read Full Review

Incredible art and a cute little story end up feeling a little bit inconsequential. Still a fun read, though. Read Full Review

Harley's title is casually cartwheeling off in an interesting direction that could break new existential spoofery beyond the accomplished works of Gerber, Giffen and Byrne. Read Full Review

I like this issue and I'm curious to see where Sam Humphries goes with Captain Triumph and Harley's relationship. It's a lighter issue to be sure though, and doesn't accomplish much in its 20 pages. Read Full Review

Following the incredible landmark 50th issue, Harley Quinn stumbles in its pacing as it attempts to explore the lasting impacts of their continuity crushing adventure. Read Full Review

There's a lot of cool concepts to play around with, but this issue does not really pounce on them. The cover shows Captain Triumph with a newspaper reading "Fascists No More." There was a good opportunity to delve into Captain Triumph still needing to fight fascists of today, but besides a couple panels showing him beating up dudes in gray suits, nothing really happens with it. This type of plot line could only work with Harley Quinn, and I'd like to see the creative team expand upon the ideas presented in future issues. Read Full Review

A good issue with some flaws, but an entertaining read nonetheless. Great art! Read Full Review

Harley Quinn really is a strange book. Breaking the fourth wall has become a core component of the narrative, and the titular heroine's relationships with supporting cast don't always make sense given that Harley is the Joker's ex and a member of the Suicide Squad. Some of the jokes feel forced, whereas others, particularly those involving Captain Triumph, are entertaining and funny. Read Full Review

Nonsense from the previous issue (that we'd rather forget) spills over into this one, and it feels like overtime at the dentist. Once a veritable font of silly good times, this book has become an absolute bore. Avoid. Read Full Review

This is a fun intro from last issues' huge crossover. I really like Captain Triumph and am even tempted to go look him up. Harley is her usual self and it's a lot of fun to see her interact with him. Read Full Review

Nihilist

Oct 03, 2018

Every author and artist that was, is and will be, has their own style or gimmick you can instantly recognize. I think I just understood what's Sam Humphries' gimmick in Harley comics - it's obscure, long forgotten characters that simply don't fit modern day DC, but can be used in a comedic way to kinda break the 4th wall, or at least be a disposable cast of side characters, since when you think about it, Harley has practically no memorable companions in her comics. The idea is not bad - Captain Triumph allowed Harley to suit up in her Bombshells costume, Janni was caught in the middle of figuring out what to do with multiple versions of Donna Troy, but in the end, there's one bad thing that remains constant, and that's the protagonist he rself. Granted, she's less annoying than usually these days, thanks to more delicate (over)use of her accent gimmick, but still, when it comes to her personality, she is not very well fleshed out, still. In the end, Humphries tries to build his take on the character on the rotten fan-fic foundations of Conner and Palmiotti. It's a step in the right direction to save, or redeem, should I say, Harl as a character, but for now, it's still not enough to make me like it. You can't build a house on weak foundations. more