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A review by harrietj
Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens Omnibus by Paul Dini
4.0
The first third or so of this book was by far the best, but it never stopped being a really enjoyable read. The art - again, especially in those first issues, by Guillem March - is usually great. It's without a doubt laughably oversexed, but I can't get angry with it - it's so obvious and ridiculous that it comes across as hilarious, rather than infantile. I like the dynamic between the three women, and I like the little bit of set up for the Poison Ivy/Harley Quinn relationship that's now so established in the DC universe. I also enjoyed the dual characterisations of Harley, with the childlike MPDG attitude that always feels like a bit of a front, and as the cold, impressively intelligent criminal that she becomes around the Joker.
I will say that it's disappointing how much this series focuses on the women discussing, bordering on obsessing over, various men, and it would have been nice to see them engaged in conversation or plotlines that didn't fail the Bechdel test quite so spectacularly (yes, we had a storyline about Selina and her sister, but it was definitely the weakest of the series), but I still really enjoyed this series from start to finish.
I will say that it's disappointing how much this series focuses on the women discussing, bordering on obsessing over, various men, and it would have been nice to see them engaged in conversation or plotlines that didn't fail the Bechdel test quite so spectacularly (yes, we had a storyline about Selina and her sister, but it was definitely the weakest of the series), but I still really enjoyed this series from start to finish.