Bullet Review: Harley Quinn #67

I was on board for Harley Quinn since way back when Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti reinvigorated her character.

I have been doubly on board since Sam Humphries took over the title. His book has been a perfect mix of comic insanity, fourth wall foolishness, and a modicum of emotional heft.

But in the end, it really is a humor book. And monthly I laugh ... out loud. In this world of dark vicious comics, I could use a few laughs.

In Harley Quinn #67, Harley, reeling from the death of her mother, is trying to get her family together for a Thanksgiving dinner. But she can't get them together. Meanwhile, she continues to struggle with the Year of the Villain and how Luthor promised to cure her mother if Harley drifted back into evil. An offer she turned down.

Basically, with all that happening, Harley decides to fight against crossovers. She can't deal with them any more.

Throw in a Supergirl cameo and I felt I needed to talk up this issue and this book here.

So where does that take us?

Well, she becomes a Crisis Killer, using Booster Gold's tech to move backwards in time to try and stop all of the crossovers from happening.

Talk about shattering the fourth wall! For an long time reader like me, I loved this time travel trip and seeing Harley work her magic in these universe threatening stories.

And I love that it is her in the original Harley Quinn costume. It makes me happy to see her in my favorite costume again.

First stop? Final Crisis!

Hard to believe, but this blog was around back then and I covered the issues!

I love how she drops the bomb that Darkseid is behind everything and that Batman dies at the end.

But it was also great to flashback to that version of Supergirl, long gone. Ah, the belly shirt, my least favorite of Kara's costume.

But it doesn't end there.

She makes fun of Infinite Crisis.

She even hits Crisis on Infinite Earths, aiding in the final battle against the Anti-Monitor by helping Dr. Light in the battle in a rather unconventional way.

I know there is the feeling that Harley is everywhere. But I'll say it again, Humphries is bring the magic in this book. Whether it is Harley-specific stories or comic nonsense like this, it is a hoot. People should give it a shot.

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