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Harley Quinn and her rise to one of the best selling female character in comics
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:52 pm
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No one could have predicted that Harley would last beyond her first appearance, much less become the title character in a series that cracks the best-seller charts every month. Her real-world path to icon status is bizarre and unprecedented in the superhero ecosystem. But here she is: Jewish, queer, morally questionable, deeply imperfect, and beloved by millions. The company that owns her, DC Entertainment, has declared February 2015 to be "Harley Quinn Month," and now is the perfect time for us to ask whether Wonder Woman is comics' biggest female icon anymore. (And, if Harley's superfans are to be believed, she’s even more of a feminist character than the venerable Amazon.) Here, then, is the strange, hidden story of Harley Quinn, the superhero world’s most successful woman — who she is and how she came to be.
A tl:dr bit but thought it'd be a good one for the comic fans around here as it talks a lot about Harley Quinn's rise in popularity and her origins off page. As someone whose first real extended exposure to her was the Batman: The Animated Series I enjoyed the read.
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:58 pm to BluegrassBelle
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But here she is: Jewish, queer, morally questionable, deeply imperfect, and beloved by millions.
Wait, when did Harley become gay? I thought she was off and on with Joker? Or is the author using the word queer to mean strange?
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:05 pm to Dr RC
Probably trying to be ambigious...
...ambiguously gay
...ambiguously gay
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:05 pm to Dr RC
I think her current edition is scissoring with cat women
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:08 pm to Dr RC
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Wait, when did Harley become gay? I thought she was off and on with Joker? Or is the author using the word queer to mean strange?
The answer could be both...
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:10 pm to Dr RC
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Wait, when did Harley become gay? I thought she was off and on with Joker? Or is the author using the word queer to mean strange?
If I recall Joker is her main squeeze (obviously) but she's had some "relationships" with female characters in some other versions of her character. But I took it as it could be either/or.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:10 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:11 pm to wildtigercat93
ahh ok
reading the article now and it says there is an implied but never confirmed relationship with Ivy as well.
I guess that flew right the hell over my head when I was a kid.
reading the article now and it says there is an implied but never confirmed relationship with Ivy as well.
I guess that flew right the hell over my head when I was a kid.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:11 pm to SwaggerCopter
Most perfect casting of all time
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:13 pm to wildtigercat93
Yes. I'm pleased.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:29 pm to Dr RC
quote:She is bi, at least from what I've seen in the comics.
Wait, when did Harley become gay? I thought she was off and on with Joker? Or is the author using the word queer to mean strange?
Her and Poison Ivy hook up in some storylines.
At least that is implied.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:29 pm to BluegrassBelle
I named my dog Quinn after her.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:31 pm to Scruffy
I thought hooking up with Ivy proved fatal...or was that just the Uma Thurman version?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:01 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
I don't think that movie is canon.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:03 pm to Scruffy
God help us if it is
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:53 pm to BluegrassBelle
A buddy did these as concept art for Harley in one of the Batman: Arkaham City games. I don't know if they add anything to the conversation, but I thought they looked cool. Apparently Harley and her hyena are really into Crossfit for the game.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:55 pm to DanglingFury
I think your buddy secretly likes dudes.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:13 am to DanglingFury
That Harley looks like a dude.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:19 am to Scruffy
For some reason they went with one of his more traditional designs for the game.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 12:28 am to DanglingFury
I'm not even trying to mess with you, but that looks completely like a dude.
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