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admonition : Contains raider forHarley Quinn Annual # 1 ! !
In late years , Harley Quinnhas skyrocket to become one of DC ’s most popular faces , and she knows what it take tosucceed as a villain , even if she ’s mostly one of the good guys now . After extract off a very successful heist and reaping the not - so - exciting reward , she reveals the secret that keepsBatman’smost notorious rogues run : it ’s not worth it unless you make it a niggling fun .
In theHarley Quinn Annual # 1- written and draw by Erica Henderson - Harley joins experienced criminals and pulls off a high - yield robbery . Her fellow thief narrate her that their victory is normal when you do n’t ride in on buffoon float , so she decides to expend her cash in an equally normal way by booking a cruise .
YetHarley Quinn standsdiametrically opposed to normalcy , and after getting roped into an unexpected scheme with Zatanna , she expresses frustration that the culprit does n’t exercise the " usual courtesy " of " leaving a slight riddle at a crime scene , " unveil an apparent tenant of Gotham villainy .
Harley Quinn Offers a Peek Behind the Scenes of Gotham City
Why So Many Batman Rogues Keep Getting Caught
There ’s footling seriousness inHarley Quinn Annual # 1 , but Dr. Quinzel ’s words ring genuine . Gotham scoundrel have intercourse a calling card , and if they spend as much time on secrecy and stealth as they did on give a lead behind them , Batman and the GCPD would need to work a lot harder to keep throw away them into Arkham and Blackgate . Her fellow felon note that drop a pile of novelty umbrellas or freezing a building makes it impossible not to be found . They ’re right , but Harley make it clear that the adventure and pursuit is part of what keeps thing interesting .
Perhaps more than other comic book villain , the rogues in Gotham are in a constant game ofbatand mouse . The stakes are often eminent and fierce , and Batman is the world ’s great detective , yet many of them go out of their means to be identifiable . Their gimmicks are placeable . Harley ’s complaint capture an unexpectedlywhimsical side of villainy , in a way only she could manage . No one is presuppose to get bind on the “ who did it ” question , and instead a offence simply triggers an heroic turn of hide and seek .
Harley Quinn Understands Villains on a Unique Level
She’ll Always Have One Foot In Their World
Harley Quinn Annual # 1is available now from DC Comics .
Harley Quinn Annual#1 ( 2024 )
