“Two Robins with one crowbar”...that’s cold bruh.

@Oscar-is-dope-af

4 жыл бұрын

Almost as cold as nerdsync’s Spider-Man joke in Spider-Man’s video about web shooters or something

@8888BALL

4 жыл бұрын

...that hurt

@terrencegriffin7150

4 жыл бұрын

I felt that

@itriedtochangemynamebutitd5019

4 жыл бұрын

Joker: "How many crowbar does it take to kill a Robin?" Batmam: *cries*

@jasontoddsthighholsters4168

4 жыл бұрын

Legit

She’s honestly just a very tragic character.

@damianstarks3338

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@damianstarks3338

4 жыл бұрын

MCFinalNinja FTW yes.

@zEr-ne5ri

4 жыл бұрын

@Andriana With an N wtf is this book?!

@l0sts0ul89

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair its partly her fault

@cyonisboxbraids

4 жыл бұрын

@@l0sts0ul89 💯

In my opinion, this is what the Harley Quinn movie should have been.

@jashardwallington

4 жыл бұрын

Extactly

@danielwarner3675

4 жыл бұрын

seems like that was a big part of david ayre's vision for the suicide squad, too

@djalexander7723

4 жыл бұрын

@@ravenfrancis1476 I agree and disagree on that

@elderrusty541

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Francis guessing birds of prey is your first Harley Quinn story

@DDarkestKnight

4 жыл бұрын

If they were gonna do a Joker movie type of thing yeah. Really this would worked better as a miniseries. Harley's movie was meant to be action-packed, not be Joker heavy, and promote a team to a mainstream audience. They got 2 out of 3.

I don't read a ton of comics, but Harleen was the best one I've read in a long time. Absolutely brilliant series.

@joshuanishanthchristian5217

4 жыл бұрын

Oh hey!

@emceemunchapussy1891

4 жыл бұрын

Can you start doing more one piece stuff again? I miss your one piece content :(

@asphyxia7784

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I'm hoping that 'Harleen' gets popular enough that DC Comics lets Stjepan Sejic make a Poison Ivy Black Label comic.

@krispalermo8133

3 жыл бұрын

Poison Ivy, the seasonal green maiden .. Spring, " lustful seeker of mirth." .. lets rob a bank for fun or crash a high class party in the nude. Summer, " wrathful, hell has no furry like a woman scorn." .. Kill everything that Harms the Green ! Autumn, " with drawn intellect scientist." .. bio weapon researcher ? Life saving herbalism. ' cough, cough,' .. able to work around normal people and not kill them. Winter, " sleepy time." .. someone has to motivate her to pay attention to a given project. It can take her a week just to do a few days of research. She normally just moves to a warmer climate for more active energy out put. With wild mood swings in between the changing of seasons. Second part, .. Back in the 90's, Ivy was not shown in panel only in mention. Alfred, " Master Bruce it seems that Professor Isley and Miss Kyle has once again made the upstairs of Wayne Manor, the green house, along with the surrounding gardens home, ... again." Bruce looks at the caves main monitor, " ..Uh huh .." Tim Drake, " Hi Alfred, hi Bruce, did you two know Ivy and Cat running around upstairs without clothes on, .. again ?" Bruce, " Uh huh .." Afred, " .. Ah .. yes, .. the master of Laconic speech." In an indirect way, it was imply that when Poison Ivy was not in Arkham, committed in some crime in or out of Gotham. Ivy was living it up in Alfred Pennyworth award win flower gardens surrounding Wayne Manor and green house.

@marieh6084

3 жыл бұрын

He was to do "Isley" (and had ideas for Selina and "Sirens" to join the three) but if I understood right, Sejic decided to not do them to focus on his personnal stories as he has health problems (so he could go at his own rythm I guess, again if I understood right). I was so hyped for Isley, Ivy is quite underated

that feeling when you don't have a lot of photos of yourself online and people still find one that's more than 15 years old and you're laughing your ass off to the fact that someone just asked you to draw them a robocop riding a unicorn XD

@ComicDrake

4 жыл бұрын

Finding a photo of you was really difficult, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use that one! Thank you so much for delivering such a fantastic work!

@SerWindpipes

4 жыл бұрын

You are without a doubt my favorite artist in the current comic scene. Thank you for your beautiful lines and wonderful colorwork.

@lescryingman4093

4 жыл бұрын

Really loved your take on Harley's origin plus your art is stunning

@theofficalchairmanrevoluti614

4 жыл бұрын

I NEED your comic. It looks amazing.

@BlueDavrial

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I instantly recognized your art style from DA! That was such a trip before he said that because I was like "I KNOW I've seen this art style somewhere". Congrats on making it in the industry, and great book! I'll have to pick it up sometime

"She was seeing the Joker as a tragic figure" Literally everyone ever.

@dupin9251

4 жыл бұрын

True. And, of course, he was never tragic.

@abhirupb316

4 жыл бұрын

@Rocky Hankin Well I buy Phoenix as an unreliable narrator. And the worst form of Joker is him making narratives to bring his victims to a sense of security.

@alicat7633

4 жыл бұрын

Rocky Hankin the movie may have been good but the idea is horrible and a bad representation of Joker. The character of joker is not supposed to be a tragic figure. He’s supposed to be embodiment of chaos. He’s not supposed to be evil because he has a illness. That’s very harmful to mentally ill people. His character is supposed to be so evil that people have a hard time believing someone that evil can be sane. His cruelty is what causes him to be insane. He Isn’t supposed to be evil because of a tragic past. That completely disregards everything about his character. He is manipulative, cruel, unreliable, murderous, evil, and abusive. He has no regard for human life. That movie is a take on him but it is not what the comic book version of him or literally any other version of him stands for. He manipulated Harley into thinking that he was misunderstood and then became her villain origin story by causing her to go insane. She is the tragic villain that was a hood person gone bad. She eventually redeemed herself a little bit and becomes somewhat of a mix between anti-villain and anti-hero. The thing about the joker that is very distinct about him that keeps him with the other terrible villains is that he doesn’t care about anyone else. Almost all the other villains do. Victor Fries became a villain to save his wife. Harley and Ivy will stop their escape from a crime spree to help an abused child. Joker would abuse a child. He has no morals. He cares for no one. The Joker movie is separate from discussions about the joker character because the joker is who is betrayed to be in the movie.

@stephenjenkins7971

2 жыл бұрын

@@alicat7633 I mean, to put it blandly, the other villains may have "pet the dog" moments; but they will still do terrible things and laugh about it afterwards. Harley and Ivy will help an abused child, but right before that throw someone into a vat of acid and watch them disintegrate for the evulz. If we're talking about taking this all 100% seriously, then they all deserve death; not compassion.

@wakawakatakeover

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenjenkins7971 Alright. Whatever you say, Harvey Dent. (For the record I don't think that you're actually saying anything wrong here or anything like that. I'm not saying this to argue your point. I just find it ironic that you're literally taking the exact same stance that Harvey does in this particular story and wanted to point that out. The book actually does criticize this viewpoint in some interesting ways, but this probably isn't the place to discuss that kind of stuff.)

"2 robin's with one crowbar" I SCREAMED

@djalexander7723

4 жыл бұрын

Well played

@supremeleader7863

4 жыл бұрын

No u didn’t

@dracosfire7247

4 жыл бұрын

@@supremeleader7863 I gawfed.

@Oscar-is-dope-af

4 жыл бұрын

Dracosfire 7 I cackled

@Oscar-is-dope-af

4 жыл бұрын

“Just like Spider-Man can use his webs to swing around the city or shoot them at bad guys or even catch people......wait” -NerdSync

I like how Harleen's theory is proven right. She became Harley because she started to slowly fall for the Joker and no one stopped her sooner, but she had become too crazy to realize she was right

@alexwhiteland9061

4 жыл бұрын

The Doctor who was put in charge of writing the report about the atrocities committed by soldiers against unarmed civilians came to a very similar conclusion. I wonder if this served as ins

@santiagodiaz3358

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexwhiteland9061 sorry, what does that last part mean?

@revuesdeminuit4071

4 жыл бұрын

Santiago Diaz I’m assuming they mean “inspiration”

@santiagodiaz3358

4 жыл бұрын

@@revuesdeminuit4071 ohh, yeah probably

@krispalermo8133

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the explosion that first knock her off of her feet when she met the Joker. Shell Shock can cause brain damage. I has also been recorded that severe blunt force trauma to parts of the head can lead to impulse control loss. Along with self " medicating " and drinking can lead to wild mood swings. I have seen people lose it over alcohol withdraw along with people coming down from their last " fix, " more than a few times. In real life people like the Joke would have ended up in super-max out in the middle of nowhere within their first or second years of mass murder bank robbery. . Or the city's Mob would have wack him.

After he mentioned how hot everyone in this story was and I saw the Joker I was dead laughing. They even made the Joker hot. 🤣🤣🤣

@emceemunchapussy1891

4 жыл бұрын

How do you even do that?!! That's a feat all on its own

@coolishmintz7212

4 жыл бұрын

Like that jawline could cut me and I'd thank him for it

@hulktopf5031

4 жыл бұрын

That's fuckin weird

@morrigan909

4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT?

@honeyhoney03

3 жыл бұрын

Guess that’s how Harley sees him

"It just writes itself!" The actual writers of the comic: Am I a joke to you?

This story is so good because it is real. I see Harley in a lot of people, a lot of my friends and family. People wanting to fix people they care about and ending up breaking themselves. It's sad, but it's human, and it's beautiful.

@connorbestbarlow1043

4 жыл бұрын

Some times people can be helped other times they can’t

@Keruthesage

6 ай бұрын

Yeah it's sad

@Keruthesage

6 ай бұрын

That's why the story is great for a a message about toxic relationships and how far someone will go

I'm glad Harleen is getting more love, it's really good and makes me wish we had more material like this than her copying Deadpool

@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369

4 жыл бұрын

Kingdom Come Superman I think they're overdoing her

@jamjars865

4 жыл бұрын

@@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 they really are....actaully made me hate the character now....same with batman....

@ladyofnoxus6733

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamjars865 yeah I agree. I never wanted to hate her but urg she truly is become overused. And just meh of a character.

@Black_pearl_adrift

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved it. Wondered why it wasnt getting that much traction. I think it's hard to translate the numbers from the film's sucess to tradepaperbacks.

@WannabeWryter

4 жыл бұрын

I think she can be both

It's basically a more adult version of Paul Dini's "Mad Love" story. Cool. I can dig it. That artist is amazing; the ladies look crazy stupid fine. Joker looks a bit like Tom Hiddleston, in this book.

Sounds like Harleen lived in a society.

@comixproviderftw_02

4 жыл бұрын

No, that was Punchline.

@trilobitose

4 жыл бұрын

@@comixproviderftw_02 and Clownhunter (or in the reverse)

“Two robins with one crowbar.” Oof

For those of you who are interested in this story, Sejic did a one-shot called Harleen: Red. It’s part of a digital comic series called Harley Quinn: Black+White+Red, and takes place sometime after the events of Harleen, and after she and the Joker have a falling out.

Harleen's psychological metamorphosis is simply phenomenal in this comic.

This is my favorite Harley Quinn comic ever! In my opinion, the best part about this comic is how realistic the manipulation is. You can know everything about the bullshit someone pulls and think you’re prepared until you experience it yourself.

@BeanSprouts02

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@Angyali

2 жыл бұрын

A theme kind of also touched upon in the movie Good Will Hunting: paper-based knowledge vs. emotional expierence.

"Try to imagine him in his underwear" "Oh no, he's hot!"

What I find interesting is how he manipulated her the whole time just to have a way out, yet he still decided to save her from Harvey. He really could’ve thrown her away like she meant nothing considering he was already on his way out of there. Maybe this implies that the joker does in fact have a soft spot for Harley. Or that he enjoys having her around.

@PlayerZeroStart

Жыл бұрын

C'mon man, don't do that. Joker saved her because she would be a useful pawn for him. Joker doesn't care about Harley any more than he does his henchmen. Any time you think otherwise, You've misunderstood the character.

@cartoonhoodie131

Жыл бұрын

@@PlayerZeroStart clearly you don’t understand the character. I’m not saying he cares for her. I’m saying he has this deep twisted fascination with her. This is well known as it’s why he’s decided to keep her around this whole time. She’s not just like any other henchman. Joker would throw his henchman away for fun. Harleys a whole different ballpark for him because of the sick fascination they both have for each other. If anyone misunderstood his character, it’s you

it would make a great movie like the joker one but with her

No wonder her research was going no where, sociopathy isn't a diagnosis.

I can say Harley in Harleen comic was very humane, I mean, she is lonely, nobody really cares about her, she got no appreciation after working so hard, and then a crazy man just approached her with words she wants to hear from other people, how she is important, and the fact that someone finally care about her. Damn, a broken woman with a crazy man. This is the real acid Harley jumped in.

This looks like a wonderful comic.

@honzakusnir8697

4 жыл бұрын

It is

This seems like it isn't just dark but also uses that darkness in a intelligent way. Thank's for the recommendation, i'll pick it up.

Imagine a 70's movie version of this comic, with a younger, The Shining-like Jack Nicholson as the Joker.

@djalexander7723

4 жыл бұрын

I would like that

@adamfrasher892

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the Joker in the story kinda looked like Tom Hiddleston

@cryofpaine

4 жыл бұрын

Problem is Margot Robbie is perfectly cast. She is Harley the same as RDJ is Tony Stark. What would be interesting is this comic with Robbie & Phoenix. Not his Arthur Fleck character (because he isn't a good basis for the regular DC Joker). But I think both of them would be able to make such a deep story work.

@alexwhiteland9061

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Frasher believe the author said he modeled hm after David Bowie. Once I read that I couldn’t unsee it

@drcheesenut896

3 жыл бұрын

@@cryofpaine Arleen Sorkin would be the best for Harley if she was younger, the character was even based off her, and played by her

That Harley voice. OMG It was spot on. And I love Harley.

Holy hell, the writing in this graphic novel is above being amazing. I'd seen this artist's work before, and always held him as my favorite alongside an equally favorite Alex Ross. He draws a lot of Final Fantasy stuff too. Thanks for this episode, Drake!

I followed Stjepan Sejic for years, and he used to draw fanart pieces with Harley and sometimes Ivy. It was really great to see him get to do an entire book on Harley ^^

So it's a more in-depth version of "Mad Love"

Love this Harley Quinn story arc.

i would pay billions for this version to become a movie. the storyline really dug deep into harley's history

I hope Killer Croc or Mr Freeze get a book like this next I think both are extremely underused especially killer Croc

@nicholaspeters9919

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto for Scarecrow on my part.

@Martiancookiehunter365

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicholaspeters9919 Yeah definitely Scarecrow I would love a modern take on his origin story

@dirandrous7682

4 жыл бұрын

King Shark and Clayface, maybe Dr. Psycho too.

@Martiancookiehunter365

4 жыл бұрын

Anonymous Indoraptor Ah a Harley Quinn show fan I see

@dirandrous7682

4 жыл бұрын

@@Martiancookiehunter365 "uuuh, i taught that class at Boston college, but we never covered anything this fucked up!"

Thank for having me voice a bit as Harley, Drake! ^u^ I love analysis' of characters AHH!

@ninjaprince7955

4 жыл бұрын

You Did Fabulous With Her! Great Job!

@Harleyxjokerforever

4 жыл бұрын

You're voice work was really great. 👍

@LittleBallOfGiggles

4 жыл бұрын

@@Harleyxjokerforever Thank you!!

This might just be my opinion but I do think Joker in some way deep in his mind, at least in this universe, actually developed feelings for Harley. And yes I know at the end of the book it's revealed that he used her research to lie to her in their sessions but remember when he saved Harley? He was free, he was good, he could've walked out without looking back but he didn't. There wasn't a real reason for him to do that. My theory's that Joker loves her because she's the one person he got close with that genuinely cared about him. Not just to get him to crack so she could write a book on him like other therapists have done. She didn't just listen to him and pretend to be involved, she truly heard him and believed in some of his ideals. And they spent a lot of time together in and out of Arkham which means he saved her twice, because he felt some type of connection to. And when she killed for him and proved how far she was willing to go for him I think that was the real " true love" moment for them. I haven't read all of the Harleen books so this theory could be wrong and I don't like the abusive relationship angle so I hope if there was another book they didn't make him abusive to her because I think this story could make them a loving couple unlike versions before them.

So its basically ‘Mad Love-Extended Edition’

I really loved the tone of this book, from being dark but not edgy. Rather taking a more grounded yet deeper police/dateline drama approach and how it portrays believable take on the story without romanticizing it. Even retconning the fact Harley dated her professor only for it to give her a bad reputation, rather than her failing her class only to get him to "pass" her, also fits better with the integrity of her own intelligence as a psychiatric specialist yet hinting her own weakness for people she trusts within her field being her vulnerability and it also geniusly foreshadows her relationship with the Joker instead of it being a throwaway part of her old story. It all just captures that real tragic irony in it, that it should be. That real abuse Joker has with people he thinks are no different than he is. How he can create villains through their own vices. Nothing over the top but just him outsmarting and exploiting people who think they know him. It would perfectly work as a "Joker" styled origin for Harley. This story also establishes Harley as being originally a legitimately good person who was tricked into the affair she had sympathetically. The dialogue isn't the greatest at times but the structure of the plot and the storytelling of it, is very good and rare in comics. Its what I felt was missing from Punchline's origin. The character development.

I have recently been reading this story and I have been loving this deep dive into a believable (*yes I said believable*) take on her origin and what her life was like before the Joker with some genius ideas like including the concept of Joker haunting her mind, and after building more of a connection with him sees him not as a boogeyman but later as her soulmate. Though the Batman Animated Series and Harley Quinn tv delved into her interactions with the Joker (hell even Suicide Squad did), I never truly felt her fear/sympathy/lust for him. Though as much as I love seeing all the wacky, goofy, and sometimes gruesome shenanigans she gets her self into after her emancipation/break-up from her "pudd'n", I always wanted to know more about not who Harley Quinn was but who was Harleen Quinzel. I know most people may prefer her in a different way or have her as the status quo of being Joker's girlfriend/sidekick (*before Punchline*)... but truly that's the beauty of her character, of her entire existence. As a character created in the early '90s she hasn't been around for that long in the Batman lure, so her story is more open to new opinions. That's why this story fascinates me so much and that I know I may be at the short end of the stick here, so don't complain, but... I thought her character in Suicide Squad (2016) and Birds of Prey were bold and interesting choices. So if you see her as a sidekick, as the Joker's girlfriend, a badass, an independent woman, a leader, a criminal-mastermind, as a herald for Darkseid (*no really that actually happened, Google it*), or even as the dominant alpha in her relationship with Joker, like in Batman Telltale: Enemy Within (2017), which was very new and fascinating... you're still going to love her, because no matter who you are that interpretation of Harley Quinn is the one you'll favour, and the reason why we love Harley Quinn. Though we may never see a live-action Harleen movie I can tell you that having to dive into the pain, the fear, the sorrow, the happiness, the mear lifestyle of all the Batman rouges such as Harley Quinn... is one of the reasons why I love the Batman mythos so bloody much!!!

Tbh, I'd prefer if they made dark movies for dc characters, instead of trying to destroy the dceu even further. Something like a lineup of DC Dark movies that are either loosely connected or not connected to each other. Basically kinda continuing the dark tone of Joker 2019

@krispalermo8133

3 жыл бұрын

Film Noir, " It is a dark gritty city on the coast, always hammer by tidal fog and rain." Weather is nasty, crime is brutal, the deep dish pizza feels like a piece of Heaven within your hand when you eat. As a rule, the grittier darker the Batman is, the brighter Superman must shine. In the 1980's reboot after " Crisis." They made Johnathan Kent a war veteran that seen combat. As one story went in a comic, .. Some guy, " Hey Kent, yeah you big corn feed Ox ! What was the worst gun shoot out you ever heard of before coming to the Big City ?" Clark Kent, " My local church dean got both of his legs tore off by a machine gun emplacement and my pa took a bullet in his hip pulling him to safety. Due to the shell shock from the mortal rounds, half the vets have heart problems." Everyone in the next few comic panels just looked shocked and in awe at Kent. Jimmy, " Is that why you go and visit vets and collect their stories Mr.Kent ?" ( It was one of those comic issues that was posted in the month to remind us of Veterans' Day.) 2.) Don't forget, Lois Lane cut her teeth by going after corrupt politicians, big business men, and crime bosses. Then Superman shown up. Instead of " Vicki Vale " you have Lois Lane going after Bruce Wayne and Gotham City's the " Bat." They even play that out as a flash back in one of the Batman animated tv series. Bruce, " Let me get this strait, first you fell for me. But left cause you couldn't handle my night life. Then you hook up with Lex Luthor, drop him over a crush on a space alien in blue tights. Final ended your sights on a corn feed ox of a farm boy, only to find out he was the space alien. After how many years working together ?" Lois, " Shut up Smallville, and put some clothes on." Clark, " I wasn't going to say anything Lois .. honest, hi Bruce." 3.) If they did a movie about two competing female news reporters going after an Urban Myth and covering a Mob Family War. With Batman as more of a background figure. With nearly everything from Lois & Vicki point of view. Cast,.. Vicki Vale: side kicks, .. unknown. Lois Lane: ( military brat, instead of after doing basic training then going into " intelligence " she became a reporter/ father not happy about that. Many people think she is a government military trained spy.) side kick, .. Jimmy Olsen " as dirty of a street fighter anyone has seen. Comes off as a shy sweet kid. Doesn't mind being the office coffee boy. Just likes putting smiles on peoples faces. Play a double game of being a minor Mob snitch." As a news paper photographer to basic stalk people for time location hits. Jimmy has a crush on Lois. B listed characters Clark Kent: cub reporter who Lois hasn't worked with yet and only met about two months ago. Friends with Jimmy. Lois want Jimmy away from Kent so he can't steal " HER " story ! So Vicki Vale to flirt date Kent to get at Lois. Bruce Wayne: high class socialite, seems to have too many lunches and rubbing elbows with gangsters and other shady business men. In truth most of Gotham is shady as a place can get. Bruce for some reason book a date with Lois, Vicki, and some other woman " Cat " at the same time, and another woman with an accent calling Bruce " Beloved " all the time drops in. Half way through lunch Lex Luthor shows up. Polite words are said with a lot of under tone, and Lois leaves with Lex. Rival mob family does a hit on Lex & Lois. Lois shows she knows how to use a riffle. Lex Luthor: In Gotham on business regarding weapon government contract with Wayne Enterprises , first shown at dinner party, then lunch date. Side kicks Mercy, Hope & Grace. Driver, body guards, bag/ pillow woman. Cameo, .. John Henry Iron: R&D armor and weapon designer, " later known as Steel." Samuel Lane: Lois father, .. dinner party dealing with government contracts. Doesn't like the flying alien. Wear tights in public like that makes him a circus freak, it is shameful. Lois picks on her father about foot ball. And he prideful reply that foot ball is a man's sport. Lois & Samuel is known to get into bitter public verbal abuse fights over politics and everything else. " It is all an act ." Lois can take care of her self, she has proven that. But he stills has body guards follow her. 4.) It is a movie where everyone is watching everyone else. It is a " Spy " movie within an American city. a.) quick cut scene, it shows Bruce is putting on make up and street clothes. Later find Bruce/ Batman on a public street and see if you can find the actor in disguise. b.) Bird eye views come from roof tops or windows end in showing a person with a camera or riffle scope. Or Clark sitting on a roof eating a snack and watching the other characters. c.) Vicki Vale, Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen deals with the high class investigations rubbing on the street level stuff. Clark Kent is all street level and doing charity work and ease dropping. Clark night stealth is a black suite, if real needed he flies his family colors as Superman. Other wise you only get to see Superman for barely 3 minutes on film. The main story is Vicki Vale & Lois Lane. d.) As a running gag, from time to time someone always stops in the middle of what they are saying, then says, " It Feels like Some One is watching us ." And it is Clark, looking a bit amused. Maybe also the Flash. Hope you enjoy this read, have a nice day. Also, the D&D3e RPG store I went to back before 2010 ran this as a campaign setting for over half a year.

@drcheesenut896

3 жыл бұрын

What do you think The Batman is? It looks great, looks dark, and feels like Batman

@GeteMachine

2 жыл бұрын

If they tried to just focus on doing good adaptions and not trying to mold themselves into Marvel, or the expectations people have for all Superhero movies to be the Avengers/Guardians of the Galaxy, we could get good stuff like how Joker broke away from that or the Dark Knight years before. Trying to compete directly with Marvel's type of movies just don't work for origin stories, and they Marvel movies are generally overrated anyway, at least by casual fans. The Marvel movies are mostly known for its modern camp and sarcastic wit. Not their actual plot or characters, or cinematography.

I love how it returns to one of the things I love about batman comics, the horror and noir. The best batman stories fall between these 2 lines and this is no exception.

Bro i really had to pause the damn video for a second at "kill two robins with one crowbar" jesus xD youre a legend

I guess you can say that Joker is just like alcohol. It slowly drink of something that seem good but in the long run, It’s all bad.

@djalexander7723

4 жыл бұрын

That's one nice metaphor for the Joker

@dracosfire7247

4 жыл бұрын

The Joker is like chugging absinthe.

I don't even like Harley Quinn and I enjoyed Harleen immensely.

This really was a fantastic comic. I read it when I started watching the Harley Quinn animated series, and although they show very different versions of the character, I still love them both. Also, at the same time, I was in the midst of writing a custom origin story for her via the medium of fanfiction, but after reading this, I realized that nothing I wrote would be able to exceed it. As far as I'm concerned, this is *the* definitive Harley Quinn origin.

"Two Robins with one crowbar" Damn bro didn't even have to go there, but he did, and honestly, ya gotta respect it.

“Two Robins with one Crowbar” that was dark.. I like it.

I loved Harleen SO MUCH. Honestly, I hadn’t fallen so deeply in love with a new comic in a long long time, and I certainly didn’t expect it would happen with a story about Harley Quinn - I thought this was just DC’s way to try and capitalise on the BoP movie and I was salty, because I grew up loving the character and don’t particularly enjoy the DCEU take on her. I’m so glad I was wrong.

This is not too far off from the backstory in Harley Quinn the animation series. Did they base it on this?

@christiancrusader9374

4 жыл бұрын

Well, yes. That series created her. And the basics of her origin are solid.

That "2 robins with one crowbar" joke might be the funniest thing hes ever said

Hot take: Harley's at her most interesting when she's being explored outside her relationship of the Joker.

@jeshuarestituyo284

4 жыл бұрын

But... That's what DC has been doing in the past 10 years and creating countless of solo Harley storylines🤣

@L-eye-t

4 жыл бұрын

In my mind, the relationship between her and Ivy is also toxic since Ivy can be seen as an enabler. While not as bad as the Joker, she is still a criminal encouraging Harley to embrace her psychotic tendencies. Even if she says she loves her, it's not love for Harleen, the proactive psychologist seeking to help the mentally ill in need of a guiding hand to become a better person. It's love for Harley, the slutty clown girl with a broken moral compass ready to wreak comedic havoc at the expense of others whenever she feels like it. I hope we get a story where Harley actually wants to fix the mental damage Joker inflicted on her and gains support from heroes or even villains that don't glorify or make light of her insanity.

@togucvinw7

4 жыл бұрын

Taa II That will never happen because lesbian kissing sells more than bad girl turned good by the good guys (hell , they could even had a lesbian relationship if they want with Batwoman for your idea to work ,at least Harley would become Harleen again )

@ravenfrancis1476

4 жыл бұрын

Taa II Or maybe we can have a Harlivy story where they help each other to mutually grow to be better people

@ravenfrancis1476

4 жыл бұрын

Jeshua Restituyo I know, that’s why it’s disappointing to see comics like this be like “haha what if we completely reduced her to the Joker’s abused girlfriend again” in 2020 and to see content creators I like peddle this as some masterpiece when it’s really just edgy grimdark fanfiction That somehow got the greenlight to be made into an official comic book. Even the book in this series that I was told was Harlivy themed was 90% Harley gushing about her relationship with the Joker, Poison Ivy just shows up at the end to break her out of jail. But we don’t even get to see them interact.

I love both the comic and the insanely talented author. He is one of very few authors who's female characters, I like every time.

I have to get this for my sister for her birthday. She hates how Harley Quinn's character is being misrepresented as of recent and she would love this more definitive, Darkened look at her character

Just watching and listening to this sounds like it would be a box office hit in the movie theaters. Now would be something worth watching over and over again.

I'm just freakin amazed and celebrating that an independent artist from deviantart at that got to write and illustrate a DC comics story. That's just... I love that so much. Also the comic is one of the best looking DC comics with the roughness of an online artist. It looks so lively and beautiful.

When joker and harley quinn fall in love for the first time in their lives until the joker had enough of her and decided to break up with Harley Quinn and their relationship to not be together at all that's how I feel in that DC universe STORY will be there forever and ever eternity till the end of time💔😔 and by the way they will never find another on of each other ever again at all will never be cherished forever.🙁😫💔

​It'd been tough for all around, but we love you drake.

What's up with the Gotham characters always getting broken?

@commonviewer2488

4 жыл бұрын

That's their whole thing. "Arkham Institute for the Criminally Insane." Most of the villains are broken in some way.

@giakhangtruong54

4 жыл бұрын

Because it's a broken city

@blackphoenix77

4 жыл бұрын

Because Gotham City is rough place

@Puerco-Potter

4 жыл бұрын

Because Gotham have a lot of cats that keep throwing them off the furniture.

@Strato_Casterrr9898

4 жыл бұрын

Because Gotham is Darkseid's backup plan, his contingency in case he ever dies

I feel as if killer croc is the most sympathetic batman villan and the reasons I believe because - he didn't wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time and became what he is, but was born with it -his mother died giving birth to him -was abused by his aunt -his disease is not only fiscal but he is mentally regressing -he steals money to try to fix himself -croc does eat people, but I feel as if it's more justified because he's a giant lizard man who need sustains and most of the people he eats are his enemies.(I know that kind of a werid point but you have to know killer croc ain't walking around looking for to eat baby).

@GeteMachine

2 жыл бұрын

Croc is pretty interesting because he accepts himself as an outcast incomparable with society and generally villains treat him ironically more humanely than society itself does. He has the potential to be just as tragic. Croc is like the hulk but without the anger. He even shows he's capable having a girlfriend (Enchantress) when they see him as his own person despite it.

Glad to see that this was not the rant "The Dark Fall off..." implied.

“Kill to robins with one crowbar” dead 💀

"Kill two Robins with one crowbar" got me dead.

I’ve really been wanting to read that book but also if ANYONE hasn’t watched the animated series, do that NOW! It’s incredibly good

Finally a book that uses darkness for plot rather than shock value. Thanks Drake. I know which book I’m going to pick up on my next trip to the bookstore.

After I read this book, I'll probably go watch the cartoon episodes and comics of the DCAU about Harley Quinn that Bruce Timm and Paul Dini did for Harley.

Great video Drake. I enjoy watching ur videos whenever I'm just relaxing. I always learn something new from watching them. Keep up the great work

It takes an incredible amount of skill to be able to summarise a plot while making someone really excited to read it.

I love the Batman series most of my love for crime fighting crusaders came from the first movie i watched which was a batman movie i owe a big part of my nerdy life to the dc world i have a place in my heart marvel but most is because of dc

Ironically I feel like her not being handled with her backstory in mind makes her even more like Deadpool (dude's been through some stuff) Though yes, they are very very different.

Stepjan always draws women that look like they can throw someone across the room and I’m here for it.

Yes make this a movie! I love this! Slowly show her start to fall for him and lose her mind at the same time

This is hands down one of my favorite comics! it's simply an amazing read with beautiful art and a compelling story. And it makes her so much more tragic.

Honestly, not a Harley fan, but this sounds like a fantastic story, I'll definitely be giving it a chance after this video.

Props to the person who voiced Harley for that line read. Very accurate on the voice.

Another great video, Drake! Keep up the good work!

I’ve been binge watching your videos along with working on my own comic at the same time and I love your videos😊

recently read this months after seeing this video reviewing it as such a great story. and you were so right. it’s so sad and as a victim myself it gets abuse so right. i also love the build up to Harley and Ivy’s relationship. it’s subtle but it’s there.

Good vid, and I've got another book to add to my list!

awesome! i had just bought this last month on Amazon and i LOVED this

man this gradual descent is so well done I am very impressed gonna have to check this out especially since the art is so good

Really good video. I found myself pausing and rewinding frequently due to thinking over or hypithesizing on various points. Well done, thank you!! And, you look fantastic 😊

so, harley become a sex symbol of dc, when she is a tragic character who is a symbol of the problem of girls who are in love with bad boys, bad abusive and dangerous boys.

"Two Robins with one crowbar" I see what you did there.

great breakdown! would love to see more of these!

@ComicDrake

4 жыл бұрын

Than it's a good thing that this is an entire series that I've been doing for almost a year. kzread.info/head/PLakb9q7NpRvVq7DKdtPkd2GxMoHojGfax

@danielwarner3675

4 жыл бұрын

@@ComicDrake perfect :)

This came out on my birthday. Thanks Drake!😁

I miss Harley's old look. It's so much better than what she has now.

@AllDimensionEclipses

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. The new one is too slutty.

He's not lying, I read the comic and yes, they really made everyone in it hot. 🤣

It's somehow creepier because the joker is drawn so handsomely

This was really great. I'm a pretty big fan of this book and the more classic version of harley which focused on what a tragic character she is. I would love to see you talk about her older pre new 52 stuff. Her original solo comic series from the 2000's doesn't get much attention outside the art. If you ever get the chance I would love for you to do a video talking about it and what direction that series took harley's character in and how they explored it.

Reminds me of the joker movie from 2019 except the Harley version of Harley being the Arthur flick in this

Bruh who did the voice for Harley? That was spot on!

This sounds amazing

I have read this book and i liked it that you reviewd it. It is truly a good book and as much as i like the comedic deadpool side of Harley Quin we also need books like Harleen to remind us about the darker aspects of her character.

Dude I love ur videos

Wow that Joker suit is really styling!

I love totally agree. That is an awesome story

They actually made the Joker hot.

I love the art

Whoever voiced Harley,I want to say that the voice was incredible. Bravo

@ComicDrake

4 жыл бұрын

You know I have her directly credited in the video and description, right? 🙃

Harley Quinn is my favorite DC villain now, I love her animated series!