Harley Quinn: Futures End #1 review You know you’re in for something really special on seeing the title page with “Crappily Ever After” rendered in nicely poo-shaped lettering. Harley Quinn always keeps it classy! mmmmm….bacon (yes, I’m referring to the pig on the spit). There’s a lot of bacon in this book. Harley has a bag of it (like popcorn) in the hold of the airplane and later there’s a roasting pig–totally made me hungry. Bernie (the Beaver) gets fried in the plane. I’ve never really liked Bernie, but there is something delightfully macabre about Harley stringing up his charred skull to be worn as a necklace. Later, after he gets pitched into a gator pool, there’s a great panel of his commentary from inside an alligator’s stomach. Joker and Harley look so genuinely ecstatic to see one another again at first, you can’t help but love ‘em. There’s absolutely no rationale for the Joker’s return. Oh, sure, he perfectly explains what he’s been up to–as Joker would. And it’s all absurd–as expected. His murderous rule over the islanders is awful and hilarious (mild shades of Emperor Joker, if you remember that one from 2000). Joker is distinctly drawn with stitches around his restored face, which is never referred to, but lends itself to at least one side-gag when threatened with ripping his face off (“Been there, done that”). Colorist Alex Sinclair’s island palette is a real treat: lush greens, tropical blue skies, and a red-hot volcano, coupled with two of DC’s most colorful characters, renders this issue a veritable Candyland for the eyes. Not sure who came up with the design for Harley’s thought diamonds (as opposed to bubbles), but they’re brilliant! If it was letterer John J. Hill, he deserves recognition! So what happens? How does it all turn out? Do they, indeed, live “crappily ever after?” Find out here: batman-news/2014/09/24/harley-quinn-futures-end-1-review/
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 14:41:25 +0000
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