Harley Quinn and Power Girl

Not what I expected, but I still ended up enjoying it nonetheless. It was a fun dynamic to read between Harley and Power Girl, and while I was initially getting iffy reading and catching on to what type of world they were in, I actually ended up finding it pretty funny and worth the read in the end.

This comic will go down as one of my all-time favorites. It was funny, and full of references. I was born in the early 90s and I understood the references, but if you are very young some might go over your head, because many are references to movies from the 70s and 80s and what not, and I always used to watch those types of movies. Though some references are to more modern stuff. Anyway, the story is funny and the art is excellent. I really like how they drew the characters. This version of Powergirl looks great, and while Harley looks good, this is certainly not my favorite costume of hers.The comic takes you through an interesting tale that is really easy to read and enjoy and the 120 pages go by very quickly, so I would have actually preferred it was longer but that's okay. There is a male character in this that is buff and wears a male-version of Princess Leia's bikini from Star Wars, and I it seems to have been done in a way that was to flip the idea of the woman wearing more revealing stuff. As a male, I thought this was fitting, and I think that the fact that males can enjoy this and not find it offensive maybe is an example that comics are not sexist as some people try to say, and perhaps those people are just offended by revealing clothing.Next up, I think the characters are pretty good. Powergirl is NOT like Superman or Wonder Woman, as in, she is more laid back and acts more like, well, a "regular" human I suppose, as in she is not this heroine that feels weight on her shoulders and struggles to be heroic, she simply is a heroine that goes with the flow. As for Harley, she is wacky as usual, but in this Harley is not a villain she is basically a heroine that works with Powergirl as a partner.One thing I will say was out of place for me [MINOR SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS SECTION] is the monologue where Harley says she dumped the Joker because he abused her in the relationship. It goes without saying that an abusive relationship is wrong, but the relationship between Harley and the Joker was never meant to showcase what a relationship is supposed to be. I mean, Joker is a VILLAIN. So I think it is ridiculous when people complain about villains being villainous! (e.g. that whole thing with Apocalypse choking Mystique on a billboard) As far as Harley's decision, it was out of character. This is a woman that was a psychiatrist until the Joker drove her to insanity and made her infatuated with him. I don't think that she would just pop-up one day and be like "Joker is mean so I'm leaving and becoming Powergirl's sidekick." I mean, I think the whole "abuse" thing was meant to just put an important message in there and maybe one of the writers experienced it and it was important to add that for them, so yeah, I'm just sayin' though. I don't think it was just some alterior-agenda, which is a good thing. I mean, judging by how Powergirl dresses and is proportioned this comic does NOT feel like it is pushing some conservative agenda, which in my opinion, is GOOD.Well that is my review and overall as I said this comic was AWESOME so if you are a fan of DC Comics and humor, this is for you. If you don't like humor, this probably is not for you. Also, this is about Powergirl and Harley, so if you are hoping to see Justice League characters, they're not here.P.S. - I realize her name is Power Girl not Powergirl, but the latter just felt better to write and seeing as how it is "Superman" and not "Super Man" I think that separating the two words is a bit odd.

Oh, how I wanted to hate "Harley Quinn and Power Girl"-mostly because of the latter character, the most grossly oversexualized heroine in comics history. Were one to assign her an alliterative nickname, it might well be "The Cheesecake Crusader."Further, creators Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Paul Mounts were three of the guilty parties responsible for "Power Girl: Power Trip," a collection I despise with every fiber of my being.However, I'm happy I gave "Harley Quinn and Power Girl" a chance, because it turned out to be an enjoyable blend of science fiction, superheroics and the madcap comedy of Harley Quinn.Though it's a spinoff from issue 12 of Harley's New 52-era ongoing series (which is collected in "Harley Quinn Vol. 2: Power Outage"), it can be read and enjoyed on a standalone basis. Between panels three and four of page 20 of the aforementioned story, Harley and Power Girl were tossed through a teleportation ring which dropped them into an unknown galaxy. This collection of the same-named six-issue miniseries tells the full story of that pause.And what a pause. They find themselves trapped in the Sombrero Galaxy, home galaxy of Vartox of Valeron, who tried to marry Power Girl in "Lust in Space," one of the stories collected in "Power Girl: Power Trip." But there's no time for rekindling romance, because Vartox is being held prisoner by Oreth Odeox, who hates the peaceful, free-love ethos on which Valeron's culture is founded. With help from Vartox's science advisor, Groovicus Mellow, Harley and Power Girl try to free Vartox from captivity on the Lust Moon of Lustox, but Odeox has turned him into Dark Vartox...Ah, who am I kidding? Describing the plot doesn't even begin to do it justice, and it's basically an excuse on which to hang Harley's brand of madcap humor, which is only enhanced by Power Girl's humor-impaired personality and her tendency to punch first and ask questions later, if at all.Stephane Roux, handling art chores on the interiors, mercifully downplays Power Girl's exaggerated physique so it's not as aggressively in-the-face as it was under Conner's pen and brush in "Power Trip" while illustrating the whole adventure in a style that blends cartoons and more realistic drawing. Color artist Mounts complements Roux with a bright, eye-popping palette that is refreshingly unlike the muted, more realistic colors in other comic books.Harley jokes toward the end that there's still no Power Girl ongoing comic as a result of this, which suits me fine, as she's a low-rent Supergirl knockoff who's just not my taste in heroes. But this collection did serve as the "backdoor pilot" for another (short-lived) ongoing Harley title: "Harley's Little Black Book," in which Harley teams with other DC heroes, so it's worth reading on that basis alone."Harley Quinn and Power Girl" is worth time and money for Harley fans, Power Girl fans (of which I'm sure there are some), and those who love zany humor.

Enjoyed

Un comic muy entretenido, Power Girl es una luchadora fuerte e increíble y Harley me recordó mucho ala serie animada. El cameo del Joker es increíble.

Hilarious story. Not enough. This could be great if it was on going and not a mini series. At least they could have finished the original fight.

Amanda Conner expands what began as a between-the-panels joke in "Harley Quinn" #12 (collected in "Harley Quinn, Vol. 2: Power Outage") into a six-issue miniseries in "Harley Quinn and Power Girl". The story follows the titular characters as they battle to save Vartox (a comical version of Sean Conner's "Zed" from "Zardoz") in the Sombrero Galaxy. The story is everything readers expect from Amanda Conner's run on "Harley Quinn", but with sci-fi themed jokes thrown in and even more fourth-wall-breaking. The only downside is that the story, occurring between-the-panels, has no lasting affect on characters or continuity. If readers only stuck to Harley's solo book, they would lose little in skipping this miniseries. That said, it makes a nice companion piece.

Book was good and perfectly readable. However it has stickers and sharpie all over the cover as well as a stick on vinyl cover protector over all that. It was obviously a library copy. Aside from the misconstrued condition good book.

This is the first comic book I've read in a while and I was pleasantly surprised by the contents of this one. Although I'm not a big sci-fi fan the elements of it in the story didn't ruin the overall enjoyment factor for me and I thought the team-up of the characters worked well. Especially with Harley's quirky-ness and Power Girl's attempts at keeping sane. A very funny book.

Funny and entertaining. Definitely worth a read if you like Hayley Quinn

This book made me chuckle so much, make sure to read Harley Quinn 2 "Power Outage" (i think) otherwise this isnt going to make a lot of sense!

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really pleased with the item