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Harley Quinnhas shew to be one of DC Comics ' MVPs , despite premiering as a confederate in a kids ' cartoon . She ’s maybe even getting stretched a little thin with all of her appearance in cartoon strip , video recording games , live action movies , and more animated series . In the latest military issue ofHarley Quinn : Black + White + Redder , she has an existential crisis about her function in the whole DC Universe , leading her to reveal a mogul that is all her own .
In"Harleys All the Way Down"by writer / artist Bruno Redondo , letterer Wes Abbot , and editor program Andrea Shea , Harley has a quaternary paries - kick downstairs ( and dialog box - jump ) soliloquy , question about her place in the multiverse . Even across different media , some things never change about fiber : Batman is a traumatize rich cat , Flash is really fast , Aquaman talks to fish . Harley , however , is so popular that she ’s used everywhere , and changed to be whatever a Divine needs her to do .
This violation towards the narration is one of her canonical character traits . As this story shows , it also comes with a superpower that no other leading DC character right now can wield - meta .
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Harley’s Malleability Is Her Character’s Superpower
When a character can be anything , sometimes that means there ’s nothing at the core . As she truly suggest , it can feel likeDC does n’t know what to do with Harley Quinn . The same thing that makesBlack + White + Reddera fun series also shows this problem : within the page of the anthology , Harley has beenturned into a bombshell , a adolescent gymnast , a mediaeval look of vengeance , a mentor to tween sidekicks , and an quondam woman watching soaps . To both the lector - and in this story , Harley - there are no keystone that define what realize any given loop only Harley Quinn , and not just a funny char with a clown esthetic .
However , her many permutations stand for her canyon gets explored a lot more than an stock story . She takes not possess " one " matter to be bad , but it also means she ’s such a fleshed - out character that she ’s more than just a whatchamacallum . She ’s a Dr. , she ’s aphrodisiac , she ’s amusing , she ’s get some genial health issues , she ’s loving , she ’s violent , and she ’s really into makeup . In the account , Harley thinks she ’s being re - written every time someone wants to use her , but another path of attend at it means she ’s so multi - faceted that she fits into the narration , whether it ’s a kids ' cartoon , a violent video game , an R - rate live activeness moving-picture show , or an all - age comedian . Her knowledge of her tale is what gives her power .
This Meta Superpower Should Be Harley Quinn’s Defining “Thing”
Harley is n’t the first character to break the fourth rampart and acknowledge she ’s in someone else ’s story . She - Hulk and Howard the Duck over at Marvel frequently popped out of their panel and speak to the audience ; Grant Morrison and Chas Truog ’s die hard onAnimal Manset the bar high-pitched for a superhero to question their narration . However , Harley ’s runaway popularity means that when she asks these enquiry , there are a hatful of people across all media listening . Here , Harley uses her knowledge of the comic panel format to drive the explosive robot fogey ( beyond the meta - narration , the actual story is also quite funny ) from business district Gotham directly into the scoundrel ’s lair as it explodes .
In her desire to have something that defines her , this power would be an incredible blessing . Assurance that wherever she appear , Harley knows that she ’s a fictitious character and there are rules to whatever genre is happening around her would cement her defining role in DC Comics . The video recording gameUndertalegarnered praise for its boss fights with bosses who know they ’re in a telecasting game ; fighting a Harley Quinn in aBatmangame who can relieve scum or dress out of bounds when the player is about to quiver her would make for an ultimate political boss fight . Margot Robbie ’s future in the films as Harleyis up in the aura , butBarbieshowed she knows how to winkle at the audience . Harley Quinnhas had two decades as a sexy clown ; her future should be completely in her hand .
Harley Quinn : Black + White + Redder # 6is available now from DC Comics .
HARLEY QUINN : BLACK + WHITE + REDDER # 6 ( 2023 )
