Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey (USA) di Conner & Palmiotti

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AMANDA CONNER & JIMMY PALMIOTTI Return to HARLEY QUINN (And Adds in BIRDS OF PREY) for DC BLACK Label Title



Long-time Harley Quinn creators Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Paul Mounts will be returning to the character - and her friends in the Birds of Prey - in a new DC Black Label title expected to launch in February 2020. The four-issue monthly Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey was announced during a press event at New York Comic Con.

https://www.newsarama.com/47232-amanda-conner-returns-to-harley-quinn-for-dc-black-label-title.html

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HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #1
written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
art and cover by AMANDA CONNER
variant cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
The creative team that transformed Harley Quinn forever returns to shake up her world once more—and this time, the gloves are off!
Harley Quinn has avoided Gotham City ever since she broke up with The Joker and found a home, and a kind of family, in Coney Island. But when she gets an offer she can't refuse, she has no choice but to slip back into the city as quietly as she can, hoping to be gone before anyone—especially her ex—learns she's been there. But for Harley, "as quietly as she can" is plenty loud...and before she can say "Holee bounty hunters, Batman," The Joker's sicced every super-villain in the city on her pretty ombré head—and the only team tough enough (or crazy enough) to come to her defense is the Birds of Prey!
The foul-mouthed, no-holds-barred sequel to one of DC's raciest runs is here! Get on board early, before we come to our senses!
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NO ADS | DC BLACK LABEL
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HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #2
written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI
and AMANDA CONNER
art and cover by AMANDA CONNER
variant cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Over the course of her illustrious and very high-class career, Harley's met pretty much every super-villain who ever worked in Gotham City. Some hate her. Some love her. But none of that's gonna matter once they see how many zeroes there are on the bounty The Joker's offering for her head! Sorry, Harley—it's just business. Your next of kin will understand, right? Meanwhile, Cassandra Cain finds herself in the unenviable position of being Harley Quinn's bodyguard...but this could be her opportunity to learn a little about, y'know, loosening up? If she's currently wound too tight, then just sit next to Auntie Harley...she's got more than her share of loose screws!
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Preview: Harley Quinn & The Birds of Prey #1



https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2020/02/07/dc-preview-harley-quinn-the-birds-of-prey-1/

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CONNER & PALMIOTTI Reunited With HARLEY QUINN ( & Take it R-Rated)

https://www.newsarama.com/48994-harley-quinn-and-the-birds-of-prey-amanda-conner-jimmy-palmiotti.html

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Harley Quinn and The Birds of Prey #1
Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Art by Amanda Conner and Paul Mounts
Lettering by John J. Hill
Published by DC Black Label
Review by Pierce Lydon
'Rama Rating: 4 out of 10

It's been a bumpy road for Harley Quinn since she became DC's answer to Deadpool. Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti have worked tirelessly to expand her supporting cast and give her some characterization in the larger DCU outside of Gotham, Batman, and the Joker with some success. Not every writer has expanded on their ideas, but Conner and Palmiotti are arguably the most iconic creators to work with Harley since Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. With Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) hitting theaters, it makes sense that we'd get some sort of R-rated comic book offering for fans wanting more than just the theater experience. However, Conner and Palmiotti are stuck in second gear — taking too much time explaining the nuances of the world they've built rather than getting on with a good story.

The quick facts are that Harley and Ivy are together. Harley lives in Coney Island and runs a hotel. She has a gang of other Harleys (Harlem Harley, Carli Quinn, etc.). She has that beaver that talks to her, and she's friends with Power Girl. But when the hotel gets burned down by the shady mortgage and loan company that Harley secured a loan from, the Clown Princess of Crime wants revenge. Unfortunately, getting there is a slog. It takes so long to get there that a big chunk of the book is dedicated to catching readers up on the creators' previous work before moving forward with the plot.

And even when the plot does start to move, it is coupled with such juvenile attempts at comedy that I'm unsure who the target audience is supposed to be. Conner and Palmiotti's humor lacks sophistication - like Harley calling Superman "Pooperman" - and that doesn't really jive with the Black Label marker. Sure, there is stronger language and arguably more opportunities for Harley to be scantily clad - I don't think Conner is really leaning in on that more than she has before - but this hardly feels like a mature readers' book.

The stakes feel relatively low, and the other Birds of Prey characters essentially make glorified cameos in this first issue, if they show up at all. With little in the way of setup beyond convenience, Huntress and Harley team up for a fight on a train, but Cassandra Cain only shows up for the equivalent of a page before Renee Montoya appears on the very last page. (Black Canary, meanwhile, is nowhere to be seen.) It's a puzzling decision to lean so heavily on just one character from an honest-to-goodness feature film, and I think the reason why is because Conner and Palmiotti see their take on Harley here as much more endearing than she actually is — they give her a sort of slapstick Looney Tunes nature that robs the book of any real emotional stakes and undercuts the violence. Conner's art is suited to the book - there's definitely a physicality to the linework and she nails some great expressions throughout the issue = but something about the total package just falls flat.

Fans of the Conner/Palmiotti run of Harley Quinn will find more to chew on than those jumping in with no familiarity. If you're someone looking for more Harley after seeing her new film or just curious about the character, you be better served by the beginning of their run than this awkward attempt to summarize their previous work and then move forward with it

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Harley Quinn and The Birds of Prey #1 (Published by DC; Review by Kat Calamia; 'Rama Rating: 5 out of 10):

Much like the Birds of Prey film, Harley Quinn and The Birds of Prey #1 is predominantly a Harley Quinn story. If you were a fan of Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner's Harley Quinn run you will quickly adjust to the title's tone, but if you are looking for a more traditional or serious Birds of Prey story, this won't be the title for you. This is not only a love letter to their run on Harley, but their work at DC as a whole – even Power Girl makes a guest cameo. I personally wasn't a huge fan of the humor from their original Harley Quinn series, so this premiere didn't click for me, but I did enjoy the brief sparks between Huntress, Rene Montoya, Harley and Cassandra Cain — I just wish there was more of it. On artwork, it's always a pleasure to see Amanda Conner doing interiors and her style fits perfectly for this comedic book. Overall, If you wanted more of Harley Quinn after watching Margot Robbie's version of the character, then Harley Quinn and The Birds of Prey #1 will be able to whet your appetite, but this may not satisfy fans solely looking to fill the void for a Birds of Prey series.

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HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #3
written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and AMANDA CONNER
art and cover by AMANDA CONNER
variant cover by IAN MacDONALD
The price on Harley's head is getting higher and higher, and more and more of Gotham City's most dangerous villains are crawling out of the woodwork to claim it. So where the hell is Batman? And after what she's put the Birds of Prey through in just a few hours, is Harley going to have any allies left to protect her?
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ON SALE 06.24.20
$5.99 US | 3 OF 4 | 32 PAGES
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DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+
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HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #2 Pushed Back Four Weeks

https://www.newsarama.com/49521-harley-quinn-and-the-birds-of-prey-2-pushed-back-four-weeks.html

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HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #3
written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and AMANDA CONNER
art and cover by AMANDA CONNER
variant cover by IAN MacDONALD
The price on Harley's head is getting higher and higher, and more and more of Gotham City's most dangerous villains are crawling out of the woodwork to claim it. So where the hell is Batman? And after what she's put the Birds of Prey through in just a few hours, is Harley going to have any allies left to protect her?
RESOLICIT
PRESTIGE PLUS FORMAT
ON SALE 08.11.20
$5.99 US | 3 OF 4 | 32 PAGES
FC | BIMONTHLY
APPROX. 8.5" X 10.875"
DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+
This issue will ship with two covers.
Please see the order form for details.
This issue is resolicited. All previous orders are canceled.

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Preview: Harley Quinn & The Birds of Prey #2



https://www.cbr.com/harley-quinn-and-the-birds-of-prey-2/

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How Conner & Palmiotti push boundaries of Harley Quinn in Black Label series - and what DC says is too far

https://www.gamesradar.com/how-conner-and-palmiotti-push-boundaries-of-harley-quinn-in-black-label-series-and-what-dc-says-is-too-far/

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HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #4
written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
art and cover by AMANDA CONNER
variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
PRESTIGE PLUS FORMAT | ON SALE 12/15/20
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There was no way Harley was going to make it out of Gotham City without coming face to face with The Joker...and just as she's taken all his money, he's determined to take something that means even more to her! This will be the most harrowing gauntlet of Harley's life, and she—and you—are not ready for it!