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WARNING ! The follow clause contains SPOILERS forHarley Loves Joker # 2 .
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A newfangled history fromHarley Quinnco - creator Paul Dini adds a new wrinkle to one of the most controversial characters in modern comics . The net issue ofHarley make love Jokersuggests that Dr. Harleen Quinzel has develop Disassociate Identity Disorder . Harley did n’t " release into " her criminal alter ego … that part of her personality developed into another person entirely .
The query of Harley Quinn ’s saneness ( or lack thereof ) has been heatedly debated since her first appearance onBatman : The Animated Series . earlier created as a tribute to the various mobster moll who keep company villain on theBatmanTV series starring Adam West , Harley took on a aliveness of her own . Soon , she was star in her own solo installment independent of The Joker . Many have decried Harley Quinn as a Graeco-Roman example of Stockholm Syndrome - when a hostage comes to feel they sincerely love their captor or abuser . Others thinkHarley is just as mentally ill as " her puddin . ' "
Now , the character ’s conscientious objector - Almighty has given his opinion .
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Dini , for his part , seems to agree with the previous assessment that mental illness is for the most part to fault for Harley ’s fate , and not an opprobrious family relationship . He depict Harley and Harleen as freestanding hoi polloi living within of the femme fatale ’s head , who discuss what they should be doing as the events of the record progress . The main conflict of the issue consist between Harley and The Grison - a former colleague of Dr. Harleen Quinzel turned animal / woman hybrid , who has endeared herself to The Joker , wriggle her way into their gang after month of being a savage contender .
Joker ’s sudden favoring of The Grison animate Harley to leave him for good - an activity which Harleen recreate sky-high . When Harley trip up across a recording from The Joker while packing her bags , discover that his sudden affection for The Grison is all part of a plan to get retaliation on her for steal from them , she changes her mind about leaving and Harleen lastly has enough .
Harleen abruptly transforms into a rendering of Harley who resembles the modern translation of Harley Quinn in the realism of DC Comics Rebirth . Harleen rakehell Harley apart as a codependent weakling , saying that she was what Harley could become if she disembarrass herself of The Joker once and for all . Harleen urges Harley to go through with her design to go away Joker this time , but Harley ca n’t do it . fed up , Harleen fades out into nothingness , tell Harley that she ’ll see her when she grows up … if they live that long .
Despite the general comedic tone of this story , it is hearten to see that Paul Dini has put some thought into his most famous creation and pass his apparent blessing to those who developed Harley into a unlike , more independent character than she was originally . While this is unlikely to do much to solve the disputation betweenHarley Quinnfans as towhich version of Harley Quinn is the best , it does offer intellectual nourishment for thought for those who like to chronicle how different comic book characters have change over sentence .
If nothing else , the story is an amusing throwback toBatman : The alive Seriesand feature a classic ending that is certain to put a grin on the faces of fans of The Joker and Harley . Whichever versions they like best .
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Harley Loves Joker # 2is now available fromDC Comics .
