Harley Quinn #37 – Tini Howard, Erica Henderson, Writers; Logan Faerber, Sweeney Boo, Kelley Jones, Elena G. Bansh, Stefano Raffaele, Mindy Lee, Marguerite Sauvage, Erica Henderson, Artists; Jose Villarrubia, Colorist
Ray – 8.5/10
Ray: Harley’s crazy multiversal journey comes to a close this issue, with the Brother Eyes in firm control and Harley being chased through the multiverse by her unstable digital doppelganger. That brings in a murderer’s row of guest artists to join Sweeney Boo to take Harley through some alternate versions—including a world where she’s a mad prophet, a world where she’s a Female Furies-like enforcer, a world where she’s a mad scientist desperately trying to hold on to Ivy (brilliantly executed by Kelley Jones), and a world where she’s the queenpin of Gotham. These provide some interesting views into Harley’s mindset, setting up her decision at the end of the issue. Overall, it’s a dizzying blast of unique visuals, even if few of them really get the chance to breathe fully. It seems like we’ll be seeing some more Earth-based Harley stories after this arc.
The backup, by Erica Henderson, is an odd tale involving a parody of the Blair Witch Project from Harley’s perspective, with her as a grieving college student mourning her boyfriend—and being haunted by creepy visuals of the Joker as she explores the woods. This is quick, surreal story with a great final visual, even if the narrative is a bit unclear.
Power Girl #6 – Leah Williams, Writer; Marguerite Sauvage, Artist
Ray – 9/10
Ray: The complex relationship between Power Girl and Supergirl has been a key subplot in this book since the start, and now the two alternate versions of each other are forced to team up again to investigate a strange designer drug that seems to transport its users to another dimension. With several missing college students, the two (plus Omen) go undercover as students to get their hands on the drug and find out that it’s a lot more than it looked like at first glance—and may have a much more sinister purpose behind it. The dialogue is strong, the plot is intriguingly twisty, and the overall tone is fun, but the real star here is Marguerite Sauvage’s guest art—which not only looks as gorgeous as her usual style, but also shifts to a second, more cartoony style to bring the alternate world to life.
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