Well, I finished reading Harley Quinn: Hot in the City, the new 52 version. This was the first digital comic book I've purchased and gotta say I'm now much more open to reading those things on a tablet.
Having said that, what the f*** did I just read? Is Harley Quinn the new Lobo / Deadpool of the DC Comics?
I have no experience with the character in the comics, save for Gotham City Sirens, an embarrassing entry in the DC Comics comic book lineup that had Catwoman, Harley and Ivy just being overly sexualized divas. This one, from what I could understand, is attempting to have Harley isolated into her little world by moving her into a new location (New York City), getting a new apartment and essentially a clean "slate" (cortesy of the Suicide Squad, maybe?). No Joker, new friends, some old ones (Poison Ivy) and a new direction.
After this fairly straightfoward setup, it's where the crazyness begins. Harley Quinn here seems to be more in tune with the Vigilante / Anti-Hero thing. She's more Lobo-ish by the way she deals with scumbags, hired hitmen and group therapy sessions (she works as a psychologist during the day time to pay for her the costs of her new apartment). She's almost Deadpool-ish thankd to her stuffed beaver that only Harley can hear it's voice and generally speaking, it's always making comments about how silly everything is.
This is a series of smaller story arcs that hint at a larger arc down the road, this book is basically the new Harley Quinn. One of my favorite storyline's is Harley's first day at being a shrink again where she decides to take matter into her own hands after hearing a sad story from an old lady, the twist reveal is bound to cause bursts of laughter.
There's a story arc that involves Harley eating one of Ivy's love potion berries and suddenly she has to hide in a shopping mall and fend out waves of intoxicated convicts.
There's a story about a wheelchair-bound aged Russian Spy that has Harley essentially murdering every single russian mob guy. Just insanity at it's zenith.
