That's compounded by the actual appearance of the Joker, who lures Harley into his clandestine criminal crusade against corporate interests in Gotham and offering her a skimpy costume.

In fact, Harleen discovers her true, best self within the local neighborhood's drag scene, run by her friends and family, rather than a psychotic, abusive love interest. As such, Harley's madcap, irreverent behavior is there from the start rather than brought about by encountering the Joker.

Like other DC Ink titles, Breaking Glass exists outside of the main DC Universe continuity, so Tamaki and Pugh are able to largely reimagine Harley's origin. RELATED: Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass Trailer Promises You'll Love the OGN - Or Else While certainly an enduring origin that survived DC's New 52 relaunch and subsequent franchise adaptations, including Batman: Arkham Asylum and 2016's Suicide Squad, it's one that's a bit complicated, with shades of misogyny and misanthropy regarding mental health. Falling in love with her murderous subject, Quinzel became the villainous Harley Quinn and joined him on his criminal endeavors. In turning her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: join activist Ivy, who''s campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or team up with her anarchist friend Joker, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time.įrom Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning author Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Steve Pugh comes a coming-of-age story about choices, consequences, and how a weird kid from Gotham goes about defining her world for herself.In both Batman: The Animated Series, in which she first appeared, and her subsequent comic book origins, Harleen was depicted as a criminal psychologist working at Arkham Asylum, where she was assigned to study the Joker. But when Mama''s drag cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that''s taking over the neighborhood, Harley''s fortune takes another turn. And when Gotham''s finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most “true true” with new best friend Ivy at Gotham High. She''s not worried, though-she''s battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, 15-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City.

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