{"id":30022,"date":"2024-06-19T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=30022"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:02:26","slug":"harley-quinn-a-rogues-gallery-the-deluxe-cover-art-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2024\/06\/19\/harley-quinn-a-rogues-gallery-the-deluxe-cover-art-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Harley Quinn: A Rogue\u2019s Gallery – The Deluxe Cover Art Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Bruce Timm<\/strong>, Terry & Rachel Dodson<\/strong>, Amanda Connor & Paul Mounts<\/strong>, Tim Sale<\/strong>, Jim Lee<\/strong>, Frank Cho<\/strong>, Alex Ross<\/strong> and many & various (DC Comics)
\nISBN: 978-1-4012-7423-8 (HB\/Digital edition)<\/p>\n

Comic books aren\u2019t just stories. So often the cover is as important and thrilling as the contents – if not more so. Let\u2019s face it; we\u2019ve all gone for something for its appearance only to be disappointed by its interior. So it\u2019s a relief and a delight to thoroughly recommend a comic cover-art compilation where the visuals are as extraordinary as the material they were promoting.<\/p>\n

Harley Quinn<\/strong> was never supposed to be a star – or even actual comics character. As soon became apparent, however, the manic minx always has her own astoundingly askew and off-kilter ideas on the matter – and any other topic you could name: ethics, friendship, ordnance, coffee, cuddle bunnies…<\/p>\n

Created by Paul Dini & Bruce Timm, Batman: The Animated<\/strong> Series<\/strong> aired in the US from September 5th<\/sup> 1992 to September 15th<\/sup> 1995. Ostensibly for kids, the breakthrough television cartoon revolutionised everybody\u2019s image of the Dark Knight and immediately began feeding back into the print iteration, consequently leading to some of the absolute best comic book tales in the Dark Knight\u2019s many decades of existence.<\/p>\n

Employing a timeless visual style dubbed \u201cDark Deco\u201d, the show mixed elements from all iterations of the character and, without diluting the power, tone or mood of the premise, reshaped the grim avenger and his extended team into a universally accessible, thematically memorable form even the youngest of readers could enjoy, whilst adding exuberance and panache that only the most devout and obsessive Batmaniac could possibly object to…<\/p>\n

Harley was initially the Clown Prince of Crime\u2019s self-destructive, slavishly adoring, extreme abuse-enduring assistant, as seen in \u201cJoker\u2019s Favor<\/em>\u201d (airing September 11th<\/sup> 1992). She instantly captured the hearts and minds of millions of viewers and began popping up in the incredibly successful licensed comic book. Always stealing the show, Harley soon graduated into mainstream DC continuity. Along the circuitous way, Quinn – AKA Dr. Harleen Quinzel<\/em> – developed a support network of sorts in living bioweapon Poison Ivy<\/em> and a bizarre love\/hate relationship with some of Gotham\u2019s other female felons…<\/p>\n

After a brief period bopping around the DCU, she was re-imagined as part of the company\u2019s vast post-Flashpoint<\/strong> major makeover: subsequently appearing all over comics as cornerstone of a new iteration of the Suicide Squad<\/strong>, in those aforementioned movies and her own adult-oriented animation series. At heart, however, she\u2019s always been a comic glamour-puss, with big, bold, primal emotions and only the merest acknowledgement of how reality works…<\/p>\n

Harley Quinn: A Rogue\u2019s Gallery – The Deluxe Cover Art Collection <\/strong>is a giant collection of some of the best comic covers from her first quarter century of existence spanning her first print appearance in Batman Adventures<\/strong> #12 (1993) to 2017: charting her progress from frolicsome cartoon felon to comic book big draw, movie magnate and all around gay icon.<\/p>\n

Of course, you could just take my word for it and accept there are gathered here 170 fabulous eye-grabbing images (plus a few bonus sketches and such) by 92 stellar artists – mostly stripped of verbal clutter and text livery – but I suspect many will also study the huge shopping lists of names and numbers assembled below.<\/p>\n

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO<\/strong> READ THEM – they are for obsessive completists like me, okay?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re still here and not off shopping now, what\u2019s here are the covers from Batman Adventures: Mad Love <\/strong>#1, Batman Adventures<\/strong> #12; Gotham Adventures<\/strong> #12;\u00a0 Batman: Harley Quinn<\/strong> #1;\u00a0 Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam<\/strong> #1; Harley Quinn<\/strong> #1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 19, 38; Batman Adventures<\/strong> #3, 16; Gotham Girls<\/strong> #3; Harley and Ivy<\/strong>#1-3; Detective Comics<\/strong> #831, 837; Batman <\/strong>#613; Joker\u2019s Asylum II:<\/strong> Harley Quinn<\/strong> #1; Gotham City Sirens<\/strong> #1, 5, 15, 20; Gotham City Sirens<\/strong> Book II<\/strong>; Suicide Squad<\/strong> #1, 6, 7, 14, 15, 21; Detective Comics<\/strong> volume 2 #23.2, 39; Harley Quinn<\/strong> volume 2 #0-3, 6-9, 11-13, 15-19, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30; Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego<\/strong> #1; Harley Quinn Holiday Special<\/strong> #1; Harley Quinn Valentine\u2019s Day Special<\/strong> #1; Secret Six<\/strong> #5; Action Comics<\/strong> volume 2 #39; Aquaman<\/strong> volume 2 #39; Batgirl<\/strong> volume 4 #39; Batman<\/strong> volume 2 #39; Batman and Robin<\/strong> volume 2 #39; Batman\/Superman<\/strong> #19; Catwoman<\/strong> volume 4 #39; The Flash<\/strong> volume 4 #39, 47; Grayson <\/strong>#7; Green Lantern<\/strong> volume 5 #39, 47; Green Lantern Corps<\/strong> volume 3 #39; Justice League<\/strong> volume 2 #39, 47; Justice League<\/strong> Dark <\/strong>volume 1 #39; Justice League<\/strong> United <\/strong>#9; Sinestro <\/strong>#10; Supergirl<\/strong> volume 6 #39; Superman<\/strong> volume 3 #39, 47, Superman\/Wonder Woman<\/strong> #19; Teen Titans<\/strong> volume 4 #7; Wonder Woman<\/strong> volume 4 #39, 47; New Suicide Squad<\/strong> #4, 22; Green Arrow<\/strong> volume 5 #47; Justice League<\/strong> of America <\/strong>volume 3 #6; Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad: April Fool\u2019s Special<\/strong> #1; Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad: April Fool\u2019s Special<\/strong> #1; Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys <\/strong>#1; DC Comics Bombshells<\/strong> #27, 32; Harley Quinn<\/strong> volume 4 #1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17-19, 21, 22; Harley\u2019s Greatest Hits<\/strong>; Harley Quinn Volume 1: Die Laughing<\/strong>; Justice League Vs Suicide Squad<\/strong> #1, 3; Suicide Squad: Rebirth<\/strong> #1 and Suicide Squad <\/strong>volume 7 #1-2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 20.
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\nThese are chronologically delivered, fully listed and accredited on the contents pages, so I\u2019m also going to list the creators in case someone\u2019s a particular favourite. Represented here by single images or many bites of the cheery cherry are Bruce Timm, Mike Parobeck & Rick Burchett, Alex Ross, Shane Glines, Joe Chiodo, Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson, Tim Sale, Scott Morse, Kelsey Shannon, Simone Biachi, Jim Lee & Scott Williams, Claudio Castellini, Guillem March, Ryan Benjamin, Paul Renaud, Ivan Reis, Eber Ferreira & Rod Reis, Greg Capullo & FCO Plascencia, Ken Lashley & Matt Yackley, Jason Pearson, Chris Burnham & Nathan Fairbairn, Amanda Connor & Paul Mounts, Dave Johnson, Alex Sinclair, Stephane Roux, Adam Hughes, Clay Mann, Tommy Lee Edwards, Mike Allred & Laura Allred, Ant Lucia, Darwin Cooke, Dan Panosian, Eduardo Risso, Ben Caldwell, Emanuela Lupacchino & Tomeu Morey, Chad Hardin, Neal Adams, Ryan Sook, Jeromy Cox, John Timms, Nicola Scott, Danny Miki, Cliff Chiang, Jill Thompson, J.G. Jones, Jim Balent, Mike McKone & Dave McCaig, Marco D\u2019Alfonso, Dustin Nguyen, Joe Quinones, Mikel Janin, Ian Bertram, Matt Hollingsworth, Joe Benitez, Peter Steigerwald, Francis Manapul, Sean Galloway, Phil Jimenez & Hi-Fi, Jeremy Roberts, Juan Ferreyra, Brennan Wagner, Joe Madureira, Nei Ruffino, Lee Bermejo, Frank Cho, Mirka Andolfo, Joseph Michael Linsner, Minjue Helen Chen, Tony S. Daniel, Jason Fabok, Babs Tarr, Rafael Albuquerque, Yanick Paquette, Paul Pope & Lovern Kindzierski, Tyler Kirkham, Jae Lee & June Chung, Ed Benes & Dinei Ribeiro, Aaron Lopresti, Tom Raney & Gina Going, Khary Randoph & Emilio Lopez, Michael Turner, Carlos D\u2019Anda, Laura Martin, Sabine Rich, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ashley Witter, Dawn McTeigue, Jonboy Myers, Sunny Gho, Philip Tan & Jonathan Glapion, Paul Pelletier & Sandra Hope, Joshua Middleton. Liam Sharp, Billy Tucci, John Romita Jr & Dean White, and Otto Schmidt.
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\nThis collection is exciting, lovely to look upon, deliriously daft, happily hilarious and will provide hours of delighted deliberation as we all dip in, reminisce and ultimately disagree on what should and shouldn\u2019t be included. Enjoy, Art-lovers, Bat-Fans and proud Harley-queens!<\/p>\n

If you are utterly absorbed and crave still more, you might want to also see companion volume The Art of Harley Quinn<\/strong> by Andrew Farago.
\n\u00a9 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Bruce Timm, Terry & Rachel Dodson, Amanda Connor & Paul Mounts, Tim Sale, Jim Lee, Frank Cho, Alex Ross and many & various (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-1-4012-7423-8 (HB\/Digital edition) Comic books aren\u2019t just stories. So often the cover is as important and thrilling as the contents – if not more so. Let\u2019s face it; … <\/p>\n

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