ghill22's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jamie29's review against another edition
5.0
I really love how this goes into what happens to joker. And I love that Harley is telling the store. So you get her insane version on the story. It is very interesting how all of this started.
Joker killing Lois and Superman’s baby. Like wow he has done so many messed up things over the years, but you also can’t wait to see what they make him do next.
So Harley is sitting on a bench with Flowers that have faces on them. That’s weird, but one of them also have Mr. J’s face because she is talking about what they had done to Superman.
She also talks about joining up with Green Arrow and he people, but they die. And she talks about joining up with all the Batwomen and batgirl. Oh get this she also talks about having a thing for Shazam. Wow what mind blown, but he was on Superman’s side and was a “ bad guy”.
So the story goes on and she is working with Batman because where else is she going to turn to. She talks about these green pills that helps them fight Superman. Like they can take a punch from him and give one right back with out getting badly hurt. So Batman tells her to break into this place.
You are lead to believe that this is one of Superman’s places. She breaks in with some of her thugs and they take out the outside people. Then he thugs tie up the one inside. She basically talks to him and scares him into tell her that she can’t get into the safe.
She get in and then blows the place up. And you learn that it was a place that Batman got the pills from and Lex was the one making them.
Really good I enjoyed it a lot and I would love to continue with the story.
Joker killing Lois and Superman’s baby. Like wow he has done so many messed up things over the years, but you also can’t wait to see what they make him do next.
So Harley is sitting on a bench with Flowers that have faces on them. That’s weird, but one of them also have Mr. J’s face because she is talking about what they had done to Superman.
She also talks about joining up with Green Arrow and he people, but they die. And she talks about joining up with all the Batwomen and batgirl. Oh get this she also talks about having a thing for Shazam. Wow what mind blown, but he was on Superman’s side and was a “ bad guy”.
So the story goes on and she is working with Batman because where else is she going to turn to. She talks about these green pills that helps them fight Superman. Like they can take a punch from him and give one right back with out getting badly hurt. So Batman tells her to break into this place.
You are lead to believe that this is one of Superman’s places. She breaks in with some of her thugs and they take out the outside people. Then he thugs tie up the one inside. She basically talks to him and scares him into tell her that she can’t get into the safe.
She get in and then blows the place up. And you learn that it was a place that Batman got the pills from and Lex was the one making them.
Really good I enjoyed it a lot and I would love to continue with the story.
hidinginstacks's review
3.0
Ground Zero seems like a retelling of all that happened in the Injustice series, but the story’s being told by Harley Quinn’s perspective. Meh! I’m not a huge fan of her, or most of her comics I’ve read so far. I gave it an extra star because Harley x Shazam is the ship I never knew I needed! 😙
earlapvaldez's review
4.0
I think the whole's thing a rather creative way of telling the Injustice storyline, this time out of the limelight where Supes and Batsy shined.
laheereads's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
meghannf's review
4.0
WOW! Injustice from Harley’s point of view, if we are not in for a treat, I don’t know what to say anymore…! And what a treat! This comic was fun, fun, fun and… surprisingly serious at some point!
Honestly I was stunned when I finished it. I wasn't expecting some profound and deep tones in the writing, especially from Harley. The reader can discover a new perspective of Harley’s character. A phenomena I deeply appreciated in this volume.
The story highlights how the Superman’s regime and Batman’s rebellion affect the villains. They are part of this wounded world, which just like their superheroes opponents, they feel the need to choose a side. It was particularly interesting to see how the situation reverberates on Harley Quinn and her beliefs. She is a fun character and the writing plus the art reflect it perfectly. I have to say the fact that the meta jokes of Harley’s minions are amazing! In general, there is humor (be sure of it!) and plenty of it. The flow is easy between her stream of consciousness and her interactions (serious or not) with the other characters. It is well supported by good lettering which completes the job. The pencil and ink works bring a colorful mood, giving a light atmosphere in the comics but dark at times.
The creators managed to tackle some themes I thought Harley incapable of having like seriousness, feelings and sensitive to world affairs. I really loved that aspect of her, having deep emotions which left her confused and affected. The whole aesthetic goes so well with Harley’s narrative side of the Injustice story. The captions contain her severe interior monologues about how she cares and questions the world plus her relationships with different characters. It brings a specific mood in the comic. The color plays a wonderful role to highlight the mood, the optimistic and crazy moments. Of course, it still has dark captions to convey Harley’s conflicted emotions. Her character is engaged in a conflict, emotional or not, and she feels like she doesn’t have a choice. This mindset mixes crazy rants and deep, weighty thoughts on the big superheroes and villains division and problem raised in Injustice.
It was a really good volume and I’m super excited to read the follow-up.
On to the next one Injustice!
I received a copy thanks to Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.
Honestly I was stunned when I finished it. I wasn't expecting some profound and deep tones in the writing, especially from Harley. The reader can discover a new perspective of Harley’s character. A phenomena I deeply appreciated in this volume.
The story highlights how the Superman’s regime and Batman’s rebellion affect the villains. They are part of this wounded world, which just like their superheroes opponents, they feel the need to choose a side. It was particularly interesting to see how the situation reverberates on Harley Quinn and her beliefs. She is a fun character and the writing plus the art reflect it perfectly. I have to say the fact that the meta jokes of Harley’s minions are amazing! In general, there is humor (be sure of it!) and plenty of it. The flow is easy between her stream of consciousness and her interactions (serious or not) with the other characters. It is well supported by good lettering which completes the job. The pencil and ink works bring a colorful mood, giving a light atmosphere in the comics but dark at times.
The creators managed to tackle some themes I thought Harley incapable of having like seriousness, feelings and sensitive to world affairs. I really loved that aspect of her, having deep emotions which left her confused and affected. The whole aesthetic goes so well with Harley’s narrative side of the Injustice story. The captions contain her severe interior monologues about how she cares and questions the world plus her relationships with different characters. It brings a specific mood in the comic. The color plays a wonderful role to highlight the mood, the optimistic and crazy moments. Of course, it still has dark captions to convey Harley’s conflicted emotions. Her character is engaged in a conflict, emotional or not, and she feels like she doesn’t have a choice. This mindset mixes crazy rants and deep, weighty thoughts on the big superheroes and villains division and problem raised in Injustice.
It was a really good volume and I’m super excited to read the follow-up.
On to the next one Injustice!
I received a copy thanks to Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.
just_fighting_censorship's review
3.0
This is picking up were the Injustice series left off, the parallel Earth heroes have been introduced. However, the story is narrated by Harley....why? Also it is narrated, as in told in past tense...why?
cfdracarys's review
4.0
I love this universe! I'm glad they did a series that covers the events of the first game. The game was lacking so much details from the graphic novels, like there wasn't enough storytime within the game to cover all the characters and events that happened in the GNs leading up to the game. So this really fills in so much of what the game was missing.And It's all told from Harley Quinn's perspective! LOVE.