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Harley Quinn, Vol. 2: Power Outage by Chad Hardin, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner

toristory_x's review against another edition

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5.0

A great volume 2! I'm really excited for volume 3. The artwork is awesome, and they're treating Harley Quinn very well!

viandemoisie's review against another edition

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2.0

Man, reading this series AFTER reading the Rebirth series is just such a downgrade. Harley here is a much less interesting and likeable character.

danidep's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

josepha9898's review against another edition

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3.0

No wonder I was so confused with the volume numbers of the comics on goodreads, my book store messed them up and said this was #3 while it was #2 . And the comic, that had #2 on the front is listed as #5 on here. 😒😒😒😒😒

denaiir's review against another edition

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1.0

I'm so sad that I hated it.

The humor is bad, I felt like I was watching a poor Adam Sandler movie with no plot whatsoever...

That last story on the desert island was the worst thing I've read in a LONG time. *sighs and goes back to the Animated Series*

kishbokai's review against another edition

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4.0

Back at it again with another volume of Harley Quinn!
Though this one is strange in the issues they use to make up the volume. See, they're two chapters in it where one is about Harley in comic con and the other is about this weird stranded island parody with the Joker. The latter I refuse to believe is not a one-shot, for how out of place it feels in the events of the story.
Either way, I enjoyed both, but the main story here is about Power Girl and Harley Quinn.
It's loads of fun seeing Harley trying to convince Power Girl, who temporarily loses her memory, about all these lies, yet they hang out like best friends would. Going shopping, eating at the mall, travelling through outer space through a strange hole and fighting space Hilter...Maybe that last part isn't what best friends would normally do, but you get the idea.
Overall, another fun comic by Amanda Conner who understands how fun Harley can be.
Oh, and there's a backstory one shot that I think it's the best version of her origin story. Because this one has Harley already having a few screws loose which makes the whole manipulation thing a bit more believable since it seems like she's always had a thing for crazy, murderous guys.
Until next time, see you Harleen!

imakandiway's review

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adventurous funny fast-paced

3.25

mckenzierichardson's review against another edition

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1.0

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Honestly, Volume 1 was a bit of a toss up between 2 and 3 stars. I didn't necessarily like it, but I got attached to the characters and fell into the continuous story so I went with 3 stars. There were parts I didn't like, but at least I was interested in the story.

This one however, was something entirely different. Choppy, confusing, anticlimactic, and downright boring at times. I just did not enjoy this one. It was easy to get caught up in the first one because of the progressing story, but this one lacked that connectivity. The stories are just kind of there and none of them were interesting enough for me. The backstory in "Secret Harley Quinn" was sort of interesting, but ended so abruptly and didn't really go anywhere.

Really this one just felt like an excuse to look at Harley and other female characters in sexy outfits and positions. From the pornographic "burlesque" show to Harley showing off her rear end to a mugger and Power Girl's inability to find clothes that fit or clothing at all, it all felt dumb and full of fan service. Not really my style.

I gave this series a shot, but it's just not a good fit for me.

matteldritch92's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

1.0

iainkelly_writing's review against another edition

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3.0

Entertaining, but too much filler. Harley visiting Comic-Con in particular too far on the wrong side of post-modern in-jokes. Great art though.