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February 8, 2012 6:36 pm Just wanted to be sure I was "much more fair to Harley and women everywhere." Can't get much fairer.

February 8, 2012 6:12 pm Oh yeah, and this: http://beatonna.livejournal.com/148564.html

February 8, 2012 5:52 pm I forgot to throw the phrase "hamfisted" into that last reply.

February 8, 2012 5:42 pm The content of her current character is that she's insane murderer (possibly the most sociopathic on the team), who is attracted to Deadshot because he's just as abusive as The Joker and who jokes about her vag being a clown car while she's being fucked by him. It is fair to call Harley damaged trash...that's the whole point to her current character. In fact, that's the whole point to that series. And you know what? That's fine. Not every female character has to be a positive representation of the gender to be an interesting character (See: Faster Pussycat Kill Kill). But let's call a spade a spade...current Harley is the embodiment of trash. It's ridiculous to play the sexism card on someone saying that.

February 8, 2012 4:35 pm Let's be fair: outfit aside, the new Harley Quinn is INCREDIBLY trashy. It's more or less her new gimmick, whether it's intentional or not...it's not like she's being unfairly judged here solely on her outfit. Read Suicide Squad #3 for the best example of this I've seen.

February 8, 2012 2:28 pm There's a reason no one has a problem with that: A woman dressed provocatively and and scantily = A male fantasy A man dressed in a tight outfit that shows off his awesome muscles and physique = ALSO a male fantasy.

February 8, 2012 1:07 pm I really enjoy Harley Quinn, since she really was one of the characters who I was able to latch onto when I got back into comics. Seeing her on the cartoon established some sort of familiarity, which is always tremendous when looking to get into these types of comics.

February 8, 2012 12:56 pm Or they could be normal women who are legitimately skeeved out by it. I mean, I don't necessarily have a problem seeing Harley in this new outfit, but I can totally see and understand why a woman would see her and say "Blech".

February 7, 2012 3:55 pm I do like that a bit of a bridge is built at the end of this to where the current era of Fantastic Four starts. I once literally was the non-comic reader who hurried into the Union Square Barnes and Noble to use their bathroom, and was curious about their nearby graphic novel section. I didn't exactly know where to start and kinda detested the idea of doing research at that point in the game, so I'd get whatever looked familiar and whatever would have bridged me into the bigger world of that respective story.

February 7, 2012 3:34 pm And that's not a statement that ALL creative types should do drugs to make their works better. Some people, like Frank Zappa or Rod Sterling, didn't need drugs. For others, though, it's part of the creators in some kind of respect. I respect both.