Harley Quinn, Vol. 3

After a couple of rather hit-and-miss volumes, the series is back on form with this release. While the (perhaps overly large) supporting cast of the previous run is largely absent, the sense of fun and craziness has returned, and most of the stories here work on that level. The sword-and-sorcery segment is perhaps a little too daft, and some of the others rather slight, but Humphries is building his own background, and, for example, the story poking fun at Batman does a good job. Perhaps best is that the anarchy is offset by a rather more sombre subplot, introduced in the Christmas story at the beginning of the collection.

I am really loving this new Harley Quinn! Even though she keeps getting into trouble, she always has good intentions. Whether it's helping a stranger, a fellow bad guy, a little girl on Christmas, or cute little puppies, she always tries to do the right thing (even if it's the wrong way). She wants so badly to be a do-gooder, and that makes her lovable. I also loved the variations of art styles throughout volume 3. The only thing missing from this volume is more ROLLER DERBY! Derby Harley is my favorite cuz she can be her lovely violent self because that's the whole point of derby. Her quirky and sarcastic personality just keeps growing in these volumes, and it makes me love her even more.