Forget Nightwing: Harley Quinn Officially Has DC's Most Important Romance
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Poison Ivy #2
The debate over Nightwing's romantic life is irrelevant in the face of DC's most important power couple: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. The love triangle between Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, and Starfire might be fun to discuss, but the romance between Harley and Ivy is potentially saving the world. The latest issue of Poison Ivy reveals more about Pamela Isley's apocalyptic plans—and how her love for Harley humanizes the world around her.
As fans know, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy's romance has been growing steadily for years. Their friendship and partnership-in-crime was established back in the 1990s with Harley's origins in Batman: The Animated Series. In the more recent Fear State Batman event, Harley and Ivy's romantic love helps save the day: Harley reunites the different pieces of Poison Ivy and then reminds Pam of her humanity, which then spurs Ivy to calm the panicked city with her pheromones. The couple is now taking time to explore their own adventures; in Poison Ivy, Pam is taking a road-trip to help save the Green—the catch being that she's killing off humanity to do it.
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In Poison Ivy #2 by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Arif Prianto, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Poison Ivy takes a pit stop—both to explain why she isn't a vegetarian and to spread more of the spores that will eventually kill those she infects. In the roadside diner, Pam meets a whole new cast of intensely human characters, including a smiling family, a kind cook, and a seemingly innocuous poet. Turns out the poet, though, is wanted by the police for wire fraud. After sharing a meal with her, Pam chooses to buy the woman some
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