Poison Ivy's New Era Is the Ultimate Referendum on Her Antihero Status
Warning: Contains Spoilers from Poison Ivy #2 & #3
Legendary DC character Poison Ivy is having her antihero status meeting an ultimate referendum in her latest era of comics. For years, people have been debating if Poison Ivy could be another antihero in the DC Universe. While she has certainly committed nefarious acts, over the years she's come to be a likable antagonist among readers. This was only doubled when she began dating Harley Quinn, cementing the two as one of the best couples in comics. However, ever since Ivy's break-up with Harley, it's led to fans questioning if she'd be resigning her antihero status.
All of this is being explored in Poison Ivy's latest limited series, created by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara. Finding herself on borrowed time as a deadly Last of Us-like fungus called Ophiocordyceps Lamia courses through her, Ivy is embarking on her most villainous scheme yet. She's making a cross-country road trip from Gotham to the West coast as she works to spread the very thing killing her, putting an end to all of human life. Since she knows that she's dying, she wants to ensure that the Green will not die with her as she tried to protect it most of her life. Wiping out humanity in one fatal blow would also make her go down as the deadliest villain in DC Comics if she succeeds. And yet...she's been displaying some second thoughts.
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Poison Ivy has found the titular character coming across various people on her journey. First she encounters a poet named Jenny in Poison Ivy #2 while eating a surprisingly non-vegetarian meal. Seeing a bit of herself in Jenny, Ivy helps her get away. Then, in Poison Ivy #3, she befriends
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