Over the past half century, Batman has had a significant presence in nearly every form of media, from comics to TV shows to movies to video games, each of which offer their own, sometimes conflicting interpretation of the DC hero. But one of the most enduringly beloved iterations of the Dark Knight is the one that…
Harley Quinn just returned to Earth after an intergalactic adventure that threw her head-first into the world of the New Gods, but she might not have a home to go back to if a greedy Coney Island real estate developer gets his way. Writer Sam Humphries began his run on Harley Quinn with a three-issue story that was…
It should be no surprise to even casual fans that Batman’s impending wedding is the focus of a lot of what’s happening in his corner of the DC universe. Along with Brian Michael Bendis’ new work at the publisher, the Bat-Cat wedding has been one of the most hyped events in a long time. Romance has long been missing…
After a period of waffling between which Margot Robbie star vehicle to make next, DC is moving forward with an untitled female superhero ensemble project that’s most likely the Birds Of Prey movie, as Deadline reports. That film was previously thought to be scrapped in favor of the David Ayer-directed Gotham City…
Cartoonist Ted Naifeh spent years working on charming comics for young readers like Courtney Crumrin and Princess Ugg, but he’s moved in a more mature direction for his most recent projects. His Oni Press series Night’s Dominion blends medieval fantasy with grim and gritty superheroics, and Heroines (Space Goat…
David Ayer’s Suicide Squad movie was largely terrible, but some people seemed to enjoy Margot Robbie’s take on Harley Quinn, and now it seems like we’re going to be getting plenty more of her for the foreseeable future. Robbie’s Quinn is definitely going to have a big role in Suicide Squad 2, she’s reuniting with Ayer…
Warner Bros. is preparing to launch a new DC Comics-focused video streaming service that will have new episodes of Young Justice and a live-action Teen Titans show called Titans, but neither of those are the sort of sure-fire hit that a new streaming service needs if it’s going to make a splash out of the gate.…
In the 25 years since her debut on Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn has become one of the most popular superheroes in the world. Originally conceived as the Joker’s girl Friday, she’s grown into her own captivating character, and her plucky, IDGAF attitude has made her an idol for readers who want to see more…
Who she is: Harley Quinn, a.k.a. Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel
2016 is the year that keeps on taking, and as we lose more cultural icons, it’s important to remember the legacy of these hugely influential figures. Harley Quinn probably isn’t the first person readers would expect to pay tribute to boxer Muhammad Ali, who passed away in June, but that’s exactly what’s going down in…
Back in May, we reported that Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie had secretly pitched Warner Bros. and DC on an all-female superhero movie that would feature her reprising her role as Harley Quinn and teaming up with an unnamed assortment of heroes/villains. At the time, the rumor was that this project would be based…
Even before the movie hit theaters, Warner Bros. was positioning Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn as Suicide Squad’s breakout star. That push included a ton of marketing, a bunch of Halloween costumes, and even some strong hints that the character would soon be getting a standalone film, with Robbie signing on as a…
If you’re planning to dress as Harley Quinn this Halloween, just know you won’t be alone. That’s the big takeaway from Google Trends’ Frightgeist site, which offers costume suggestions, a list of trending costumes, and a map that breaks down popular costumes by region. The latter two sections confirm that no matter…
Superhero rock bands have become a thing in recent years with books like Spider-Gwen and Black Canary, and Harley Quinn has embraced the trend with its most recent storyline casting Harley and friends as a punk group to catch a band of criminals. Harley is much more dangerous than the leads in those other two books,…
Driven, presumably, by the ubiquitous infiltration of superheroes and costumed villains into every walk of our pop culture lives, comic books have reached their highest circulation peak in more than 20 years. That’s per industry analyst ComiChron, which notes that, for the first time ever, megalithic comics…
Say what you want about Suicide Squad—and trust us, we have—but it’s hard to deny the appeal of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. She steals every scene she’s in, and not just because of her psycho clown outfit. Executives at Warner Bros. apparently agree, and are betting that Robbie’s charisma is enough to carry a…
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Not long after the U.S. got involved in World War II, the Office Of Naval Intelligence struck a deal with the Jewish mob and the Italian crime families of New York to put the screws to the longshoremen’s unions and keep supply ships on the Northeastern seaboard safe from the presumed threat of Nazi saboteurs. The net…
Despite assurances from Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige and Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo that a Black Widow movie is a great idea that somebody should make someday, Marvel itself is still dragging its feet on making female-led superhero movies. Meanwhile, DC and Warner Bros. already have …
Harley Quinn is a sales juggernaut at DC Comics. Her main ongoing title is regularly one of the publisher’s top sellers, and her spin-off series, Harley’s Black Book, debuted as the eighth-best-selling book of December. Comparisons have been made between Harley and Marvel’s hit character Deadpool, as their irreverent…
