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After the bit of a muddle in the last issue, things seem to be back on track for issue twenty four, as Harley sets out to discover who shot and killed her. Knowing that there's a pretty long list of people in Gotham who's be happy to see her dead, Harley goes to one person who can give her some insight, and who she knows didn't kill her. Victor Szasz.
Sending her new cult of followers out to capture the serial killer, they grab him off the streets as he's about to kill an innocent person, and he ends up tied to a chair on Harley's ferry. At first he's glad to see the old Harley back, seeing how crazed and dangerous Harley is at the moment, but when he realises that this isn't the Harley Quinn he's used to he agrees to give her some information in exchange for his freedom.
However, Harley is a tricky little liar, and she ends up taking the tied up Szasz with her in her investigations. When the two of them encounter a mysterious cloaked figure who starts shooting at them, Harley springs into action, recognising the person who shot her.
Now, there were a couple of moments in this fight that gave hints at the big reveal at the end, the pale arm poking through the cloak, and the coloured glove they were wearing all pointed towards this being another version of Harley. This made sense with the person's line in the previous issue about always killing Harleys, and the whole theme of Harley facing her darker impulses. It seemed like Harley from another universe was the best contender here. However, I was not expecting the particular version of Harley it turned out to be. The Harley Who Laughs.
I'm not a big fan of the whole Dark Knights Metal stuff that went on. I read the entire event and found it to be quite confusing and awful if I'm being honest. Another one of the things that kept me from reading DC as much back then. However, I will admit that the Batman Who Laughs was a cool design, and can see why he's as popular as he is. And here we have a Harley Quinn version of him.
I was unsure how I felt about this arc in the last issue, and thought that the reveal of whoever was behind the killing would be an important deciding factor as to whether or not I enjoy the book. Now that I know who it was I am certainly more intrigued, and am looking forward to seeing what happens next. This might be one of the more interesting things the series has done yet, and a Harley vs Harley showdown, particularly with this version of her, could be good.
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