tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7473952159490841705..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: DCAU #81: Mad Love (the comic)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-78905544296485347572016-04-07T19:00:31.273-03:002016-04-07T19:00:31.273-03:00"For one of those days when I'm too tired..."For one of those days when I'm too tired to write a long post."<br /><br />"Burn!" - as the young people may or may not be saying these days.Craig Oxbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388821789251515974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-12581925475143405932016-04-07T09:23:42.031-03:002016-04-07T09:23:42.031-03:00How long had Dini been sitting on that one, you th...How long had Dini been sitting on that one, you think?<br /><br />I'd be hard pressed to name very many "improvements" made to characters via the New52. Maybe there's an article in that. For one of those days when I'm too tired to write a long post.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-6925469757049615122016-04-07T09:19:00.829-03:002016-04-07T09:19:00.829-03:00Also, "take your Harley for a ride" is b...Also, "take your Harley for a ride" is both terrible and awesome.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81312241540383787482016-04-07T09:18:28.911-03:002016-04-07T09:18:28.911-03:00I'm undecided about the changes the New52 made...I'm undecided about the changes the New52 made to Harley's origin. The Joker pushes her into a vat of chemicals, so her skin is actually bleached white (and, er, her hair is bleached black and red somehow). It removed some of her agency.. she was already falling in love with him, but he forces the issue, rather than letting her get there by herself. On the other hand, her "agency" in this situation is basically her willingly going along with an abusive, mass murdering boyfriend, so...<br /><br />(It's been said lots of times, but Harley only really works with the DCAU Joker. Put her next to the comics Joker, he of a death count in the thousands, he who willingly murders actual babies, and the situation gets a whole lot more awkward.)LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.com