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How did Harley become who she is? And what was she like as a kid?
Source: http://www.dccomics.com/comics/secret-origins-2014/secret-origins-4
ZeRootOfAllEvil
Stop. killing. People. For. Punchlines. You ridiculous cliche ridden astroturfers. Give us a story, not an excuse.
sciencefox
This is just....way too wrong.
TicoGuy
I Read this in original Harley quinn voice. You know the one, Mistah J.
grimoirine
I had to come back to upvote this
Littlecat90
Mad Love. That's the original
Rifneno
Injustice Harley is my favorite. After she helps NUKES METROPOLIS, we're supposed to feel bad for her because Joker smacked her. LOL rite.
khimeira
The talk with pregnant Black Canary was so good..
Rifneno
It was. I really wish Canary had made it into the game. She deserved to be the one to take evil Supes down. :(
srsfaceI8C
#3 is that Dr. Venture with the glasses? That looks so much like Dr. Venture.
FireflyArc
Huh. That's a bit different.
SocialMediaMakesUsLessSocial
TL;DR She came from white trash. *sob sob sob*
Devante
"Harley Quinn's origin story." *shows the worst version of Harley Quinn*
RumbleDog
hate harley quinn and hate this!
variousvegetables
True Harley origin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZf7XhlKls
kryptography
Feel like we're missing a page. Or this story sucks. Or both.
behrditz
i hate the new 52 for how "edgy and dark" they made every goddamn thing. Just ruin everyones amazing backstory! RIP the good mister freeze
DeepFriedTamales
I will take Origin Stories that now suck Alex.
CatsandDnD
Nope. Mad Love is way better.
Countercheck
Harley Quinn's New 52 Origin Story*
SauceBot
Harley Quinn (Dr.
Dexman88
*M.D.
MapleCurry
Isn't it Dr.Harleen Quinzell or something?
freegummybears
This is so not Herley's origin story. This seems like something a pre teen would post on fan fiction to give the character a unique twist.
behrditz
welcome to the new 52.
dragonraven13
Joker cutting off his face felt like that.
werewolfen
Hawkeye, Galactus and Maleficient got to enjoy the show, eh?
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pikakid24
Doctor Polaris is One of them
wastewanderer
I'm pretty sure Locutus is on the right side too. Or at least it looks like Patrick Stewart as a Borg.
berzerkerlurker
And Kano. Dont forget Kano.
ennuii
I believe that's deadshot.
wyldcard
Thought i recongnized that fnacy hat at the back ^^
AwkwardGirl4691
Awesome
ArielBlair
All this new crap just because the games, such a shame
iPez
feels like sucker punch, an attempt to make the bad crazy gamer looking girl model profitable.
Grievous954
Not even the arkham games messed with her this much.
trooper310
So which is worse? This retcon or the Mr. Freeze retcon?
aromaticfable
Mr. Freeze by far. It's like...fuck you being a tragic, normal character driven to desperate means by the madness of love, EZPZ creeper now.
BahamutIsA
C-can I vote for both? Because that seems like the right answer. Both characters lost an enormous amount of depth post-retcon.
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
To be honest I want to get into reading comics but the format has always been so tough for me to get into.
NightDany
I know the feeling, happens to me with mangas :S
MattDark86
Plus in most cases, there is ALOT of stuff to catch up on, especially with how often various characters make appearances in other comics.
scizorrr
Start with DC's new 52, it's a total continuity reboot. People will tell you it's crap, but personally, I feel it's good for beginners. (1)
scizorrr
You can find most of it on imgur, provided by a certain... supplier. PM if you want details b/c it's unsafe to share on an fp post. (2)
henrycamron
Not a fan of the whole independent harley crap
iPez
i am impressed there are no girlscouts in this thread defending the character...
henrycamron
Right? Tho i didnt mean it offensively, thats just not who Harley is, she would never go on her own without mr J
iPez
And the Joker i used to know needed her too https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/HarleyqLG.jpg
henrycamron
Oh absolutely he was wicked co dependent, he needed her, he even needed bats
Talonotw
Never knew there was a continuity where harley had been dropped in the joker vat.
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LaughingWolf
Do you even read comics? New 52 is doing amazing, they've screwed up on only a handful of characters which is pretty impressive.. 1/2
LaughingWolf
... given the state of Marvel's characters. Ever since Secret Wars and Battleworld, Marvel's comics haven't been doing so well. 2/2
sunnythebard
yeah, it's the newest stuff.
MattDark86
As @Backspackler said, its her new origin since the 'New 52' reboot. Looks like they are also working this into the Suicide Squad movie.
YouUsedToWatchSesameStreet
J. K. Trolling?
Backspackler
Its the new 52.. not her original origin
Brinho
Her original origin was the show if I'm not mistaken
Backspackler
Yes.. the batman cartoon
borgmaster
There are few comic shows that can come up with a great character on their own. She was a good one because she was smarter then the joker.
ChemicalPunk
I wish someone would post a 'how to' for comics, and how to start reading them and stuff, cos this gets confusing
CatsandDnD
Don't know about DC, but for Marvel there's http://cmro.travis-starnes.com/
ChemicalPunk
Oh dude nice one
MotherTucker001
I actually have a list I made for the reading order for DC. Specifically the New 52.
HermitBean
Zomg torrentz plz
LillyVixen
The advice i can give is just to pick a character or ten you like, grab the newest
Herosanoj
I would seriously recommend to start with more linear stories like Preacher,Hellblazer (beginning with Vol.1 Original Sins),Spawn or Sandman
ChemicalPunk
Next year I'll be going to uni in Southampton (England), so I went to check out the city and found a Forbidden Planet. Picked up Uber 1/2
ChemicalPunk
And another comic to get myself started. Staff were super helpful in recommending some stuff I might like, gonna love living there 2/2
ReaperNo1
It's in the suicide squad trailer.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnie
Where
ReaperNo1
1:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRih_VtVAs
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnie
Ohhh. I have been enlightened
dangerousDoc
new 52. They striped Barbra of the oracle as well completely weakening her character
Dysseus
She was Oracle, she just got better...which made no sense since everyone else started fresh.
dangerousDoc
Yeah she opted for Bruce to pay for a surgery in africa that would fix her spine...Despite being the "Special treatment" Oracle loathed.
Dysseus
meanwhile in his comics, he has never met her....like....what the heck DC.
Hannya
You see it in the Suicide Squad trailer.
JonnyDarkLord
I really dislike New 52 Harley. I did enjoy her in the New 52 Suicide Squad comics, though.
Hannibal1Rasberry
I feel the same the more I see her, the less I like her.
emoneyluvsJesus
Then why would you say the first thing?
JonnyDarkLord
Different artist and writer.
TalliBighood
Because she's in a lot of new 52 stuff ans SS is the only exception
TheRealMistahJ
Fuck this origin story
ShaylaJohnson
I agree.
eddieeeeeee69
I concur. This is fucking stupid.
YourCatsButthole
Ya heard it from the Jokers mouth folks.
TheRealMistahJ
My Harley is so much better than this crap
Grievous954
Yeah this is pretty dumb. Bruce Timm's Mad Love did a better job. Made it more tragic.
Panzer89
DC wants her to become female Deadpool.
Cherrybomb29
She's not furious though? How is she female Deadpool?
Mirawatts
Deadpool is more powerful and way more cool. He's a bit less attractive though, only a little.
HarleenWelcomeQuinzel
written by idiots, for idiots
freegummybears
Agreed. They even took away her cute accent and replaced it with a southern one. Couldn't even stand reading it.
notthesameasmyotheraccountss
I believe it was supposed to be a Boston accent.
katanatripsis
Nah, she always had a NYC accent.
aromaticfable
It's more of a south jersey accent.
chitlincircuit
Y'all wanna swim in the crick?
freegummybears
The accent in this comic is clearly a southern one. People in Boston don't say ya'll and they look like rednecks when she is a kid.
notthesameasmyotheraccountss
It says in the beginning that she grew up in Boston.
freegummybears
All I mean is that I can't read this in her Boston accent. It comes out southern in my head and I don't like the way she looks as a kid.
pencilv3ster
You're wrong .. this is how people in parts of new England talk. If you can read it right. Mistah J doesn't sound Boston or NYC to you?
freegummybears
But Harley started on a show with her accent before she was ever in comics so I've always read her voice as it was in the show, which 1/2
freegummybears
Sounds nothing like the voice in this origin. In every comic Ive seen her in she never used y'all or other obvious southern dialects. 2/2
Therealhawkguy
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HER ACTUAL ORIGIN STORY READ MAD LOVE BY DINI AND TIMM. NOTHING ELSE OKAY BYE LOVE YOU.
CormacLynch
<3
0rinath
LOVE YOU TOO.
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krozzus
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ifmusicbethefoodofloveplayon
Thanks
iHveNoCleverName
Thank you.
Promina
you're doing god's work
Alastor3
exactly, this post here is a joke, i hate harley quinn comic
Yokuho
They keep fucking up this character, don't they.
sakuraamber
As someone who has never read her story, do you have a link to the actual orgin i can read of hers?
Yokuho
Just watch the tv cartoon, that's how she was originally created anyways.
IPutLinesOnPaper
Welcome to comics
Cassiraa
She started AND peaked in the animated series. Her origin story was the best and most believable there too.
TheDerpicorn
Again, and again.. and again.
iPez
the sad part is that her new origin and conflict with the joker is based on get the attention of female audience rather than really...
iPez
make harley evolve into something, eventually they'll return to the status quo when they don't know with their new harley..
orangeisthenewbasic
Gotta go back to the early 90s animated series
Stupidpeoplearestpid
I hate that she was crazy from a young age, having her broken by Joker is a much more interesting origin
Thefluffernutter
I agree. The original story had her as morally ambiguous and manipulative, making her fall believable this new run is just too much.
dangerkitty
Yes.
MobileUserGundam
Agreed. Her original backstory (therapist so twisted by the Joker's love that she goes crazy) was good. Simple. It worked. It also tied...
MobileUserGundam
... in well with the whole "Joker is so whacked out he can turn someone decent into his accomplice" which both upped his threat and her...
MobileUserGundam
... tragedy. Though even from the getgo, I did find "therapist also happens to be a world-class gymnast" a bit contrived.
CatsandDnD
Totally agree with you. This new origin story is just...meh.
mrchom
The ongoing Harley Quinn series is pretty fun if you can get past how they over sexualised Harley's costume.
Warranty
Aw, I like that she's super sexy.
Illocon
I disagree. I left the series after a number of issues as she was just being portrayed as a ditzy bint and it paled against her first run.
frodobaggin
I believe that's the point. She does that on purpose to lower the guard of her enemies.
Thefluffernutter
That becomes less of an acceptable reason when they use it for pretty much every major female villain in the series.
ZeRootOfAllEvil
And every heroine.
blainetog
And most of the extras.
Thefluffernutter
WW saying that her armor is just too distract the opponent? Hahah
Thefluffernutter
The female heroes don't even have the excuse of using as a tactic typically. They are dressed that way just... Because? Could you imagine 1