Knight Terrors – Harley Quinn #2: Come Along & Ride On A Fantastic Voyage

Knight Terrors – Harley Quinn #2 continues Harley’s multiversal-based nightmare: She is an A-List hero and member of the Justice League throughout the DC Multiverse.

Instead of giving readers another blast of the Harley Multiverse, Howard instead opts to explore the Earth-0 A-Lister Harley in a story that doesn’t disappoint, with an excellent origin story that is a mix of Golden and Silver Age elements while keeping the modern feel of Harley’s character intact. Howard also does an outstanding job of looking at the deeper levels of Harley’s psyche and telling a story that works on many levels. It was a nice touch to see Harley’s subdued nightmare version of Ivy, especially when compared to Poison Ivy’s nightmare version of Harley, as shown in the Poison Ivy tie-ins.

Howard also does a great job not only wrapping up Harley’s Knight Terror adventures but is also able to end the story in a manner that leads into the next storyline in Harley’s ongoing series, which returns next month. As she did with the Catwoman series, Howard depthly uses the issue to lead back into Harley’s regularly scheduled series by enticing readers with incorporated plot points from the nightmare realm that will play into the upcoming storyline.

Hayden Sherman and Triona Ferrell provide a nice varied art style with both the current art style of the series and the Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein-esque style used in Earth-0 Justice League Harley’s story. The usage of this style shows just how much fun the creative team seems to be having on these event tie-in issues and adds a lot to the overall reading experience.

In a summer event that was full of tie-ins, some of which one could argue are questionable additions, Howard’s Harley Quinn stands out as one of the more off-the-wall and fun tie-ins that don’t try to take itself too seriously and is an experience in and of itself.