I'm sure there are plans for a sequel but that probably won't be for a long time given the length of this. The only thing I didn't care for was the ending. Harley doesn't always make the right choices, but she is a strong, independent character who isn't swayed by others. The story is well written, dealing with issues of social justice. Versions of Poison Ivy and the Joker appear as the story progresses, but the main focus is that the Kane family is buying up all the real estate in the neighborhood and forcing everyone out. The super is a sweet middle aged drag queen and Harley ends up hanging out with all his buddies at their performances. When she gets there, she finds out her Grandmother has passed away but the super decides to let her stay in her Grandmother's apartment as long as she goes to school. Harley is sent to Gotham to live with her Grandmother while her mom works on a cruise ship. Probably because this was actually written by a comic book writer who actually knows something about the nature of the character involved and not just a YA novelist. In turning her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: join Ivy, who's campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or join The Joker, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time.įrom Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning author Mariko Tamaki ( This One Summer) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Steve Pugh ( The Flintstones) comes a coming-of-age story about choices, consequences, and how a weird kid from Gotham goes about defining her world for herself.įirst off, let me just say these DC Ink books are typically YA Elseworlds books and that's what we have here. But then Harley's fortune takes another turn when Mama's drag cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that's taking over the neighborhood. But everything changes when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in.Īnd at first it seems like Harleen has finally found a place to grow into her most "true true," with new best friend Ivy at Gotham High. With five dollars to her name, she's sent to live in Gotham City after battling a lot of hard situations as a kid. Mulitple Eisner Award Nominee, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass features the outspoken, rebellious, and eccentric fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel.
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