He felt ashamed of such a wish, and repressed it deep down inside. Wash rinse repeat.Īfter 20 years of this, as the piles of bodies grew taller and taller, one day he wished the supervillains would inflict such bloodshed over Gotham, that even the most ardent opponent of the death penalty would finally agree that they should be dealt with permanently.
But, over the years, he grew more and more cynical and resentful.Ĭriminals like the Joker would kill people, then be arrested, then escape, then kill more people. He reveals that started out with the best of intentions, and genuinely wanted to help people and save Gotham. Harvey, gone full villain, confronts Harley. Still, aside from my aforementioned annoyance with Harvey trying to cheat the coin ( ugh), it's a powerful scene. This book is about Harley's fall into villainy after meeting the Joker, so that should take priority over Harvey's bits. Now, I can't post the full conclusion in Harleen #3 because it requires 13 pages, and I can't post 13 pages because the book has already been shared in this Community, so that would bring it over 1/3.
To make up for the fact that Harvey does not have extensive psychological damage caused by his father in this AU, the acid is now "a curious mix" of chemicals that causes severe brain damage. After all, this is Harley's story, not Harvey's. The story with Harvey's father is much more powerful, but if there is no room, you have to compromise. I figure it's because the story of child abuse would take some room to properly tell, while making it the memento of the family of a victim can be easily explained with a couple of lines. The astute readers may have noticed that they changed the origins of the coin. That's more than modern comics have given him in a very long time. Quinzel become a criminal not because the Joker manipulated her, but because she had a passion for mallets. I think that completely misses the point of the tragic figure who needs the coin to make his decisions for him. I hate when they have him flip the coin again to try and get the result he wants. Mind you, I'm not exactly happy with his portrayal here. I recently finished reading Harleen by Stjepan Šejić, and since it's been a while since I've read a story that gives a prominent role to Harvey, I figured I'd share the love.
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