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    Gotham City Sirens » Gotham City Sirens #15 - Strange Fruit, Part Two released by DC Comics on October 1, 2010.

    zack_freeman's Gotham City Sirens #15 - Strange Fruit, Part Two review

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    Review: Gotham City Sirens #15

    Harley Quinn and Catwoman cut through the monstrous flora that Poison Ivy's grown in Robinson Park and attempt to talk her out of a dangerous dalliance she's having with an alien plant man.
     

    The Good   

    Color me surprised, but this was actually really quite got good. I honestly wasn't expecting to a story with this kind of lean, mean storytelling in a book like Gotham City Sirens, but here it is, none-the-less. The premise of this super-villainess duo carving into a nightmare garden to save their friend from herself was intriguing on it's own. I was actually impressed by this having a theme of battered women bonding in solidarity... and still a way that wasn't heavy-handed or eye-roll inducing. Actually, Bedard found some clever links in continuity, drawing connections between Harley's relationship with the Joker and Ivy's relationships with the Floronic Man, as well as this new guy. Guinaldo's art totally fit the tone, delivering the goods of "cape action" while surrounding the reader in a haunting prison of sinister plant life.

    The Bad   

    You know, maybe the art really wasn't as polished as I would've liked on the whole, but I honestly didn't mind it too much. It actually fit the tone of this being a raw, dirty situation happening in one of Gotham neglected corners. 

    The Verdict - 4/5  

    Even though I'm only catching the tail end of this storyline with Posion Ivy and her other-worldly boyfriend, I was still digging it a lot more than the previous arc with Catwoman's nutso sister. Between this, Green Lantern Corps and Rebels, Bedard's quickly rising on my list of writers to watch at DC.
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      Who you gonna call?? PLANT BUSTERS! 0

      Gotham City Sirens #15 - Strange Fruit, Part Two by harleyquinnhawkgirl on August 30, 2010

      Story: Selina and Harley are in Robinson park. The park is totally taken over by Ivy and her lover boy the Alstairean. Harley and Selina have come to rescue Ivy and in order to do that they have to use some chemical to destroy the alien plant life that gets in their way. Harley and Selina start spraying the chemicals and Ivy hears the plants scream. The alien man has a strong hold on Ivy still and wants to "germinate spores" with her. Ivy reaches the girls and stops them from hurting the plants ...

      8 out of 8 found this review helpful.

      Its time for a girl talk with Ivy. 0

      Gotham City Sirens #15 - Strange Fruit, Part Two by duo_forbidden on August 27, 2010

      Catwoman and Harley have a "girl talk" with Ivy about her new man-er.....alien.   Pros:   How should I put this? This issue is somewhat sappy like watching a soap opera on tv, but still keep things interesting with good writing and action. The idea of Poison Ivy and her new romance turning the planet into a plant like world isn't half bad and it does fit into this series.Characterization shines in this issue. In a sense, there's a taste of what each woman is like: Catwoman is one who is trying t...

      4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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