This episode we’re discussing the mythopoeia of one Harley Quinn, from her origins as a cartoon character to her current status as a cartoon character, with some comics and live-action movies in between.

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Harley Quinn

aka Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel

name (and meaning of Harlequin)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin 

Baudelaire's “The Venus and the Fool” 

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series

 

0:11:00 - Batman: The Animated Series

(HBO Max)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5L8A0QXtcw 

Joker’s Favor (1:8)

Harley’s Holiday (2:11)

Girl’s Night Out (3:20)

Holiday Knights (3:1)

Mad Love (3:24)

 

0:24:20 - comics 

collections (all available on Hoopla) 

Batman Adventures: Mad Love (1994)

Batman: Harley Quinn 

Harley Quinn: Vengeance Unlimited (2003) 

written by A.J. Lieberman

Mike Huddleston’s art

#33-37 “Behind Blue Eyes” (https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock-events/script-to-screen-birds-of-prey/)  

Gotham City Sirens (2009-2011) by Paul Dini

Harley Quinn: Hot in the City (2014)

w - Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti; art - Chard Hardin + Alex Sinclair

Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy (2019-20)

w - Judy Houser; art - Adriana Melo + Mark Morales

current series is by Stephanie Nicole Phillips (Author), Riley Rossmo (Art). First collection is due out December.

1:00:00  how HQ is drawn (by mostly men)

Escher girls https://eschergirls.tumblr.com/ https://eschergirls.com/ https://eschergirls.com/tag/harley-quinn 

 

1:09:50  film & TV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn#In_other_media 

Played by Mia Sara (Legend, Ferris Bueller) in the ‘02-’03 Birds Of Prey show

Batman: Assault On Arkham (2014 - animated) 

voiced by Hynden Walch (Teen Titans Starfire, lots of DC animation)

Amanda Waller (CCH Pounder) captures a SS (HQ, Killer Frost, King Shark, Black Spider, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot) to break into Arkham to kill Riddler

Lego Batman (2017) - Jenny Slate

Batman & Harley Quinn (2017) - Melissa Rauch (Big Bang Theory)

DC Superhero Girls (2019) Netflix kids series, voiced by Tara Strong (Loki)

current animated series

2 seasons on HBO; season 3 coming “next year”

Developed by Justin Halpern (Shit My Dad Says), Patrick Schumacker, Dean Lorey (iZombie)

 

1::28:45  Margot Robbie

Suicide Squad (2016)

Bird Of Prey (2020)

The Suicide Squad (2021)

 

1:56:15  final thoughts

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