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There ’s no story that DC Black Label is better suited to tell thanHarley Quinn ’s , and that is exactly what her fans will get when theHARLEENlimited series get this September . But think us : this is n’t the Harley origin story you ’ve ever heard , orseenbefore .
We ’re pleased to announced the upcoming series from author / creative person Stjepan Šejić ( Aquaman , Suicide Squad ) that will shine a modern glare on the tragic love account , the doomed research , and eventual fury that has define Harley Quinn since her introduction . In Šejić’sHARLEEN , the salutary medico ’s original mission is n’t just to gaze the craziness of Joker in the face … she is going tocureit . And as our preview of the first Thomas Nelson Page shows , Harleen is going after Batman and Gotham City next .
From the early plot details and preview pages , it seems Stjepan Šejić will coiffure aside the stereotype of Dr. Harleen Quinzel as a meek , or introverted doctor – eventually ' freed ' by her disturbed love affair with Joker . In fact , the first synopsis forHARLEENbacks up the musical theme that Joker meets hisequalin Dr. Quinzel , on a quest to lay aside all of Gotham from the madness that lurks within the city :
Dr. Harleen Quinzel has discovered a revolutionary cure for the madness of Gotham City — she just needs to show it actually works . Through her study of the criminal and sociopaths that pass through the Charles Francis Hall of Arkham Asylum and the GCPD , Harleen is essay to end the growing apathy among the citizen of Gotham . But with the criminal jurist and mental wellness establishments united against her , the magnificent young psychologist must take drastic meter to salve Gotham from itself .
Of naturally , this " inebriate " erotic love story will still put Harleen and Joker at its sum , re - imagining her original mission to better Gotham , and casting new lighting on the misrepresented path that will lead her into the arms of the Joker . Perhaps not as a just a instance to be studied , but a forgotten soul in penury of a defender . Which , when hear Šejić line it , only make Harleen ’s story that much more tragical :
" HARLEEN is a story of a blemished person who meant well , a doctor who fell in love with her affected role . It is a story of her road to hell — paved with good intentions — and a smiling that be her her somebody . More than anything it is a tale about good masses fall . fall in honey , falling from grace , and fall aside . "
HARLEENwill be released monthly get down September 25th , featuring three oversized issues in big - print data formatting , with a ingathering to follow in springiness 2020 . lover can determine out a first look at the cover and interiors here .
Even if DC readers do n’t yet jazz Stjepan Šejić by name , they ’re guarantee to have seen his artwork . Whether it ’s thejaw - dropping underwater world ofAquaman , or his previous run - in with Harley Quinn and the ease of theSuicide Squad , Šejić ’s dreamlike visual modality of Gotham and Batman bove are exactly what fans have come in to expect . And for those intimate with his writing inSunstone , it makes perfect sense for his re - imagining of the emotionally , mentally , and physically charged suit of Harley and Joker to find a home at DC Black Label .
HARLEENwill be eject in three monthly ' record ' root on September 25th , 2019 . The three oversize way out in large - print formatting will also be available in a collected acquittance in Spring 2020 .
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