Creative Team – Erica Henderson, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Published by DC Comics
Catch up with Harley & Ivy: Life & Crimes #4!
The Story
Harley and Ivy are on the run from the law, and the only place they can hide out at is Harley’s former group home. Ran by Ma Hunkel, Harley is taken back to her old days of living with the wayward kids who had no place to go. Harley is more than happy to be back at Ma’s but Ivy is less than thrilled. Noticeably quiet, Ivy keeps to herself while Harley lives her past life of grocery shopping with the kids and tutoring them. Ma takes notice to Ivy’s coldness talks with her privately about it. Of course, it doesn’t go well and Ivy comes off very defensive. All of this is narrated by Ivy and Harley, which makes the emotions feel even higher.
After that, Ivy agrees to try to be more friendly and social towards the others living in the house and what better way to do that than to sneak out with them? The kids sneak out past Ma, and they all go to their usual hang out spot, but something isn’t right. Ivy can feel that there’s something strange about this place, and boy, she wasn’t wrong.
Erica Henderson continues the beginning of the love story of the two iconic characters, Harley and Ivy, in a beautiful way. We see the relationship growing between the two, showing their negatives and positives. This was definitely an issue that highlighted the positives of who Harley is, while showing more of who Ivy is outside of being a superhero. What I love the most is how, even though they’ve only known each other a few days, Henderson writes an excellent chemistry between the two that just can’t be ignored. That goes to show how well Henderson works with these characters and how skilled she is as a writer.
The Art
There’s a lot of big emotions in this comic, and it’s shown perfectly clear on through the facial expressions of the characters. Harley’s childlike excitement as she’s back in her old home with Ma Hunkel shines brightly, while you can feel the coldness from Ivy as she secludes herself. Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou handles the lettering, providing an excellent flow of dialogue throughout the comic. With the narration from Harley and Ivy throughout the story, Otsmane-Elhaou is able to nail the tone of the characters through their dialogue while having a completely different tone in the dialogue in the panel.
Final Thoughts
Erica Henderson does it again with another issue of Harley & Ivy: Life & Crimes, continuing the love story of these two iconic characters. I hope to see this run continue because it’s been exciting, emotional, humorous, and just all around fun.
Overall Grade – 8.8/10
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