How did Harley Quinn become the person she is now? Who is Oliver Queen and what's what he treasures the most? What forced Damian Wayne to become Robin? Prepare to know the answers from a new perspective.
This has been one of my most anticipated issues from this series in particular and I'm happy to say that it delivered in every way.
Let's start with the first story focusing on Harley Quinn which is handled by the writers of her current ongoing series Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner. This little tale takes the same style that both authors have been using during the main title so you can expect a lot of humour and personality here, it's also great that the writers touch on several of the points that were created in the past whenever Harley's origin was explored, it all works pretty well overall. The artwork is brought by Stephane Roux here who provides a quite polished cartoony style that follows the same tone from the monthly title.
The second segment belongs to Green Arrow where writer Jeff Lemire continues his exploration of Oliver Queen's character where he uses several of the plot-points he created for the main series and it's probably one of the best stories that he has written for the protagonist. Lemire gets the character as well as his struggle to become better despite of his flaws, it's something that I actually appreciated. Art duties were handled by Denis Cowan who does an amazing job by creating an unique and dark atmosphere for the tale that makes it even better.
The third section is concentrated in Damian Wayne, but this is not really another retelling of his origin but it's suited in the time where Batman was dead and there was no replacement for him. Peter Tomasi creates a pretty good plot where he takes us back to some of the most important moments for Damian and also cements the dynamic between Dick Grayson and him. Tomasi is able to nail the characterization for both and create a fun adventure at the same time. The pencils were provided by Ian Bertram whose unique and Frank Quitely-inspired style is better suited for this kind of story and actually gives it a pretty distinctive look.
Overall, I would say that I liked Green Arrow's story the most, then Harley Quinn's and Damian is on third place, but all of them were still great. This was my favorite issue from this book so far, it was just great.
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