Now look. Don’t get me wrong. It’s nice to see Harley doing new things and having new adventures. It’s kinda cute to see her without her costume. BUT SOMETHING’S MISSING! Maybe I’m just too old-school a Harley Quinn fan to keep up with this rag tag new world, but a Harley without Joker is like a custard pie without a kisser to smack it into. And I know I’m not alone in this feeling! It’s been way too many years, now. The closest we’ve had to Harley and Joker was Batman #663. But there are all sorts of issues with that issue (though it had some great bits as well). Harley and Joker have not been formally reunited for some time, and in fact Harley is now being shown as rehabilitated and an Amazon – moving steadily into ‘Good Guy’ territory!

I love Harley and I will always love Harley. If she becomes a good guy, this isn’t gonna change. Although I miss her incomparable costume, the important thing is that she remains Harley in personality. (Which we can count on for at least as long as Dini is at the helm)

And one integral trait of Harley’s personality is her love for Joker.

My little fangirl heart broke once before; six years ago when I was unsatisfied with her mainstream treatment and in my melodramatic youthfulness it was enough to drive me out of the fandom.
Nothing will do that to me again; heck with the mellowing of time I can even now appreciate her mainstream series on many levels.

But I couldn't stand for this fantastic pairing to be broken up forever and ever.


Harley gives Joker a certain degree of warmth. In some ways, she humanises the Batuniverse’s least human villain. She gives him new dimensions and new avenues to explore. Furthermore, her love for him is fundamental to who she is. They make a beautiful pair and a Harley in her bells and motley is an incomparably playful and fun villain.
There is ample canon evidence that Joker has feelings for Harley, in so much as he is capable of, and this gives us an insight into his character we would never otherwise have. For someone with as tender and essentially sweet nature as Harley to see deeply into Joker and find something redeemable there – well, it just makes for some pretty awesome story possibilities.

Plus, let’s face it: this pairing is sexy as hell. Joker himself is such a seductive, charismatic, dominant kinda guy and Harley is such an impassioned, sweet, devoted kinda gal, they’re both completely nuts and together the two of them are sheer dynamite. There is so much chemistry and heat and magnetism between them. For anyone into D/s out there, this pairing is absolutely volcanically hot.




Yes, of course she does! Most definitely. She can't be allowed to stagnate. However, one of the laziest and most superficial ways of doing this is to break her up with Joker, especially when he is such an integral part of her psyche. In the animated series, there was a clear relationship evolution arc between them. The same thing needs to happen in mainstream. We need to see our new, more experienced, independent and tougher Harley making certain demands of those in her life. We need to see Harley asking Joker for more from the relationship - and how Mistah J responds. We need to see a Harley who is no longer content to be second fiddle or just the 'henchgirl', but one who is asserting herself and demanding equal partnership. This doesn't mean she's no longer submissive, just that she's able to ask for what she wants.
The relationship is one of the most complex and interesting in the whole comics world. There's so much that can be explored there, rather than simply ignored. So c'mon...