misterfuzzyrainbow:30 Day DC Comics Challenge Day 5 - Favorite Rogues Gallery - Harley Quinn Harle
misterfuzzyrainbow: 30 Day DC Comics Challenge Day 5 - Favorite Rogues Gallery - Harley Quinn Harley Quinn was not originally a DC Comics character, as she was created by Bruce Timm for Batman: The Animated Series. The proposal was for there to be a character that was a female henchman for the Joker, and also his girlfriend. When creating an original character in an adaptive series, particularly one like this Batman cartoon that had so far stayed very faithful to the comics, there are a million things that could go wrong. Harley Quinn, however, proved to be not only well-received, but became so iconic that she was soon integrated into comic book cannon. Harley Quinn is not only successfully written in her initial role, a woman who fell, literally, madly in love with the Joker, but has become her own character entirely. Her character has a voice, attitude, and look that is extremely recognizable and original, which can be a large feat for a writer to accomplish. She can be both entertaining with her zany antics, as well as give fans chills with her moments of pure insanity. Though not originally a comic-based character in the DC Universe, Harley fit like a glove into the Batman’s Rogues Gallery, has made her mark on DC history, and is well-deserving of it. -- source link