Early Reader Review: Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica by Paul Dini

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Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica by Paul Dini
Series:  Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica Comics #1-6
Publisher:  DC Comics
Publication Date:  September 4, 2018

 

Format:  Ebook


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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Gotham City meets Riverdale in this crossover graphic novel that brings together four of the most iconic characters in comics--Harley & Ivy and Betty & Veronica! From Paul Dini, Emmy and Eisner award-winning creator of Harley Quinn and BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, and Marc Andreyko, acclaimed writer of WONDER WOMAN '77.

Riverdale's resident billionaire, Hiram Lodge, has a plan to offer free college tuition. The town just needs to build a new campus by draining the wetlands that lie between Riverdale and Gotham City. Everyone is thrilled...except visiting ecologist Dalia Green, a certain botany-obsessed super-villain in disguise!

Poison Ivy realizes she must resort to drastic measures to thwart Hiram Lodge's plan to destroy the wetlands and the many species of endangered plants that live there. Scheming with her daffy bestie Harley Quinn, the villainous pair plan to kidnap Lodge's daughter, Veronica, and her friend Betty. Once Lodge abandons his building plans, Betty and Veronica will be returned safely--but not before mayhem ensues. Are these two teams of BFFs headed for disaster?

Collects issues #1-6.

Review: 
This graphic novel collects issues 1-6 of Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica by Paul Dini. I have not been reading a lot of Harley comics lately - $$ is just not there for me to pick them up every week, but when I saw this one I wanted to give it a go. I really like mash-ups and this seemed like an interesting one. I enjoyed seeing all these characters together and the cameos that also popped in from Gotham and Riverdale, but it just wasn't for me. 

I think that I would have just enjoyed Harley and Ivy taking this on themselves versus a full body switch thing happening. It was entertaining but sometimes it got a bit confusing and for a comic it was overall very wordy and that was a turn off. I really enjoy Harley Quinn and the comics about her but I prefer other writers, Paul Dini is great and does wonderful things for Harley but his isn't really my style.

Overall the story is your normal Harley hijinx, but it was off. I wanted more violence with her - as is her norm. She seemed a bit tame here.