Harley Quinn is Officially DC's Next Cosmic Superhero

DC Comics ' mostbeloved scoundrel - change by reversal - herocharacterHarley Quinnis about to lead her own Task Force into place in the pages ofHarley Quinn # 18 , as revealed by series writer Stephanie Phillips . Harley has been on a lookup for purpose as a newly minted superheroine , return to Gotham to at last make amends for her year of sins against the urban center and specifically the Bat - Family , and is now taking her newfound goodness into the terminal frontier !

Harleen Quinzel , first innovate as the mad lover and malign sidekick of the Joker , debut in the episode " Joker ’s Favor " ofBatman : The Animated Series , all the way back in 1992 , meaning that 2022 is her " thirtieth Birthday " as a character at DC . To celebrate this momentous occasion DC Comics is not onlygiving Quinn her own Task Forceto star , but is send off her on a massive cosmic adventure , which will last for 5 issues and cease with the duple - sizedHarley Quinn 2022 Annualthat will be the start of " a new status quo for Harley Quinn . "

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Harley Quinn # 18- written by rising superstar Stephanie Phillips ( Future State : Harley Quinn , Batman : Urban Legends ) with art by Georges Duarte ( Marvel Rising , Star warfare : Target Vader ) - is the first of a 5 - part story title " Task Force XX Space Extravaganza " that will start on August 2nd and be releasedweekly , culminating in theHarley Quinn 2022 Annualwhich will boast art by a assortment of Divine . " Task Force XX Space Extravaganza " postdate Harley as she is tasked by Luke Fox will leading a team of misfit villain into infinite , investigating reports of something being left behind on an sometime Justice League of America Moon Base . Of course , this investigation quickly derive into a crisis - level calamity as a Quinn ’s squad , consisting of Solomon Grundy , Bronze Tiger , Killer Frost and others come side - to - boldness with a horrifying space monster right out of theAlienfranchise!Stephanie Phillipsshared the exciting news on Twitter , fete that , " Harley Quinn is capture her own event for her birthday ! ! ! " Check out her tweet and a collection of variant cover for the " Task Force XX Space Extravaganza " below :

It seems like Luke Fox may have known that this was more than just a simple " retrieve an honest-to-goodness experimentation from a moon base " mission , which means Harley is going to beupset at him when she eventually makes it back to Earth . Although Quinn is an extremely capable and strategic solo hero , she is often portray as part of a team , such as theSuicide Squad she lead inThe War for Earth-3or team she was on in the recentSuicide Squad : Blaze , but just like Jason Todd with his Task Force Z , Harley is at last being yield the probability to radiate as a leader , and not as a follower or independent hustler . After lately being put away up in prison house for a crime she did not invest , while her nemesis Punchline walk free , Harley is probably down to take any mission that will give her some desperate credibility with the superheroes of Earth . Stephanie Phillips ' portrayal of Harley Quinn , especially her important arc inFear State , has been an incredibly refreshing take on the former villain , and DC Comics is promising that the end of the Space Extravaganza will contribute to a novel geological era for Quinn .

Hopefully wherever Harley ’s place adventure takes her it will shore her in the perfect piazza to be a part ofPoison Ivy ’s upcoming solo statute title , which has been affirm to include the beautiful Romance language between the two misunderstood cleaning lady . Harley Quinndeserves all the adventure she can get , and it ’s unmortgaged that her time leading Task Force XX in space for her thirtieth Anniversary will be a real blast !

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