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Warning : contains spoiler forDC vs. vampire : Killers # 1 !
As vampires overrun the DC Universe , Harley Quinnis stepping into an impressive new role that shows just how much theJokerhas been agree her back . Back when she was his nefarious sidekick , Joker always berated the former head-shrinker into thinking she was useless without him . Harley ’s turn to heroismallowed her to truly break the toxic linkup to the Clown Prince of Crime , but it turn out that if she ’d follow a criminal career without him , she ’d be ruling Gotham ’s underworld .
In the ongoingDC vs Vampires , Earth ’s superheroes have been conquered by the Vampire King - the newfangled title of Dick Grayson , aka the vigilante known as Nightwing . claim Wonder Woman , Superman , Shazam , and Green Lantern as his thralls , Nightwing begin a vampiric takeoverof Earth , with Gotham as his primary demesne . However , the vampires still need humanity to feed on , which entail that people like Harley have a chance to carve out a Modern animation in the shadow .
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In the one - shot tie - inDC vs. Vampires : Killers- from Matthew Rosenberg , Mike Bowden and Eduardo Mello - the populace is now formally overrun by vampires who ’ve successfully locked down Gotham , preventing anyone from coming in or out of the metropolis . Most characters ( heroes especially ) are out of commission , including the Joker , who was originally surmise of being the Vampire King , but was revealed to be beat inDC vs. Vampires#6 . Few survivor remain , but Harley Quinn is one of them . In the Clown Prince of Crime ’s absence , Harley has taken over Gotham City as its new headpin . “I guess I dominate the infernal region of Gotham now,“she monologues . “It rules . “Harley Quinn gathers a crowd comprised of Catwoman , Solomon Grundy , and Clayface , and is seen successfully pee deals with Mad Hatter before gunning him down when he becomes a job .
With Joker out of the picture show but Gotham ’s other villains still in shimmer , Harley Quinn has get up to become the most dangerous char in Gotham . This is especially telling knowing just how tightly locked down the vampire have made Gotham City . Harley ’s planning , leading , and deadliness let her to thrive under seemingly impossible conditions , show that far from tutor her in his chaotic steel of offence , Joker was stopping Harley get to her on-key voltage .
Whereas the Joker ’s schemes always had a hero at every turn to spoil his dastardly plans , Harley Quinn take on the gross opportunityto become a law-breaking boss now that most heroes have either been killed or pass into concealing . While more recent narration in DC lore have set up how beingJoker ’s sidekick view as her back from her full potential as ahero , this account run to show how this prison term in herlife heldHarley Quinnback from her potential as a true supervillain - one utterly suited to survival in a world ruled by the animation beat .
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DC vs. Vampires : Killers # 1is available from DC Comics now .
