Harley Quinn is BACK! And, this time she has to deal with a megalomaniac alien that set free after opening a door underground (see the previous volume), cannibals, a bat-fan from the future, and old foe, and her parents! Well, the parents not so much, she was busy trying to keep bat-fan off her back.

Anyway, it's a lot of things going on in this graphic novel. I was a bit doubtful at the beginning when the alien got free, but the story turned out to be better than I had anticipated. Still, I found this volume to just above-average, with now and then some funny bits. The action sequences were good and as usual is my favorite crazy chick wreaking havoc wherever she goes. On the plus side is the art straight through lovely! Favorite part? Hm, nothing really comes to mind, no story that really shined more than the others. Perhaps Red Tools part in the bat-fan story, it was a good twist.

There were many different subplots in this new volume. Personally, there wasn't enough Harley in it for me. But I still loved the graphic novel.

One subplot has the cannibals that the mayor's assistant brought to town to kill all the homeless people. Harley's sadness at the disappearance of the homeless show how caring she is.

Another subplot is a former Arkham Asylum inmate who has been sent on a quest. This story wasn't really connected to Harley yet, but I think in the next volume it will become clearer.

The third subplot is a Batman fan from the future who is sent back in time to kill Harley. The ending of this one was so amazing! I loved the twist.

Once again, this was another thrilling Volume in the Harley Quinn rebirth series. I can't wait for the next one!

Harley vs the Cannibals.

This run of Harley Quinn is so fantastic. Going back through the series, I thought I was getting burned out from reading too much of her, but this specific run is fun and fresh and lively.

It felt like more happened in this volume, between the giant naked rabid demon guy, Power Girl and Atlee, the Cannibals, Red Tool and Batfan. It was an awful lot to take in, I feel like if I flash back to these storylines I'll think they came from separate volumes.

But overall, it works. It made for an action packed reading, and has me hungry for the next volume. Especially more information on Red Tool, who I've kind of been ignoring the last two volumes. Very fun.

Ok so I have to admit this one was a lot better than the previous volumes. Harley seems to be finding herself and wasn't so scattered in this installment. There was less slapstick humor, yet is still witty and filled with sass that I expect from Harley. This also focused more on Harley and less on her gang or Red Tool. Although we do get a little backstory for him, which wasn't horrible.
I actually enjoyed the story lines in this volume as well. Seeing Harley team up with Power Girl was nice, although the ending of that story was a bit anticlimactic. The cannibal story line was great though, I really liked that one and found myself unable to put down my e-reader during it. I love seeing Harley deliver some butt- whooping. I even liked the time travel, Bat-fan storyline, and I'm not a big fan of time travel.
This volume has been the best so far with good plots, witty humor, and great artwork.

This story arc does some jumping back and forth through time and give the backstory on Red Tool. There is still a hanging plot thread that is introduced in this book that doesn’t get resolved by the end of it. Power Girl does make a cameo in this one book as well to help defeat a baddie that thanks to Harley and Red Tool going down in the tunnels in an earlier book made it possible for the baddie to get out of his prison down in the tunnels. A fun read and I’m interested in what happens with the one plot thread that was left hanging in this book.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley

Harley Quinn Vol. 3: Red Meat is full of spunk and sass that stays true to the character. The colors catch the eye and the art crafts an excellently written story. My biggest pet peeve with this book is Harley is drawn so inconsistently at the beginning of the book, I found it a huge distraction. The first comic in this collection contains the worse of the art as each page looks drawn by a different artist. The art moves seamlessly by the end of the book for an enjoyable, funny trip with a cutely drawn Harley causing mayhem and possibly saving the world. The storyline for this comic collection guarantees I will be back for more. My review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.

I seem to pick up on stories late so had not read the previous two volumes. I am a huge Harley fan and I must say this did not disappoint. Overall a great graphic novel. Some of the art work seemed a bit variable at times and I was not sure about the Gotham future parts of the story (hence not full star rating) but as usual some humour in Harley and a good read overall. I will continue to buy future Harley series.

Generally much more worthwhile than the last few entries in the Harley Quinn series. I quite enjoyed the humor of the first story arc, was mildly entertained by the second, but really didn't care for the Blast from the Future arc at all. The artwork and the story were both pretty terrible for that.
The first two story arcs were fairly funny, though not really deep at all in terms of character, but funny seems to be the best one can expect from this incarnation of Harley Quinn, so I'll take it.

I received an advanced copy of Harley Quinn, Volume 3: Red Meat from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

As per usual the artwork is superb. The cover variants at the end are worth taking the time to go through. Harley and the whole crew are back for volume three, though there’s less focus on the Harley Gang this time around. There are plenty of other things going on without them however, so fear not.


So there’s actually quite a lot going on this volume, with four plots getting juggled in the air. First there’s an alien named Zorcrom whom looks crazy different from Super Man, but at the same time has some similarities with him. For example, our sun keeps making him stronger and things like that. This plot was pretty crazy, and unabashedly full of Harley’s quips and basically doing what she does best – being crazy and distracting. Not bad as far as starting plots go, but certainly not my favorite.
The second plot really made my heart ache – the homeless in the city have begun to disappear. This includes the nice gentleman that Harley made a point of stopping by and checking on (and feeding him). So naturally Harley quickly agrees to go undercover (again – apparently the police chief thinks she’s capable of working quietly? Go figure) to find the cause. Things quickly take a gross and morbid turn as things get revealed (I won’t spoil it for you, but prepare to feel bad for the homeless). Because I felt so bad for what had happened, I wasn’t even the least bit willing to feel sympathy for the guys that caused everything as Harley beat the life out of most of them. It was actually pretty satisfying, in a comic book violence sort of way.
The next plot introduced doesn’t really get resolved this volume, which is a shame. Additionally it’s pulling from a secondary Harley Quinn comic (Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys) so I can’t pretend to know a lot about the villain, as I haven’t read it yet (I know – I’ll add it to the list). From what I can gather though, Harley Sin (yeah, I know) is clearly a mirror of Harley Quinn (doesn’t really take a genius to figure that one out). This sort of obvious reflection isn’t really my favorite type of storytelling, but since the ending hasn’t been included yet I’ll let it be for now.
The last plot gets a little crazy, so be prepared for Harley levels of weirdness (which is saying something, I know). On the bright side, this plot actually ties in and explains Red Tool a bit more (sort of – I’m not convinced it’s all true). I really liked the future girl, Devan and her costume design. Though I disagree with the reason she wants to go back in the past, as there’s a pretty basic flaw in her understanding of time travel (for the sake of not turning this into a ten page review, I won’t go further into detail on that subject).
I really enjoyed Red Tool’s way of handling things (and the manner in which he got brought into the fray). That being said – I’m seriously debating about going back and reading through the previous volumes to see if I can confirm or deny the story he told. For the life of me I can’t remember if they show the character before he becomes Red Tool. So maybe it is true? Something doesn’t feel right about it though. Regardless, it was really cool seeing him step up and solve things.
Final event worth mentioning: so um, Harley’s parents are in town? I’m worried about the potential for a lame gimmick here, and thus am really hoping her parents will have left before the start of the next volume. That would be ideal.
All in all I enjoyed reading Red Meat, even though it isn’t my favorite of the Harley series. Despite my complaints, I really can’t wait to see what volume four (hopefully sans parents) has in store

Harley Quinn Vol. 3: Red Meat is pretty darn awesome. Really good plot but it's one I've seen on many a crime show/Zootropolis. Having said that totally going to keep reading and read all the others.

I've always been a fan of Harley Quinn and her zany sense of humor. Since Suicide Squad came out, I've seen more of Harley than anyone could ever hope to. Most of what I've seen has been a cheap knock-off of the character so it was nice to see some being a bit more true to the origins. That being said, this anthology just didn't feel well put together. I felt like they just picked a bunch of stories and mashed them together. The last few were of the same series so at least the book ended well but it was rough up to that. I food still enjoy the read but I definitely struggled with it.