Harley Quinn #66 Review: Chaos and Comedy in the Bad Seeds Crossover

Plot and Neighborhood Chaos in Throatcutter Hill

The issue opens with Harley spending downtime with her landlady Mrs. Grimaldi before deciding she wants Poison Ivy back, only to find the neighborhood under attack by Ivy’s aggressive flora and sudden power outages. Superpowered Chicken Fingers steps in to airlift a neighborhood couple to safety, while the Gunbuddies and Convoy help round up other citizens. Along the way, Harley encounters Dolores—a resident forced to kill a loved one during the Deconspirator arc who still carries heavy guilt—and guides her through a quick therapy session after they survive an attack by the Russian assassin NKVDemon.

Creative Team and Visual Design

Writer Elliott Kalan crafts an energetic script that introduces a new minor nemesis in the NKVDemon, a Russian operative attempting to cash in on Vandal Savage’s million-dollar bounty on Batman allies. The artwork by Carlos Olivares delivers a frenetic visual rhythm, utilizing dramatic panel angles, expressive faces, and fluid acrobatics as Harley moves across the city using Batquinn’s grapnel launcher rather than her traditional mallet. As noted in reviews, Marissa Louise handles the vibrant color palette, setting Harley’s blonde-and-brown-layered hair and purple-and-red costume against darkened, atmospheric skies, while Lucas Gattoni provides clear, readable lettering throughout the issue.

Crossover Reception and Continuity

While long-time readers of the run find that the issue successfully maintains Harley’s out-of-the-box humor and endearing supporting cast, critics point out drawbacks regarding its place in the broader publishing event. Reviewers observe that Harley Quinn #66 functions much better as a direct continuation of the series’ ongoing local storylines than as an accessible entry point for the wider “Bad Seeds” Batman crossover, leaving new readers potentially baffled by the dense narrative tying up Gotham’s terraforming crisis.