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Gotham City Sirens, Volume 2: Songs Of The Sirens (2010)

by Paul Dini(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1401229077 (ISBN13: 9781401229078)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

DC Comics

series

Gotham City Sirens

review 1: cons:+ if you're not into constant cheesecake the art here can get aggravating. like wow dini be a little more clear about who you're drawing this for, i think some of us don't quite get it yet+ way less shenanigans than you would think! i don't read much dc, i was just browsing the comics at my library and i thought supervillain roommates sounded like an excellent sitcom premise. alas no. this story is infected with the same insistence on taking itself seriously as most of dc verse is u_upros: + well aside from the t & a the art's really not bad! the paneling is nicely done too, it didn't always stick to the same thing but i never found it difficult to follow the story+ pretty easy to follow considering i haven't read the first volume+ uhh idk the story's alright? like i'... morem not going to rave over it but it's pretty solid. i wouldn't turn down the next volume if i had it on hand+ poison ivy's hella pretty when she's not playing human. like for real where did she even get the human!ivy hairstyle, it's terrible.welp i think i may be sliding away from pros now so time to wrap it up. overall verdict on this volume: okay! not amazing, not terrible, would pick up the next one if i saw it at the library. 2.5 stars
review 2: I always liked stories that were told from the perspective of the "bad guy." While they wouldn't win any Human of the Year awards, their motivations were much more interesting than anything the "good guy" had to offer. They seemed closer to the truth of human experience and spoke to its various weaknesses and vulgar tendencies. Even better, I like when the bad person is a kick-ass woman, as it is a nice alternative to the typical female tropes that are rampant in popular culture. The premised of the "Gotham City Sirens" series of comics is that Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn are roommates and buddies. Sure, why not? It's a bit campy, but good campy. The best part is that they are not on some quest to rid humanity of crime, and there is no Batman in any of these stories. They're just trying to survive doing what they are compelled to do, which in their case happens to be mostly non-violent crimes. I was an idiot and didn't realize there were multiple volumes, so I read Volume 2 before Volume 1. Still, the narrative does a good job of filling in the blanks, and the stories do a good job of standing on their own. Each one of the trio has some issue that the other two become involved in, and they wind up helping each other out. It's a simple formula throughout the stories, but the real joy is watching how the individual personalities go about obtaining their goals. Catwoman is clever and stealthy, Poison Ivy is deadly and can control people with pheromones, and Harley Quinn is batshit crazy and carries around an oversized mallet. Each one faces a struggle that humanizes them beyond just being mere villains. They have families who have suffered because of them. They have been abused by the people they love most. And they have scientific quests that go beyond the realm of humanity. These are characters who have gone above and beyond their cartoonish beginnings.The illustrations were great and were used to good effect to relate the characters to the reader. Can't wait to read the rest in the series. less

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