Longtime friends Dini and Mandel talked to DC Nation about their contributions to the series and the enduring, ever-evolving versatility of Harley Quinn. Idris Elba, who had been in talks to play Will Smith's Deadshot and Harley Quinn deserves so much better. A sort of daffy optimism mixed with this real reckless side of her that people respond to, especially creators.

The Harley Quinn Black + White + Red collected edition, featuring nineteen stories including “Eight Nights of Harlequin” by David Mandel and Adam Hughes and “Harleen’s Half Dozen (Plus One)” by Paul Dini and Kevin Altieri, is now available in both print and as a digital collection. Following in the grand tradition of Batman Black and White, Harley Quinn put her own delightfully twisted spin on the limited color concept last year in the DC Black Label anthology series Harley Quinn Black + White + Red. Paul Dini: I was sneaking onto the Seinfeld set one night and David kept me from being shot by security guards. I’m going to be making a small change in how I review these comics, because, honestly, I’ve been holding back. I’ve read nearly all of her comics, and she has been given no motive, dimension, or place within DC, or really even a consistent personality.A character as compelling as Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, Smith will be bowing out. I don’t know how often I need to describe how this portrayal was the worst thing to ever happen to Harley Quinn.

Dini: I came up with the idea first and then I was thinking, “Boy, it would be really great to work with somebody from the animated series on it. Mandel: They asked me to do a holiday story and I thought I would do a Hanukkah story, because those are few and far between. It occurs when you attack someone as a person for the opinion they hold rather than by providing a substantial argument against their opinion. Well, the only consistent thing about her she’s supposed to have this kooky clown persona still – the persona that was made to match with Joker. In Harley Quinn Black + White + Red , 19 tales of Gotham City's craziest clown princess are presented in nothing but black, white, and bold splashes of red.

He draws Harley great, he understands terrific animation and he really got the animated sense that I was going for. I didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes, and I held back on some of my opinions so as not to rock the boat. They’ve been trying to gaslight the audience into thinking that they’ve achieved something with Harley Quinn that they haven’t. Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (Volume 1 (Digital)) was an 17-issue digital-first limited comic book series that began being published by DC Comics in June 2020.