#anti poison ivy

[wanderingmind867]

Is it bad that I just want batman's villians to triumph over him? I want batman to fail. Honestly, some days I want to imagine him snapping and becoming the villian while they end up the unlikely heroes. Because with some exceptions (like how I don't really like poison ivy), I find all of batman's villians so compelling. And just... I know I'm supposed to hate joker, but I can't. He's funny, and he's clearly mentally ill. Let's not even touch on how Mad Hatter, Riddler, Mr. Freeze and Two-Face probably all embody aspects of my personality. But these people are all more fun (and usually more sympathetic) than Batman. Either find them a better hero to fight, or make them the heroes and batman the villian.

[gameguy20100]

I think it's really sad that the most prominent bisexual women in DC are an eco terrorist rapist, and a child murderer.

Do better DC. This is horrific.

[stars-obsession-pit]

Following an accident, Danny wakes up in Gotham City in a DC universe. Lacking any forms of ID or possessions beyond the clothes on his back, he’s forced to commit some crimes to survive. Minor crimes, but still.

And then he gets caught.

During the court proceedings, they come to the mistaken conclusion that he’s a Meta suffering from some psychiatric issues such as Cotard’s Syndrome (a real rare condition where a person holds the delusional belief that they’re dead/don’t exist/etc).

Thus, between his “need for mental treatment” and the concerns about housing someone with his unique physical traits, he is sentenced to spend time in Arkham Asylum. He’s under pretty low security aside from the anti-Meta stuff and has more freedoms than some other inmates, but it’s still not a great experience. Even at the best of times, Arkham is hardly a nice place.

Some of his fellow residents are decently chill all things considered, but lots very much aren’t.

[dailydccomics]

Ivy is so valid Gotham City Sirens (2024) #4

[sleepy-grav3]

Coping Mechanisms

A/n: This was sitting in my oneshots folder for a while, unfinished. I finally finished it so uh, here you go. Enjoy.

Backstory: After taken by the GIW, Danny's core was shattered. The bats found him and took him in. However, he's severely mentally damaged and is starting to stall his healing process.

TW: Mentions of vivisection, mention of organs in jars, mention of Jason's death, flashbacks, hallucinations, mention of injuries

Danny's obsession is Space and Protection; Danny is the Ghost King; Never mentioned what happened to the rest of the Fentons, that's up to speculations; Assumed that the Drs. Fenton had been experimenting on Danny long-term before fully locking him up in the basement; Bruce/Lady Gotham; Alfred is dead or dead-adjacent, making him immortal; child/baby ghosts are referred to as wisps

This is for sign language because there isn't a way to underline the words, which is my preferred style

He didn’t know how long he spent there. All he knew was that the damage done had left scars, something he wasn’t able to gain ever since the accident. He remembered words, cut off sentences from people, that told him why that wasn’t possible.

“Injuries to your emotional state are dangerous”

“You can heal physical wounds, but not those from the heart”

“You can regenerate limbs”

“Your human form is weaker”

“You’re stronger than most ghosts”

“Halfas have extra healing abilities”

“Your core can regenerate as long as your heart keeps beating”

“The subject’s heart is slowing down”

“The subject can live without a heartbeat”

“The Subject can regenerate vital organs”

“Like a human, the spine controls it’s movements, and shuts down the subject similarly to when its brain is removed”

Danny gasped, trembling as he pulled at his hair. No tears came, not even fake green ones to make up for it. His body was still trying to heal the damage done to it, working against his broken core for his sake.

His chest hurt differently. Each time he moved or felt something, his core would cry out in pain. He thought he’d let out a pseudo-wail if it wasn’t broken. If he weren’t broken.

Danny remembered all the jars around him, choking out another gasp as he dragged his hands down his face. He could feel stings from his temples down to his chin before he felt the bandages around his neck.

He couldn’t understand where the stinging came from, only seeing an empty lab with him sitting on a metal table, chains on his wrists and ankles. He blinked a couple times before he saw images of the dark room he was in, but the lab wouldn’t go away.

He stood up, ignoring his body that screamed in protest, and ran out of the room into fake white hallways.

-

The bats were at the table, only Jason, Duke, Damian, and Danny being missing.

Jason was taking advantage of the fact that he had a flexible schedule to work day and night.

Duke was out on patrol, now having an extra job of helping the dead that resided in the city (only recently he became able to see them, though with some practice).

Damian, however, had only left recently, rushing to get to Danny who was having another episode.

They had saved him a month ago, but it took about 3 weeks for him to wake up. Ever since he woke up, he’s been having episodes. The only way to snap him out of it was to have certain family members shake him out of it, the rest being attacked or avoided outright.

Jason and Alfred were the exception, as Danny would try to save them. They avoided having them get Danny to snap out of it as much as possible, as it would lengthen the time it takes to calm him down.

It hurt them each time an episode came around. It hurt to see Danny’s bandaged and practically mummified figure each time he left his room during an episode or to get some fresh air. And even when the latter happened, he would dissociate or end up breaking down with no tears.

It was only a little over a week into the start of the episodes and they were seeing signs of new injuries. They had to do something, but what could they do? They've filed down his nails, removed sharp objects from his vicinity and locked up the ones that belongs to others, they've safety proofed sharp corners of furniture!

But it wasn't enough.

They had to resort to putting visible cameras in his room. It at least made him hesitate or stop when he was fully there.

-

Ding-Dong

Alfred shivered. Of course their only proper visitor was a ghost. They never can have a normal one, can they?

Alfred walked over to the front door, opening it without hesitation. There, he was met with a gray skinned woman with a long black dress with a slit by her left thigh and a V neck. She also wore gold hoop earrings, a black sun hat, held a black and gold smoke pipe, and had black sunglasses to cover her near-black purple eyes.

“Lady Gotham, I was not expecting you. Come in.”

Alfred stepped aside, allowing her into his haunt. She smiled at him, waltzing into the manor as she had long bypassed the gates. Alfred led her to one of the living rooms. The one they’d use for interviews. Alfred started to prepare some tea as she took a seat at the edge of a sofa, taking a breath from her smoke pipe and letting out a purple haze.

Alfred didn’t mind it, as what she was smoking wasn’t harmful. It was for the sake of refueling at least part of her strength. Her eyes glowed a lighter purple, black nail becoming a little lighter. It was hard to see her so corrupted by the curses that resided in her haunt.

“Phantom is beginning to stall his healing process.”

Alfred froze for a moment before picking up the tea pot and pouring the tea.

“It’s already difficult to calm him down when he’s in his episodes. He’s barely able to hold down anything he eats and can’t sleep well. We’ve given him multiple shots and used healing magic from the local witch shop. We don’t know what else to do.”

He served the drinks and sat down. Lady gotham picked up her cup and plate, taking a sip from it. She let out a sigh of satisfaction, remaining silent for a while so the 2 could at least finish their drinks before acting on plans.

“I was thinking about having another rogue run about.”

“Isn’t it difficult enough with the ones we have? And how would another help Master Danny?”

Lady Gotham smiled, looking at the tea left in her cup.

“Obsessions have a tight hold on those like us. Perhaps, if Phantom gives in a little to them, he’d stop trying to punish himself.”

“His obsession is protection. How would he even be a rogue?”

Lady Gotham’s smile widened, showing her sharp teeth behind gold-dusted, violet lips. Alfred hasn’t seen that smile since she elected to make Bruce her official knight through a spirit contract.

“Don’t you know? He absolutely adores space. Wouldn’t it be quite the process to rid this city of its polluted and cursed smog to view it?”

“His core is cracked and small pieces are missing. Not to mention his severe injuries. How would he be able to work? Ancients- how would he be able to avoid fighting your knights?”

“Mm, I’m sure he’d figure something out. Being powerless never stopped any of our other rogues. He might even get inspired by that politician. Lewis, was it?”

“Lex Luthor. At least you got the L right this time.”

“Ah, no matter. He’s not relevant.”

“You brought him up.”

“Oh shush. We have work to do. Finish your tea, let us speak with the wisp of a king.”

Alfred drank the last of his tea and stood up, leading Lady Gotham to Danny’s room. Once there, he found Danny completing a space puzzle on the desk of his room. From the new bandages on his face and hands, Alfred could tell the episode from that morning had resulted in further injury.

“King Phantom,” That title made Danny perk up, turning to them with brighter blue eyes. “Lady Gotham and I wish to speak with you.”

Danny adjusted his chair and body to face them without trouble. Alfred summoned a small table and 2 chairs, allowing the spirits to sit down.

“Phantom, I’ve noticed that you are stalling your healing process.” Danny flinched at Lady Gotham’s words. “My little wisp… you must know that this dimension and those that branch with it will cease to exist if your End comes to be.”

Danny’s eyes widened. Panic seeped into him as he tried to push his healing to go faster, ignoring the strain of his core. Alfred cleared his throat, making Danny jump and stop forcing the healing out of surprise.

“Master Danny, straining your core isn’t necessary. In fact, it may make things worse. Might we suggest another method.”

Danny hesitantly nodded.

“Lady Gotham offered that you indulge in your obsession. And yes, the sky is covered in smog. That’s where our suggestion comes into play.” Alfred smiled at him. “Why not become a rogue?”

Danny’s eyes widened once more as he quickly shook his head. Lady Gotham gave him the stare, making him freeze up.

“Now, now. A wisp like you should be allowed to indulge in their obsessions in peace. Really, it wouldn’t be a problem with how you’ll work. Attack those causing the air pollution, get rid of some curses, free the sky. Maybe steal some space themed objects here and there. I’m not quite sure how you’d move about or what your alias will be, but it’s perfectly fine. You don’t need to hurt people to be a criminal. And fulfilling your obsession will recharge your power.”

Danny was slow to process. And soon, the way he thought through it transitioned to plans. He pursed his lips as he thought of it all, but eventually shook his head.

“Bats”

“We could speak with them.” Alfred insisted. “Go over plans and ideas. Your health is still a concern, but I highly insist that you go through with this. We are all worried for you, Master Danny. It hurts to see you suffer. Please think more about it.”

Danny remained silent. Lady Gotham stood up and the 3 pieces of furniture disappeared, Alfred starting to clean. She went up to Danny and held out her hand. Danny looked at it before reaching out his own and placing it on hers.

“You’re safe here, my wisp. Trust in my knights. You needn’t fight any longer. Only exist. Do not End yourself. You’re worth more than you believe.”

-

Bruce and Damian perked up when they came back to the cave to see Danny sitting by the computer. He was watching clips of Martian Manhunter and Miss Martian fighting. It was a nice change of pace compared to other times they interacted. It was peaceful.

“Daniel, I did not think you were interested in the cave.” Damian hummed as he walked over, taking off his mask.

Danny turned his chair and looked over at them.

“My healing is being stalled.”

They froze. Damian’s breathing had stopped before the boy convinced himself to do the breathing practices taught to him. Bruce, on the other hand, felt his heart drop. His hands trembled. The sight of Jason’s dead body flashing through his mind.

Bruce almost asked for a ‘report’. That tended to be something that calmed him and his children down enough for them to talk. But that wouldn’t work for Danny. That shouldn’t work. He hoped Danny was willing to talk more. He hoped that there was something to fix this.

“Is there anything we could do?” Bruce asked.

Danny pursed his lips, averting his eyes. Damian narrowed his eyes.

“Daniel. If there is something we could do, speak. It is troublesome as long as it is related to you.”

“Damian is right, Danny. Please. Tell us what to do.”

They got closer, practically at arms length. Damian didn’t have his domino mask on, but Bruce kept his cowl. He needed Batman. He wouldn’t be able to stay together as Bruce right now.

Danny looked up at Bruce and over at Damian before sighing.

“Lady Gotham said that I need to indulge in my obsession more. But when ghosts don’t pull back… it gets extreme. It appears unhealthy. I would…” Danny hesitated once more. “Lady Gotham and Alfred thought becoming a rogue would be the best way.”

The vigilante stood silent for a moment, Bruce processing what was told while Damian thought it through.

“Would going to the Watchtower not be enough?” Batman asked.

“He’d only crave more from there.” Damian mentioned. “What he needs is something long-term. We cannot safely allow him to go to other planets as he is now. However, if he steals and tries enough to get rid of the smog, the amount of time should be sufficient, assuming that’s how obsessions could work.”

Danny’s shoulders let go of some tension.

“The harder it is, the more it satisfies the ghost. I was thinking of targeting companies that cause air pollution. But there’s also curses, so I’ll need to work through them with magic practice.”

Bruce and Damian grimaced at the mention of magic.

“You should talk with Tim about this. He’d be able to plan out how you’d go about. Just don’t overdo it. We don’t want you to get hurt. But know that we will try to stop you.” Bruce said, taking off his cowl, smiling at his new son. “Go and design your suit. I’ll have it made. But make sure your identity is hidden, alright?”

Danny nodded and got up, leaving the 2 to clean themselves up before heading off to bed.

————————————————

Everyone in the batfam got into the vigilante business. It was just a thing. Danny broke that trend, but not the way any of them expected him to.

One day, Danny will retire. No capes, no masks. Just a civilian.

But that day will only come when his healing is finished. With how difficult it was to mend a broken core, not to mention the organs his body had put off regenerating, it would be a long time until then. Years, decades maybe.

The backstory was simple.

It was publicly known that he was a lab rat. Though they thought it was his parents had begun it from young like they had with Jazz (which was the reason why she was smart enough to skip a few classes in college, an excuse really). He’ll play into that. I want to see the sky. And he’ll be a crazy brat about it.

Commissioner Gordon had already shared with him that he had legal immunity until the acts and the GIW were fully taken down. Otherwise, he’d have to be executed under the law. In other words, any and all crimes he committed until then was permitted. He was going to use that to his advantage.

The suit was hard to come up with. He had to make it look shaggy and like normal clothing. He needed an easy to follow theme. He visited Selina and Nygma for it all. Jason came around and gave him some pointers. Tim had made him swear that he had to be on his game to not be caught early or at all. He couldn’t ask any of the bats to help, not unless his life was in danger.

Red Hood could help him.

Signal could hang out with him.

Red Robin could banter on a personal level with him.

It was difficult to get there, but the process helped feed his obsession. He was ready. He wanted to get better. He had to. He had people who care about him. He couldn’t hurt them by allowing himself to waste away, no matter how draining and painful it was to continue to heal.

He was going to get better. For them.

[bi-dykes]

Feeling salty today 💖💜💙

Part 2

[nelkcats]

Anti-Ivy

Sam tried, she figured introducing her mentor to her best friend would be a good idea, Danny didn't have radical ideas or a green thumb but his heart was in the right place, that had to count for something!

Unfortunately Danny's ice core was not compatible with Dr. Pamela and her plants, as people they get along, they even liked each other, but the poor flowers could not stand subzero temperatures near the boy

So they made some kind of compromise, since Danny was temporarily living in Gotham they figured it was best to avoid every confrontation. Every time they saw each other on the street and Ivy was surrounded by plants, one of them would immediately leave the scene.

That didn't go unnoticed by the bats, but the boy wasn't doing anything wrong, maybe he was part of Ivy's past they didn't know about?

Dick started calling him "The Anti-Ivy" as some kind of joke, Jason followed naming him "Green repellent", and everything continued the same as always (with Tim freaking out because all the images of the boy were corrupted and his trackers were damaged the second it came into contact).

The assumption that they hate each other continued while the guy was on a girls night with Selina, Ivy and Harley.

Maybe one day the bats will notice they're friends, Selina bet they never would as Ivy waved her glass at Danny who sighed, poured a few ice cubes into the drink with Harley calling him "Portable Freezer" in the background. Sam was happy at least.

[goldengirlgalaxy]

Danny runs to Gotham after a reveal with his parents gone wrong. Bruce Wayne ends up catching on to the fact that he's a homeless kid in need of a good home. Danny, however, does not want to deal with another rich, potentially-insane, definitely-obsessed A-hole, so he does his best to steer clear of him. Doubly so when Batman takes an interest, as he want to put his hero days behind him.

Eventually, Danny, sick of running and wanting a way to make the two stop hunting him, decides that he should let someone else adopt him instead. Cut to him being found by Harley Quinn, who decides that she should totally pull a Bruce and adopt this black-haired, blue-eyed child. Hopefully Ivy won't mind!

[adelacreations]

There's something...off about Steve Harrington...don't you think?

Read How to Pretend my Ivy!Steve fic here

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[wanderingmind867]

God, Medea is so awful. She might be worse than Gaea, honestly. Gaea is like how Marvel portrayed Galactus. She's evil by mortal standards, but she's so immense that she operates beyond conventional morality. Just as Galactus needs to eat planets for life, Gaea is just trying to get revenge on her grandchildren for what they did to her children. Mortals don't even enter the picture in any sense. And we can argue morality all day and all night (personally, i think there's peaceful resolutions for galactus. If we can find a way to clone planets for him or leave him in the negative zone or whatever), but these beings are a little bit beyond conventional morality.

But Medea… Medea was mortal. And she is a bloodthirsty psychopath who killed her own children, killed her ex-husband's new wife, and now is trying to kill Jason and Leo, who are adolescents! Even from the fields of punishment, she ratted to Gaea about a vision she saw of Leo, and that led to Gaea killing Leo's mom. So if Gaea is like Galactus, Medea is like if the Silver Surfer was a bloodthirsty witch.

Medea and her aunt Circe are perfect examples of evil, and I wish them nothing but the worst. May their flesh be turned to mulch and their bones ground to powder, the psychos. And you know… Poison Ivy reminds me an awful lot of these two. She feels like she belongs in their insane charm speaking killers club. So maybe we should just let Hades/Pluto and The Spectre have their ways with these menaces. I hate them with every fibre if my being, and reading the medea chapters of the book really messed me up. Same way reading the Circe chapters in the sea of monsters made me despise Circe.

I still wonder how this'll affect my interpretation of Reyna and Hylla, when I get to them. Because they worked for Circe. And unless you really didn't know how sick Circe was…then you might be guilty by assocation.

[queenoftheferns]

Just saw a post claiming Poison Ivy was made by Neil Gaiman and I am not letting that shit fly. Poison Ivy was created in 1966 by Robert Kanigher and although Neil Gaiman wrote a (disgusting and misogynistic) comic about her in the late 80s, saying Ivy was created by him would be like saying Harley Quinn was created for the first Suicide Squad movie. Like no that is not her origin that is literally the worst version of her

[kindlingkeen]

Jason doesn’t strike me as the type to care about team sports but I think it could be good for him to get recruited for basketball at the park or some sort of adult softball or baseball league. He would get to have something in common to bond with regular people over. He could to prove his competence and physical ability and be a valued part of something, an opportunity to learn healthy ways to work with others where things get resolved without violence! No one has any power over anyone else and everyone is treated as an adult and an equal! I’m not a doctor but I prescribe rec league sports 1-2 times weekly.

It started when Jason fell in with a group down at Robinson Park whose regular Tuesday night scrimmage overlapped with his weekly tea with Ivy. Jason didn’t even like soccer, but when Derek sent a rogue ball crashing through one of Ivy’s prized rose-bushes, Jason had to claim the group was with him in order to save them all from her wrath. From there, Suze badgered him into joining her adult rec league. They hosted a tournament every spring, and her team was down player (broken leg from Freeze’s rampage through North Gotham—seeing as Jason played a starring role in the inciting incident, he felt more than a little responsible). During halftime at the quarterfinals, Lu couldn’t stop gushing about her plans for coaching that summer, and, naturally, Jason was curious. As it turned out, all the municipal parks hosted summer soccer leagues for the local kids except for the one on the border between the Bowery and the Alley. Sure, the thing was more weeds than grass at this point, and both the goals were missing nets, but it was field nonetheless. When he asked one of his more reliable henchmen, Tom, who had both a literal pack of children and hadn’t shut up doing the World Cup the year prior, it turned out the parks department couldn’t find an adult without a felony record who could commit to regular practices. Tom shuttled his kids to Concord three times a week to play (which conveniently also solved the mystery of why Tom was always trying to swap shifts around after the schedules were posted). So that’s how Jason ended up coaching a dozen scrappy 9-13 year olds through the basics of soccer every Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday from 3-5 PM under a newly created alias. Somewhere between anonymously donating an excess of equipment to the youth league and cashing in a favor with Ivy to rehab the field’s grass, Jason decided maybe he really did like soccer.

[electricprincess96]

You've talked about Talia's history of SA but have you mentioned Ivy's? Genuinely curious, I'm not calling you out or anything.

I haven't talked about it no.

This is mostly because, my primary DC character that I follow is Jason Todd and Ivy plays a much smaller role in his story and the fandom around Jason doesn't really touch on Ivy all that much.

But fuck it I'm here now so I'll talk about it.

Now full disclosure here.... I like Poison Ivy.... as a villain. I personally feel she does the ecoterrorist shtick that the League of Assassins has going on 100 times better. But in terms of like actual morality, she is still a piece of shit and I like that about her. She'll sell every man, woman, and child to the devil if it meant a weed could grow a few inches taller.

But where Ivy's real moral bankruptcy comes into play is her complete disregard for boundaries, consent and AGE. Ivy is the femme fetal stereotype taken to its most extreme, even James Bond would tell this chick she needs to chill.

Ivy's history of sexually assaulting men makes Talia look like an angel in comparison.

Now the difference used to be pretty clear. The story always framed Ivy's deeds as wrong (perhaps not always to the extent they should have since she very often mind controlled, rapes and/or sexually assaulted and traumatised many men, including a very underage Dick Grayson on more than one occasion) BUT it was at least acknowledged she was not in any way right for doing this. Bruce or Dick or whoever weren't meant to be shipped with her.

Unfortunately, there is a.... trend nowadays to try and exonerate Ivy of her crimes due to her popularity alongside Harley Quinn. And because Harley gets to pretend to be redeemed, Ivy has to as well. With retcons of "Bruce WANTED it" and shit like that. Yeah, no, I don't buy it.

Poison Ivy is an abuser, she's not the cool aunt to the Bat Family. She's a dangerous, badass eco-terrorist who would gladly see people choke so long as her and her plants thrive and that's way more interesting than her just being Harley's girlfriend and the Bat Kids weird Plant Aunt.

[spacebubblehomebase]

"Red is the color of a rose, our love, your hair, and my heart. Red is the color of HER. Your painted lips. My work of art." 👩‍❤️‍👩 Nothing to see here! Just girls thinking of girls. ✨️ Can't believe it took me THIS long to realize I haven't drawn these two baddies. Besties who kiss AND tell, but it's just as well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Hope ya like this little doodle of mine, sis! 💕 -Bubbly💙

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[phoenixofthestars]

love that an environmental terrorist also hates paper straws. anyway

[Video ID: A clip taken from an episode of Harley Quinn, an animated DC series. I can’t remember which one. It starts off with Harley and most of her friends being pulled into the Phantom Zone. Off-screen, Harley’s scream is audible. Wonder Woman is holding Poison Ivy by the throat, who yells “Harley!” She grabs Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth and wraps it around herself, shouting “Make me tell the truth!” Wonder Woman snags the end of the Lasso and asks, “Poison Ivy, did you do this?” Poison Ivy, who’s holding a chain of her friends, says, “We didn’t do it. We aren’t responsible for the tree monsters. I secretly watch NASCAR.”

As she continues speaking, the camera switches to King Shark and Clayface, then Superman and Wonder Woman, and finally Harley and Doctor Psycho, who are all clearly shocked about this. “I take long showers. I think paper straws are stupid and get too soggy. I was excited for Jazz-Fest.” Ivy groans in pain as the Lasso lights up and adds, “Fine. I was very excited for Jazz-Fest.”

All throughout the video, whistling wind can be heard, coming from the vaccuum-like force of the Phantom Zone. /end video ID)

[liquidorcard]

This isn’t completely related to Lily, but after reading your break down of her Harley Quinn show video I’m curious what you think about Mikaila’s opinions on the Eat, Bang, Kill! Tour comics. I went looking and I think the video was deleted so if you can’t find it then I’d love to hear your opinions of the comics if you just want to talk about it. From what I remember of the video Mikaila was mostly just gushing about how pretty the art was and good the comic was aside from having a slight issue with the pacing.

(I’m interested in reading comics and this is one I was planning on picking up so now I want to know from someone more familiar with comics if it’s worth the read).

I haven't seen Mikaila's video on it, no. Though I like the art too, I'd say. Me and Mckail at least agree on that (look at us gals, getting along.)

It is a tie-in comic, which really limits the span of time and things even that can go on (and even then, there's some stuff that contradicts other stuff that goes on in the show) during it's run, so keep that in mind. With all that said . . .

That comic was probably not for me. Not that I hated it, I didn't. My reaction was more or less, "Okay, cute. Cool." And then I gave away my copies because I knew I wasn't going to read them again.

I'm just not really a person into romance in general, and that's what the comic was for, and all they could really do with it. There is a plot and stuff, and it was perfectly suitable from my recollection. No new characters are introduced, I don't think, and it's just expanding on plot elements from the show. Again, tie in comic. It probably wouldn't really do much for someone who hasn't seen the show, but that's fine.

Lily is right that it's more Ivy's story than Harley's. But again, no shit, it's a tie-in comic. They more or less can't add anything since the third season was in development at the same time, and she's the fucking main character. But it dives a little deeper into Ivy's past relationship with Catwoman, it expands on some of the fall-out with Ivy and Kiteman's wedding fail, etc.

If a sapphic rom-com with superheros sounds like a good time to you, maybe you'll like it. Again, I feel like I'm very much not the person for that comic, and unlike SOME PEOPLE WE MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW WHO'S NAME STARTS WITH AN L AND ENDS WITH AN ORCH, I can admit that.

I'd recommend this video for better insight: