Such fun!
They definitely included the better stories about - and featuring - Harley Quinn in this fine collection; in, appropriately enough, chronological order (up until 2017). Some of them I'd already read before, but others I am glad to have come across. I am happy to see a lot of Harley Quinn stories where she is partnered with Poison Ivy, who is her true soulmate, and later on where she is free and independent of the Joker.
Highlights include Harley teaming up with Batgirl to save Poison Ivy; Harley outmanoeuvring the Joker and Batman in a battle of wits; not one but two Martha Stewart references in the whole thing; Harley and Ivy teaming up to sabotage a Joker-esque theme park and roller coaster without the Joker interfering; Harley teaming up with Wonder Woman in London in the most bizarre of circumstances (where they switch costumes, don't ask); and the final issue, which has the Suicide Squad Harley telling the Joker in a possible hallucination that she is through with him and that she is not evil anymore. It all comes full circle, and she is as important to people as ever. The journey has been difficult, but it is a feminist triumph.
'Harley Quinn: A Celebration of 25 Years' - it truly celebrates and respects this amazing and complex DC female character. I just love Harley Quinn! Fun and, on the flip side, serious. But mostly fun, if a bit too gory and edgelord-y in the later, modern issues.
A strong recommendation for old and new Harley Quinn fans alike.
Final Score: 4/5
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