DC Bombshells #14 Combat pt 5 of 9

When we last left off with DC Bombshells, the good doctor Harley had just abandoned her post... crashed a few parties.... dumped Green Lantern and stole a plane. Just a typical night out in London. Am British by birth - can confirm.

Harley flies over the English Channel (comic puts her at 3 miles from Calais, France but still in 1940) singing her best mutilated Christmas Carol when she's shot down by no less than three tanks. I mean, it IS a special occasion after all. Harley doesn't mind, she rides one of the overlarge shells down in her best Dr. Strangelove impersonation - never mind that the shell must be scorching her thighs, there's debris everywhere, she's falling to her imminent doom and she's wearing a bikini top and mini shorts in the frigid weather.

Luckily, she lands safely in a random greenhouse. Her irritation at the shell for.... not going off? ...is somewhat abated by the appearance of a mysterious, yet clearly armed woman.

A French speaking red head asks Harley who the devil she is, but Harley's answer doesn't really convey anything except that she's keen on the owner of the residence.
Giving up with reason, Poison Ivy brings Harley inside where Harley learns that Ivy is a black market smuggler and a budding perfumer.

Harley calls her out on being a spy and Ivy doesn't take kindly to this at all, revealing her green skin and murderous history. The reason Ivy is being so open is revealed as well, Calais was overrun months ago and France has fallen so she is about to be overrun by Germans - nothing to lose.

Harley offers to take her to Berlin where her puddin' will protect them both (even if she brings a girlfriend back - an open minded Joker we are not used to! Or is this just Harley's unreasonably high opinion of him??) Ivy declines at first, but intrigued by the prospect of killing more Nazi's she agrees.


Outside the Nazi's have arrived, Harley grabs a makeshift weapon (honestly, not entirely sure what this barrel thing is - it looked like a pipe in earlier shots but when Harley wields it it's about the size of a rum barrel - maybe something for perfume making or booze preparation? Gardening? Random house ornament?? If anyone knows, please comment below!) and runs out to confront them.

She takes out one spectacularly and then feigning tactical error, she runs off and leads the other ones towards the greenhouse. Cornered, she jumps over their heads as they fire, their bullets hitting the over large shell from before and NOW causing it to conveniently explode.

Ivy in the meantime has packed the Nazi's truck with all of her own things (but not very well as several under garments go flying out into the bitter cold) and the colourful duo drive off to Berlin - blissfully unaware that the explosion has unearthed Ivy's previous victims and they are now shambling after the getaway vehicle.

The Short End of the Jester Schtick!

I will say I wasn't really impressed with this comic at first read, several years ago. It just seemed too quick and easy? Like, random half clothed clown-elf rides a freakin' weapon from who knows where, survives, destroys a greenhouse, then the owner's like yeah sure come on in and check out my illegal goods it's totally cool. Then they both run off together and I don't think they've even exchanged names at this point? Honestly the Nazi's made the most sense and that hurt me to type haha.

On re-read though, I don't mind as much? I guess I've read too many crap comics since then that this looks like solid gold in comparison, or maybe I've watched too many war movies where strange bedfellows and anything goes apply, I've come to appreciate the limitations of a relatively short digital comic or it's just that... this comic is kinda fun and I don't care too much?

Some things are a bit weird - like Ivy not caring about her greenhouse or leaving her babies behind - but then again that's explained as well. I do like the part about where Ivy got her green skin from a plant-based murder gone awry - so she may not be the same plant obsessed Ivy we are used to... I also really like the zombies becoming part of that same plot inclusion.

Ivy is a bit more like her animated counterpart from BTAS where she's both intrigued by and likes Harley, but is constantly exasperated by her too.
Also really like the fact that Harley isn't fazed by anything Ivy does - threatening her life, revealing she's killed before, that she's about to be over run with Nazi's, that she turns green.
It's really endearing!

Wotta Comedian!

Harley: (singing) OHHHHH, Blazing through the sky from London to Calais! Through the bombs we go laughing all the way!! AH HA HA!

Harley: We're gonna have so many adventures, you and me--
Ivy: Oh m@$#e.
Harley: Oooh, are we cursing? I love cursing. Do you want to hear some in German? I know English, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Pig Latin--

Ivy: Even when the world is ending, people do like their luxuries. I'm sure a noblesse thought the same thing, all the way up to the guillotine. 

Harley: And I spy...
Ivy: A very angry woman who has at least three German soldiers buried under her greenhouse -- and has room for at least one prying Englishwoman more.

Harley: Come to Berlin! My beau can keep us safe--
Ivy: Right into the lion's den? No, thank you. I don't trust the Countess Digatti's influence now. 
Harley: (singsong voice) You could kill a lot of Nazis.
Ivy: You do make a good point... ......I haven't gotten myself anything for Christmas yet...

Harley: Heya, do you like Christmas carols?
Ivy: Please stop.

Bonus Panel!

Cheeky reference to the Ant Lucia art/statue? Nice.