Although Brian Azzarello's 2008 Joker OGN bears many aesthetic similarities with Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, they're unconnected. Probably for the better, mind you, considering the series' depiction of Harley Quinn.
In the book, Harley's role is further marginalised, with the character taking on the role of Joker's dialogue-less henchwoman and stripper. She doesn't have a single line to boast, and while Lee Bermejo's art is as wonderful as ever, Harley once again comes up short, taking on a role unbefitting of a character of her stature.
The book itself was controversial, with the Joker doing plenty of twisted things in it that even the mainstream clown would probably find repellant. And while itt might just be the one story, Harley doesn't really benefit from it at all.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
