In this review of Harley Quinn #67, amid the chaos and confusion of the Bad Seeds event, Harley has only one thing one her mind: find Poison Ivy. Meanwhile, the NKVDemon returns. Not sure how those two things became connected, but the story is wild.
Harley Quinn #67 main cover by Bailie Rosenlund (DC Comics)
HARLEY QUINN #67
Written by ELLIOTT KALAN
Art by CARLOS OLIVARES
Main Cover: BAILIE ROSENLUND
Variant Covers: DAVID NAKAYAMA, TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON, DERRICK CHEW, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ
Page Count: 32 Pages
Release Date: 10/28/26
This review contains spoilers
Harley Quinn #67 begins as Harley swings through a nearly unrecognizable Gotham City on a mad quest to find her estranged lady love, Poison Ivy. Harley talks to herself out loud, realizing that Ivy is all she really wants in life. Unfortunately, someone else has other plans. A sword strikes a nearby plant, causing it to erupt and cover Harley in spores, causing her to hallucinate. The NKVDemon appears looking to settle the score from their last fight.
Harley trips out while trading blows with the NKVDemon. Harley feels the bite of a giant snake’s fangs pierce her shoulder, but it’s really the bad guy’s dagger. Wounded and woozy, Harley sees a vision of Ivy, in her classic retro costume, and she says she has something to show Harley. Somehow, Harley managed to KO the NKVDemon despite hallucinating. Harley flashes back to her early days of thieving and loving with Ivy. Harely wishes they could go back to that time, but Ivy tells her those days are long over.
The NKVDemon is back… (DC Comics)
NKVDemon attacks again, injuring Harley more, but she fights back and then it gets personal. The bad guy doesn’t care about the bounty on her anymore, he wants to destroy her. Another vision of Ivy appears, and Harley gets a sneak peek of their possible future as the NKVDemon is determined to end her. Confused, enraged and suddenly full of hope, Harley fights back, gutting NKVDemon with his own sword.
Harley Quinn #67 ends as Harley staggers away in triumph, only to collapse moments later. She passes out in a plant covered alley, with Ivy in her thoughts.
Analysis
Harley Quinn #67 covers a short span of time in which writer Elliot Kalan puts Harley through an arduous ordeal, an odyssey one might say, in order to return home (to Ivy). While events from “Bad Seeds” frame the story, the issue continues plot threads from the current Harley Quinn ongoing series. Harley Quinn #67 features only Harley and the NKVDemon along with several imaginary versions of Poison Ivy, a side effect of Harley being dosed by the strange plant pollen.
Kalan burrows deep in Harley Quinn #67, putting Harley through her paces as the anti-heroine simultaneously experiences a brutal beat down, repeated stabbings and euphoric hallucinations yet remarkably more than hold her own against her deranged and vengeful foe. It’s safe to say that Harley has had enough at this point, justifiably ending NKVDemon before passing out. How she managed to endure the constant physical and emotional trauma and persist is testament to Harley’s determination, but she must be enhanced to toss her enemy around.
Carlos Olivares gets to cut loose in Harley Quinn #67, between the brutal fight sequences and the wild hallucinations (with an assist from colorist Marissa Louise), Olivares reinforces Harley’s new reality where some vengeful foe challenges her, but this time it’s serious. From NKVDemon’s rage-fueled fury, and subsequent demise to Harley’s euphoric flash forward coupled with the present-day final battle, there is an intensity and ferocity shown between these two silly characters as they claw, slice, punch, kick and grapple before the killing blow.
Final Thoughts
Harley Quinn #67 delivers a gritty, violent and emotionally cathartic wrap up to Harley’s time in the “Bad Seeds” crossover that should satisfy longtime fans, and while newer readers might not fully grasp the backstory unfolding here, Harley and Ivy’s relationship is the emotional core of this event, and as always, the writing, art and color elevate the story to A list status.
Harley Quinn #67
DC Comics Reviewed by Adam KoppelFinal Thoughts
Harley Quinn #67 delivers a gritty, violent and emotionally cathartic wrap up to Harley's time in the "Bad Seeds" crossover that should satisfy longtime fans, and while newer readers might not fully grasp the backstory unfolding here, Harley and Ivy's relationship is the emotional core of this event, and as always, the writing, art and color elevate the story to A list status.
