The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of HARLEY
AND IVY MEET BETTY AND VERONICA #1 from Archie Comics and DC Comics. The story
is by Paul Dini and Marc Andreyko; with art by Laura Braga, colors by Tony
Avina & Arif Prianto, and letters by Deron Bennett.
Hiram Lodge (Veronica’s dad) has bought Sweetwater Swamp
with designs of building a college and shopping mall. Not only will Lodge University
have the latest start of the art technology, but courses (heavily leaning
toward the darker side of the business world) would be free. The destruction of
the Swamp gets Poison Ivy’s attention, so she and Harley Quinn head to
Riverdale to stop Mr. Lodge. Meanwhile,
the gang is getting ready for the “Heroes and Villains” Gala benefitting the
college. A desperate Betty and Veronica take a chance on a particular pair of
costumes. What happens when “Harley and Ivy” meet…Harley and Ivy?
What a promising start to what could be a fun little
adventure. Dini and Andreyko do a great job of making this crossover work be
delivering a smart script that is faithful to all the characters. What also helps
sell the joining of worlds is the beautiful art by Laura Braga. It will be interesting
to see where the story takes the lovely ladies of Gotham and Riverdale, and I’m
along for the ride. Check it out!
HARLEY AND IVY MEET BETTY AND VERONICA #1 is in stores
now or available at www.archiecomics.com
or www.dccomics.com.
