Guests of Gotham Special Issue 50 Shades of Harley Volume 2

50 S ha d e s o f Ha r l e y Qui nn- P a r t 2 St af f OK s o we’ v e es t abl i s hed a l i t t l e bi t about Har l ey and her n umer ous cos pl ay oppor t uni t i es , but what about her s t or y and her or i gi ns . How di d Har l ey Qui nn come about and why i s s he s o popul ar . Wel l l et ’ s go back t o t he begi nni ng. Har l ey Qui nn was ﬁ r s t cr eat ed as Doct or Har l een Qui nz el a Ps y chi at r i s t at Ar k ham As y l um i n Bat man t he Ani mat ed Ser i es ( BTAS) . She ﬁ r s t appear ed i n Sept ember 1 992, cr eat ed by Paul Di ni and Br uce Ti mm. Her manner i s m, appear ance and v oi ce wer e i ns pi r ed by act r es s Ar l een Sor k i n, who woul d l at er v oi ce t he char act er her s el f . Doct or Har l een Qui nz el became t he conﬁ dent t o t he r enowned Cl own Pr i nce of Cr i me hi ms el f , The J ok er . I t was her e t hat s he f el l i n l ov e wi t h hi m, br ok e hi m out of Ar k ham and t ook on t he j es t er per s onal i t y of Har l ey Qui nn. But Har l ey di dn’ t s t op t her e, af t er hav i ng a t or r i d l ov e a ai r wi t h t he J ok er , our magni ﬁ cent Har l ey mov ed on t o hav e a deep r omant i c r el at i ons hi p wi t h Poi s on I v y . Thi s was a maj or accompl i s hment as Har l ey was a char act er t hat was openl y bi s ex ual i n bot h t he comi cs and i n car t oons . Thi s al s o opened up cos pl ay t o our bi s ex ual and l es bi an f ans . Har l ey Qui nn’ s J es t er per s onal i t y and at t i r e as a s i de k i ck qui ck l y became a f an f av or i t e. Thi s hel ped t o pr opel her char act er dev el opment , ev er changi ng war dr obe and ment al s t at e. No mat t er when y ou ﬁ r s t f ound Har l ey Qui nn, i t i s har d t o deny , s he’ s our f av or i t e ps y cho gi r l . Co- Founder / By Har l ey Sweet i e ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ T a b l e o f C o nt e nt s 4 6 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 Rage Cospl ay Er i ka Vol ume 1 Spot l i ght Dani Har l eyQui nnSLC Lashl ey Cospl ay Chat t er i ng Teet h Cospl ay Li l Chon Cospl ay Li t t l e Bl ack Pl anet Mar i a Bonni dol l y St or my June 20 Li l y May Myer s 25 Dar t hLexi i 26 Mi ss Jessi Cat Mai 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 Pr i ncess Lymar i Count ess Al yx Cospl ay Candy Si l vi a Par ker Savannah Mar i e Cospl ay Maar t j e Dams Puddi n N Pumpki n Ar khamesque Cospl ay WhoNer dAl er t Cal l Me Br ont e 41 Ash f r om Wi l son’ s House of Cospl ay Cont ac t : Gues t s of Got hamgog@gmai l . c om Fac ebook. c om/ Gues t s of Got ham/ Di r ec t or of Oper at i ons Cor ey Ti pps Cos pl ay Coor di nat or Rage Cos pl ay Edi t or / Ar t Di r ec t or J es s i c a M. J ac ui nde Gr aphi c Des i gner f or Br ont e and Bac k Cov er Dani el Ki r by Wr i t er Har l ey Sweet i e Thank you t o al l our Cos pl ayer s and Phot ogr apher s !

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