Author: G. Willow Wilson
Artist: Marcio Takara, Haining, Arif Prianto
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Publisher: DC Comics
Released: December 3, 2024
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Summary:
Everyone knows that Poison Ivy has a past. You don’t wake up one day and decide you want to become a green eco-terrorist. Well, not usually. Pamela Isley was once an undergrad with great dreams.
She worked under Doctor Jason Woodrue, better known these days as the Floronic Man. Together, these two began to change their stories, but not necessarily for the better, as one proves to be a parasitic organism.
Review:
I knew that at some point, Poison Ivy was going to do a deep dive into Ivy’s backstory. They’ve basically been teasing this for the last three volumes, and that time has finally arrived. It is so much more than I expected, but it perfectly fits the character.
The first half of Poison Ivy Vol. 4 is largely centered on Ivy’s backstory, the good, the bad, and the horrifying. It explains much about how both Ivy and the Floronic Man came to this point. It especially explains why they are at such odds.
The second half of the volume is centered on the present, as Poison Ivy and her unlikely band of allies (Harley, Killer Croc, Janet from HR, and Solomon Grundy) desperately try to survive an invasion in the swamp.
This volume goes a long way in making all the characters seem human. Ivy is a flawed human capable of making mistakes, but she’s trying. Likewise, Janet may be overlooked and relegated to a background character often, but she, too, has emotions, which she lets rise to the surface in this volume.
Unsurprisingly, the artwork in Poison Ivy Vol. 4 is striking, like always. It’s botanical, vibrant, creepy, and unforgettable, all wrapped up into a bundle.
Highlights:
- DC Comics
- Botanical Horror
- Poison Ivy
- Harley Quinn Cameo
- LGBTQ+
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