Experience the origin story of a Super-Villain in this Harley Quinn backstory that fans have
been waiting for—now available as a paperback. When Harleen Quinzel scores an internship in a
psych lab at Gotham University she's desperate to make a Big Scientific Discovery that will
land her a full-ride college scholarship and get her away from her abusive father. But when
Harleen witnesses the way women are treated across STEM departments—and experiences harassment
herself—she decides that revenge and justice are more important than her own dreams. Harleen
finds her place in an intoxicating vigilante girl gang called the Reckoning which creates
chaos to inspire change. And when Harleen falls for another girl in the gang it finally seems
like she's found her true passions. But what starts off as pranks and mischief quickly turns
deadly as one of the gang members is found murdered—and a terrifying conspiracy is uncovered
putting the life Harleen has worked so hard for at stake. Will she choose her future—or will
she choose revenge? This refreshingly feminist spin on the story of our favorite villainess
traces Harleen's journey from precocious revenge-obsessed teenage girl to a hardcore
justice-seeker on her way to becoming the most captivating Super-Villain of all time.
