Warning! Spoilers ahead for Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - Legion of Bats! #1!It seems like the next step for Poison Ivy in Harley Quinn: The Animated Series is to reinvent a classic supervillain team. Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - Legion of Bats! reveals what changes Ivy could possibly make to the Legion of Doom.
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series is an adult, animated series that focuses on the solo career of the titular villain after she strikes out on her own after ditching the Joker. By her side is Poison Ivy, her best friend, girlfriend, and partner-in-crime. During season 3, Ivy and Harley attempted to go forward with Poison Ivy's plans to turn Gotham into a new version of Edin, Ivy's forcefully terraformed paradise. Though the plan failed, it did get the attention of Lex Luthor, who is currently rebuilding his Legion of Doom. After seeing what Ivy is capable of, he offers her the chance to lead it.
And it seems that Ivy is seizing this opportunity by the reins, and making some bold changes to the classic lineup of the Legion. Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - Legion of Bats! #1 by Tee Franklin and Shae Beagle picks up right where the season 3 finale of Harley Quinn’s animated show leaves off. As Harley adjusts to her new position as a member of the Bat-Family, Ivy is debating on what running the Legion of Doom will mean for her relationship. The couple hashes out their issues with one another and the two take a crack at assembling a new lineup for the Legion. However, after parsing through the potential candidates, Ivy has the idea of reinventing the team from the ground up. After picking out a select roster of potential members, Ivy gleefully introduces her plans for the Ladies and Nonbinaries of Doom.
What Sets Poison Ivy's Legion of Doom Apart From Others?
Even before the Legion of Doom was destroyed by the Joker in Harley Quinn: The Animated Series’ continuity, Lex Luthor had been vying to get Ivy on the team for years. And now that Ivy is more powerful than ever, she has the chance to remake the Legion as she sees fit. Clearly she wasn’t impressed with the makeup of the previous organization, both in terms of power and representation. But now that she's in charge, Ivy has a chance to create a more powerful supervillain team.
Ivy’s potential lineup for the Ladies and Nonbinaries of Doom is quite the powerful roster. From Wonder Woman’s nemesis Giganta to the magical Titans' villain Jinx, Ivy’s selected a good balance of abilities in her possible team’s makeup. Not only is Ivy building a better Legion in terms of power, she’s also lifting villains who haven’t gotten a chance to shine in the Legion before like Livewire and Porcelain. Her choice to build a team around women and nonbinary villains is a welcome and modern change from the usual choices of Sinestro and Joker. Who knows what’s next for Poison Ivy’s new team, but she’s certain to leave her mark in Harley Quinn: The Animated Series’ canon.