Journey to Love Part 2

Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #2

"**Journey to Love Part 2**" (alternatively titled "**Pussy(Cat) Galore!**") is the second issue of the *Harley Quinn* spin-off comic series, *Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour*.

## Synopsis

ON THE ROAD TO ROMANCE (a.k.a. an ataxia-filled, Thelma and Louise-style road trip), Harley and Ivy head to Catwoman’s to ask for a massive favor (hey, Selina’s a natural born cat sitter…). Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon, on the hunt for the chaos queen herself, crosses a line he might not be able to come back from…

## Plot

Harley and Ivy are en route to Selina's to drop off Bud and Lou.

Approaching Selina's neighborhood, Ivy feels uneasy. She suspects Commissioner Gordon has followed them and is about to intervene. Distracted, she almost runs over a couple of old ladies who castigate them. Harley is enamoured with the sight, seeing herself and Ivy decades in the future. Ivy is not so cheerful about it.

Ivy is not wrong about Gordon; he has set up a whole operation around Selina's house to catch Harley in his net.

At Selina's, Ivy finds out Harley didn't warn the catburglar of their arrival. She's pissed at Harley's lack of manners, almost as much as Selina is, finding them on her doormat.

After taming the hyenas - to Harley's astonishment - Selina allows them to enter, but the acrobat makes herself at home, infuriating the other two women even further.

Selina wants to know everything about Ivy's situation, but before Ivy can confide her fears about the relationship, Gordon and the GCPD show up.

Gordon is raging mad. He does not hesitate to use grenades and full riot gear to go after Harley. Full of remorse about her part in the situation, Ivy elects to stay behind and buy some time for the other two to escape. Harley doesn't see it that way and goes back to Ivy to help her.

Batman intervenes before Gordon can go any further. He tries to reason with the man to no avail.

Women and pets escape, but Gordon immediately launches himself after Harley and Ivy. After throwing Batman off his car, he admits he's not a good cop anymore, and continues his pursuit. Nevertheless, the happy couple still manages to leave Gotham.

## Characters

* Poison Ivy
* Catwoman

Supporting* James Gordon
* Batman
* Bud and Lou
* Pearls and Diamonds
* Cheryl

Cameos* Tawny Young (on TV screen)
* Poison Ivy
* Catwoman
* Bud and Lou

## Trivia

* There will be a variant cover by Babs Tarr.
* Promo pictures show a "+13" rating, while the actual comic gives a "+17" one.
* This issue also became a #1 bestseller in several categories on Amazon after its initial digital release.
* As in "Journey to Love", Ivy has some misgivings about her relationship with Harley. Her self-recriminations go deep, believing most bad things that happen around her are her fault for accepting Kite Man's proposal.
* The issue was announced in the last as "Pussy(Cat) Galore!". Pussy Galore is a *James Bond* character, a circus acrobat and cat burglar who is often helped by the lesbian organization The Cement Mixers.
* The car Harley and Ivy drive is the same as the one in the episode "Harley and Ivy" in *Batman: The Animated Series*.
* The Bat Harley uses (the same one seen in her 'room' in "Journey to Love") is a reference to Harley's bat in the 2016 *Suicide Squad* movie.
* Gordon is eating food from Doc's Place: in the *Bird of Prey* movie, Harley lives above Doc's Place, an Asian food restaurant. The food quality is discutable, and the owner ends up selling her out.
* *Forever My Lady* is a song by the R&B group Jodeci.
* Two of Selina's cats are named "Pearls" and "Diamonds", which -- besides referencing Catwoman being famous as a jewel thief -- is also likely a reference to Prince's "Diamonds and Pearls" song and album.
* Selina keeps a classic "Kit-Cat Klock" on her kitchen wall.
* Harley makes a references to "BatCat", the commonly used "ship name" for Batman and Catwoman in fandom spaces.
* One of Selina's neighbor is wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt.
* Episode references:
	+ Selina being a bridesmaid at Ivy's wedding, and having a guest. Kite Man dumps Ivy ("Something Borrowed, Something Green").
	+ Gordon mentions his wife cheating on him in "You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon". She asks for a divorce in "New Gotham".
	+ The Cobb Squad made up of Harley, Ivy and Catwoman after the burglar ordered Cobb salads for all three of them in "Catwoman".
	+ In "You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon", Gordon loses confidence about being a "good cop", until Batman and the Arm assure him he is.
	+ The President of the United States tells Gordon Gotham will be back in the United States when he brings Harley to justice in "Inner (Para) Demons". POTUS cut Gotham off in "New Gotham" after the events of "The Final Joke".
	+ "Batman fucks bats" is a claim Harley commonly makes ("Til Death Do Us Part", "Finding Mr. Right" and "You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon").

## Gallery

*See also: All images from "Journey to Love Part 2"*

Digital coverVariant cover by Babs TarrPreview panels posted by Tee Franklin on *Twitter*Harley with Bud and LouSelina and her catsSelina's apartmentIvy and Catwoman in her kitchenGordon against Bud and LouIvy is shotProtective HarleyBatman arrivesSelina's bedroom
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harley Quinn Animated Series Getting Comic Book Sequel Titled "The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour" Jamie Lovett, *Comicbook.com* (June 14, 2021).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 DC October 2021 Solicitations DJT, *Comic Releases* (July 16, 2021).
3. ↑ *Issue 2 of #HarleyQuinn #EatBangKillTour drops 9/7 on DC Universe Infinite* Tee Franklin, *Twitter* (September 1, 2021).
4. ↑ *Happy book birthday @max\_sarin @TaylorEspo @marissadraws @katiekubert! #HarleyQuinn #EatBangKillTour issue 2 is out RIGHT NOW & dominating MULTIPLE NUMBER ONE SPOTS!* Tee Franklin, *Twitter* (October 6, 2021).
5. ↑ *As a massive THANK YOU for the support from the entire creative team, here’s your FIRST LOOK at #Harlivy Bud & Lou from #HarleyQuinn #Eatbangkilltour issue 2...* Tee Franklin, *Twitter* (September 3, 2021).