Finished reading Harley Quinn: Kiss Kiss Bang Stab, continuing writers Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti's run on the book as Harley finds herself in the middle of a few holiday seasons and even tries to get a stronger grip on her life by hiring some help. The book opens up with Harley being locked up in Arkham Asylum after getting a call from a mutual friend that Poison Ivy was lock up as well. After Harley tazers a security guard she finds Ivy in a laboratory with two of the asylums doctors trying to prefect a hallucination gas. The next set of stories are all set during Christmas as Harley deals with giving away a load of puppies and kittens after some of her pets gave birth due to them not being sterilised which leads to her helping out a young girl and her family after being found under their Christmas tree because she wanted to see the puppies one more time. The other two stories show Harley dealing with her Christmas shopping and finding a gray hair during New Years. The following story is set during Valentines as Harley attempts to win a date with Bruce Wayne by bidding for him in order to raise money for a new animal shelter after stealing from a crooked banker only for the charity event to get crashed by a two environmentalists who what money for their research to save aquatic life. The last part of the book has Harley unable to deal with her life leading to her to recruit a gang to help her fit her job, Madison her boyfriend and her commitments to the rolladarbey team along with trying to save the local community. Overall this was a good book as it continues the same great comedy and action that has been prominent throughout the series. The inclusion of Batman in the Valentines story is a great addition as he brings across some great comedic moments thanks to the situations he finds himself in and even helps to further Harley's character development with her interactions with Batman while the final story also further shows this as Harley tries to get a handle on her life. While the inclusion of the small sides stories featuring a few of the future members of Harley gang is a nice addition the book as it helps to give an insight on their lives and what leads them to join the gang. The art choices within the book are great as they help to differentiate between scenes of the book like the multiple dream sequences during the Arkham and Valentines stories and also the side stories featuring a few new characters that become part of Harley's gang at the end. 7.5/10.
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