Really impressed with the Volume 1 Deluxe Edition for Wilson’s Ivy run. Nice little detail on the dust jacket with the fungal parts of her body on the front and her eyes on the back having an extra glossy finish to them that catches the light. Lots of cool making of extras in the back as well. Can’t wait for the next one!

The Ivy takeover of the Batman Facebook account has been fun

I’ve always loved Ivy (I’m a huge swamp thing fan) because her brand of ecoterrorism and stuff, especially with the way the world is going in REAL LIFE, feels sooooo close to being just straight up understandable (lol).

I also think she’s just a striking character and I love the look and I’m hoping there’s some horror-tinge to the comic and saw a pretty good deal on some of the back issues and figured I’d ask what y’all think!

I liked this story, especially Pamela reimagined as a smart and rebellious teen environmental extremist.

Ivy’s origin is often recounted in kind of silly ways. I thought this telling was much better than say, the Batman and Robin movie or even that science accident in Ivy’s New 52 rollout (she had a beaker of green liquid spilled on her and was then Poison Ivy 😅)

I also liked Batgirl as Bats’ sidekick. It was pretty fun all around.

Favorite scene:

Pamela's Mom: Pammy! I need you to take out the trash!
Temblor: Who was that?!
Pamela: That ... was my henchman.

This series is streaming on the HBO app.

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Posted by Artist Will Jack on Instagram.

Most takes on Poison Ivy besides Diane Pershing use a higher pitched tone.

This was a great episode, and wow did it stick the landing 🙌

“For what it’s worth I believed her, when she told me for the first time in her life that was she was happy”

Update: why-specifically- do you think Ivy was crying at the end?

I just see four

Inktober Day 4 was Cactus!

Since im staying true to my comic book themes i drew poison ivy for today's prompt ♡ enjoy!

Harley and Ivy Life and Crimes?
New Batman Adventures?
Or All Star Batman?

Which would you read first? 👀

Ivy was originally styled the Queen of Crime in the 60s.
That mostly went away in subsequent decades, but you still see it referenced, especially on cover artwork. And there’s often segments of stories where she’ll hold court or wear a crown or act regal.
It’s a fun aspect of her character and I like that they maintain it 🙏

Happy Poison Ivy Day to those who celebrate!

Ivy crashed out in the first week of Bad Seeds. So what happens next?

I discuss this topic in my Week 6 Recap of Bad Seeds on the Choice Media Podcast.

Poison Ivy #48 had Pamela facing some hard truths, about her situation and herself. Maybe she's bottomed out, but where does she go from there?

I'm hoping for a redemption story. What do you think?

Reading the Olympians by George O’Connor and noticing that Daphne the nymph shares Ivy’s affinity for leafy green attire.

Starting in the late 80s, Ivy was often portrayed as a coded nymph of sorts, who was likely to be motivated by protecting or avenging nature.

Incidentally, Ivy disguised herself as Dr Daphne Demeter in the Eternal Youth episode of Batman the Animated Series, which was very much inspired by the Myth of Daphne and Apollo.

Daphne turned into a tree to escape from Apollo. In Eternal Youth, Ivy turns people into trees.

Ivy is often adjacent to Greek mythology like that (I’ve discussed this on my podcast in the past- link in bio).

Before she had extreme superpowers, Ivy relied on her wits and skills as a trickster. Disguise was often part of those scenarios. Notable examples include the long Halloween, her rogues gallery debut (Deadly Kiss of Poison) and even the Uma Thurman Batman movie (a gorilla costume- really? 😆)

This was from the Batman Scooby Doo Mysteries.

Written by Ivan Cohen
Art by Dario Brizuela