Napier: It sounds… like an incredible letdown. Poison Ivy was my first title ever and I was grateful to have the chance to write the character, but it was a stressful time, to say the least.
For someone to transfer the title outside of the Batgroup was surprising and never fully explained to this day. In an interview with Napier, Chu expands on what happened:Ĭhu: I will say that I signed on with the understanding that Chris Conroy would likely be the editor under Mark Doyle who I have infinite respect for. Why would Ivy, who is being investigated for a murder case, kill someone and draw even more attention to herself? Thinking harder, I began to suspect this was “off” for a reason.Īlthough response to the book was positive (and Rosen brings out some sales figures to back this up) a second series never materialized and Chu has not worked at DC since, aside from a Wonder Woman short story. The final panel where Winston gets eaten by Pammy’s plants even feels a bit Looney Toon-y. At first the whole scene annoyed me a little because it seemed like it didn’t fit in the book. This whole incident feels a bit out of place for the book, and it’s framed in an almost cartoony kind of way. Winston’s body becomes food for Pamela’s “chompies”, her flytrap plants. Your little jokes… The innuendoes are wearing thin.” And she kills him with her famous poison kiss. Isley says these exact words: “I’ve been more than patient with you at work, Winston. In issue #3 Winston visits Pamela Isley’s house without warning and he tries to blackmail her into having sex with him. In the book we are presented with various incidents of sexism: bikers harassing a waitress at a bar, Pamela Isley’s boss expressing disdain for women in the workplace, and at issue #2 we are introduced to Winston, a colleague of Ivy who shows a creepy interest at her. Making this even odder, according to Rosen, a storyline in the book seems to mirror real world events:
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