However, the accident left her mentally scarred as well and she developed a hatred towards mankind, especially against men. Poison ivy was a former botanist, who suffered a terrible accident which caused her body to change. At first i was thinking, poor robin but then hummmm. Pamela isley, phd, she joins the plant sciences department at gotham botanical gardens, but things quickly get complicated when luisa cruz, ivys friend and mentor, is murdered via poisoning. Pamela lillian isley, a promising botanist from seattle, is seduced by marc legrande into assisting him with the theft of an egyptian artifact containing ancient herbs. So its fitting that poison ivy, gothams beautifulbutdeadly ecoterrorist, would use it as hers. Of the batman arkham collections that have come out over the course of the year, poison ivys is one of the strongest. Pamela lillian isley, otherwise known as poison ivy. Join as we explore the comic book origins of poison ivy. Theyre alluring, beckoning you closer with their shape and their bloom, and by the time you realize the peril youre in, its too late. As with the rest of the series, the collection includes various comic story arcs from throughout the years starting with poison ivys first appearance all the way up to the new 52 relaunch. It seems a little on the odd side, with editorial making changes to remove the previouslyapproved relationship between harley quinn and poison ivy, and trying to scrub it from the comic book.
The character did not have an origin in her first appearances during the 1960s. If we revert to dc comics mythology, poison ivy s evolution eventually links her to the green, the elemental force connecting all plant life on earth. Supervillain origins of poison ivy subscribe once a talented botanist, dr. What did dc comics expect from poison ivy in heroes in crisis. In january 2016, dc comics debuted ivys first solo comic book series, poison ivy. Some of the most beautiful plants in the world are dangerous. Poison ivy has had her origin story retold differently several times over her many years of. Evil has never been so seductive as it is in the form of poison ivy, who uses her own natural. No twodimensional villain, ivy is one of the most conflicted and complex members of batmans rogues gallery. Poison ivy has already died once on this show and come back to life, so i dont think shes in danger of being fridged as a way of getting out of this.
Her new powers, combined with her new ideas, turned ivy into an ecoterrorist, capable of creating complex. After a daring rescue from banes underground prison, the adrenaline and joy. All about poison ivy action figures, comics and movies. Poison ivy has had her origin story retold differently several times over her many years of publication, with significant variations in continuity bronze age. Last week, harley quinn fans were treated to the longawaited first kiss between the titular character and poison ivy. Heres how harley quinn and poison ivy deal with the. Poison ivys origin was significantly retconned after dcs. Dc universes harley quinn and poison ivy romance is. Ivy acquired an immunity to all natural toxins and diseases. Secret origins starring green lantern and poison ivy dc. The complete origin of poison ivy comic book baddies. No twodimensional villain, ivy remains one of the most conflicted and complex members of batmans. Pamela lillian isley was seduced by her professor, a man who. If you have any question on the dc universe, please leave a comment below and i will be more than happy to answer it, as i reckon that this universe is quite complex.
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