While Ivy is the core character, she is by no means the only popular figure in DC Comics to appear in the six-issue arc, with a variety of characters showing up to support her in ways that are refreshing for a character who has more commonly been used in the supporting role before. From harassment at her new job (sexual or otherwise) to her relationships with more benevolent coworkers or other friends from her vigilante lifestyle, Chu is able to build both Poison Ivy and Pamela Isley into a cohesive, interesting whole, growing as one unit rather than letting one element or another wither. Taken together, her troubles still work toward the more hostile incarnations of Poison Ivy, with her casually retaliating against assaults or threats with extreme force.ĭespite her deeper connection with the mystical energies of the Green over any with humanity (of “the Red” in DC Comics terms), the machinations of Poison Ivy draw a deep emphasis on those very interactions with people, be they intended or not. Seeing as this is still Gotham City, Chu uses a murder mystery as a key element to the drama, balanced against the benevolent, even motherly, quasi-“mad scientist” vibes that Ivy gives off at home in particular. Isley bloom into a character who can stand up in her own stories for the first time as the sole name on the title, taking the setting and multiple facets of the vigilante herself.
Through mystery and intrigue, Amy Chu does an excellent job of helping Dr. Pamela Isley, she joins the prestigious plant sciences department at Gotham Botanical Gardens, but things quickly get complicated when a fellow scientist is murdered and it looks like the work of Ivy.
But can she keep her friends and hold down a regular job at the same time? As Dr.
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