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WhileHarley Quinn ’s hyena Bud and Lou are an iconic part of her character , Punchlinejust made it clear she has no esteem for her challenger ’s brand by revealing two monstrous pets of her own . InFuture State : Gotham # 4 , on sale now in print and digital , Harley confronts Punchline in a nigh - futurity Gotham , and as Harley move in for the kill , Punchline infix the ace up her sleeve : two vicious , human / hyena hybrids , ready to stamp out Harley .
Much likeHarley herself , her hyenasdebuted in an episode ofBatman : The Animated Series , titled ' The Man Who Killed Batman . ' When Harley made the leap to cartoon strip , Bud and Lou follow lawsuit and debuted in 2001’sHarley Quinn # 4 . The hyenas were once occupant of the Gotham Zoo who were liberated by the Joker and Harley . From the start , the hyaena were closer to Harley than the Joker , and when she at long last broke free from the Joker , the hyenas came with here , keep company her on many adventures . Bud and Lou were infect with rabies by the Joker during the ' Death of the Family ' chronicle but return to life later . Now , Harley Quinn must confronttwisted versions of her beloved hyena inFuture State : Gotham # 4 , written by Dennis Culver , with artistic creation by Nikola Cizmesija and letters by Troy Peteri .
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Future State : Gothamswitches gear mechanism for this story , reposition the direction aside from Red Hood to Harley Quinn , who is hunting Punchline . Earlier , Punchline and a number of scoundrel break away from Arkham Asylum , and Harley is out to take in the bounty on Punchline ’s head . Harley finds Punchline , who has create the"Man - Laff Serum,“a Riffian on the Man - Bat Serum , only using hyena DNA instead of bat , as well as traces of the Joker Toxin plus some flourishes introduce by Punchline . Punchline inject two membersof her stumblebum team with the serum , turn them into jumbo , torment , human - hyaena hybrid . Harley quips that they are"cute"as she fights them off .
Bud and Lou entail the humanity to Harley Quinn , and Punchline know this . Punchline is looking for a agency to strike at Harley , and this was the perfect way of life to do so . Punchline instruct a affair or two about using psychology on an opponent from the Joker , and she puts it to estimable use here . Not only does the Man - Laff Serum give Punchline a way to get at Harley , but it also provides her with far deadlier partner in crime . Thankfully , Harley Quinn is able-bodied to fight off them off , especially with an assist from Hunter Panic .
While Punchline may have her own agenda in DC Comics , she ’s also a twist on Harley - someone who is n’t just in the Joker ’s bondage , but has her own malevolent agenda . Siccing a warped rendering of the pets Harley love on her enemies is yet another way in whichPunchlinepervertsall that ’s good aboutHarley Quinn , force her to prove her seriousness as a hero by confront her with a funhouse mirror rumination of the vicious killer she used to be .
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