Harley Quinn is easier to collect when you separate the Gotham ensemble shelf from the long solo comedy shelf. The omnibus line is not a complicated continuity maze, but the tone changes a lot depending on whether you start with Gotham City Sirens or the Conner/Palmiotti run.
This guide keeps the route practical for collectors who want Harley as a DC shelf: team context first if you want Gotham, solo sequence first if you want the modern Harley voice.
Gotham City Sirens as the Team Shelf
Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens Omnibus is the Gotham ensemble route. It places Harley beside Catwoman and Poison Ivy, which makes it useful if you want her as part of the wider Gotham cast rather than as a solo chaos engine.
This shelf works especially well before the solo material if you like Harley connected to other characters and DC city dynamics.
Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Define the Modern Solo Voice
Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus Vol. 1 is the cleanest start for modern solo Harley. The series leans into comedy, excess, supporting cast and a loud independent identity that separates Harley from purely Batman-adjacent storytelling.
If someone wants Harley as the centre of the book, this is the main route.
The Solo Shelf Continues in Order
After the first volume, Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus Vol. 2 and Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Omnibus Vol. 3 continue the same solo identity. This is not a shelf that benefits from jumping around: the appeal is the accumulated rhythm, jokes, side characters and escalation.
Collectors who enjoy Vol. 1 should simply keep the numbered sequence together.
How Harley Fits on a DC Shelf
Harley works as two adjacent shelves: Gotham ensemble and solo comedy. Gotham City Sirens gives context and relationships; Conner/Palmiotti gives the modern solo brand. Together they explain why Harley can sit beside Batman books while still feeling like her own thing.
Recommendations by Reader Type
A quick way to choose the right Harley Quinn shelf, without pretending every omnibus has the same purpose.
The modern voiceConner/Palmiotti Vol. 1
The clearest first buy if you want Harley as the star: loud, comic, independent and built around her own cast.
Harley with Ivy and CatwomanGotham City Sirens
The best shelf if you want Harley inside Gotham relationships before going fully solo.
The voice keeps buildingConner/Palmiotti Vol. 2
The next step once the solo rhythm works for you and you want more of the same identity.
Finish the numbered lineConner/Palmiotti Vol. 3
For collectors building the full modern Harley solo omnibus sequence.
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