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'''''Gotham City Sirens''''' was a monthly comic-book series published by [[DC Comics]] co-starring [[Catwoman (comics)|Catwoman]], [[Femme Fatale|Poison Ivy]] and [[Harley Quinn]], three characters who had previously recurred throughout the DC universe, primarily as [[Arch Enemy|foes]]/[[Noble Demon|allies]]/[[Dating Catwoman|love-interests]] of [[Batman]]. Their portrayals have varied widely over the years, ranging from [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]] and terrorists to just shy of [[The Hero]], and their current portrayal is right on the [[Anti-Villain]]/[[Anti-Hero]] line. None of them have completely foresworn their extra-legal activities, but neither have they become a trio of [[Villain Protagonist|Villain Protagonists]], either. The series lasted 26 issues (August, 2009-September, 2011).
Though not quite a [[Slice of Life]] (The series remains an Action/Adventure story about costumed stars battling other costumed individuals) the premise is that the characters have not united for any form [[Evil Scheme]] or plot, but rather have decided to be a team simply for the sake of being with people they are on friendly terms with. [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check|Previous events in other comics]] [[Continuity Nod|that are alluded to in the very beginning]] mean that the characters have no shortage of money, so they have no immediate impetus to commit crimes, and the first arc of the series revolves around when they themselves are attacked by other criminals, instigated when Harley [[Villains Out Shopping|is out shopping]].
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Though easily understandable to the newcomer, the first issues of the series [[Continuity Nod|refer heavily to recent events in the history of the Bat-Family of comics]], notably the ''Hush'' storylines and the ''Death Of Batman'' and ''Battle For The Cowl'' arcs. These events set up the premise for ''Gotham City Sirens'', explaining the supposedly-legal funds the characters have, their motivations when interacting with each other, and the rationale for their cooperation.
The series is light-hearted while remembering that it is also supposed to be dramatic, and does not forget who its three characters are and what they can do. They might be new roommates dealing with personality conflicts, but they are also experienced and competent supervillains, and since none of them have [[Secret Identity|secret identities]] it frequently edges into [[Awesome Yet Practical]] territory as they bring that part of their lives into their "normal" lives, such as when they hire a member of villainous team specializing in heavy equipment to help repair their apartment. They will then go off to [[Big Damn Heroes|dramatically rescue]] their [[
And yes, since you are '''''all''''' thinking it, there is enough [[Fan Service]], [[Most Common Superpower]], and [[Distracted by the Sexy]] to go around. It is a series starring three of the hottest women in the DCU, so what did you expect?
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For what pretty much amounts to their heroic counterpart, see ''[[Birds of Prey]]''.
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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Both Ivy and Catwoman have outfits that show this, Catwoman's whenever she unzips her [[Spy Catsuit]].
* [[Action Girl]]: These three women can individually ''mess you up'', and what they can do to you as a team does not bear thinking upon...[[Fetish Fuel|unless you are into that sort of thing]].
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]:
** One recurring theme in the story is that all three have different standards, but the first issue opens with Ivy rescuing a weakened Catwoman from a thug and saying that while they have not always gotten along she can not stand to see Catwoman lose to the creep.
** After tying up her coworker in a scene mentioned above, Ivy taunts the woman about how she plans to murder her, but then relents upon discovering that her hostage has a young daughter. Afterwards, she simply blackmails the woman into keeping her mouth shut.
* [[Fan Service]]: The characters are complex and the story is detailed, but that in ''no way'' means they can not slap painted-on clothing onto three gorgeous women. (Even a fill-in issue in which they don't appear falls prey to this.)
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Catwoman and Poison Ivy, who she is not simply a [[Punny Name]]; that woman is ''poison''.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Harley
* [[Home, Sweet Home]]: For Christmas, while their home is being rebuilt, Ivy visits the Amazonian Rainforest, Catwoman shares a glass of champagne with Dick Grayson, and Harley spends an evening with her mother and brother, and even visits her father in jail (turns out he is a con-artist who abandoned her and her family, and one of the reasons she became a psychiatrist in the first place was to try and understand her family). In the end, despite the history they all have with these other places and people, they all return to their apartment and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|spend the holidays together]]. As Harley points out, "[[
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Talia al Ghul arranges to have [[Zatanna]] erase Catwoman's memories of Bruce Wayne/Batman in order to insure that she can never reveal his identity to any of Batman's many enemies. Zatanna, however, does not like being manipulated in such a way and refuses to go through with it. She does, however, ''offer'' Selina the option of erasing her memories of Bruce in order to give her the peace of mind and serenity that would come from not being entangled in such a complicated web of love, hate and conflict. Selina ultimately declines.
* [[Legacy Character]]: When Catwoman is being interrogated by Harley and Ivy over Batman's identity she lies and claims that Batman is a multi-person identity, with several people sharing the persona at the same time<ref>At the time of publication Bruce Wayne had not yet returned from his time traveling shenanigans and Dick Grayson was Batman, they only shared the role later</ref>. She also tells them not to get her started on the Robins, which ''is'' actually true.
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** He might not be the Joker, but Gaggy is still ''freaky''.
** [[The Joker]] himself shows up near the end of the series run.
* [[Mugged for Disguise]]: The Sirens use this when they take on Doctor Aesop and his gang. Ivy wraps her vines around one henchwoman's mouth and drags her off into the shadows, Catwoman leaps out and chokes one with her whip, and Harley finishes off the remaining henchwoman with a blow to the head. The next time the Sirens are shown, they have dressed themselves up in the golden dresses the defeated henchwomen were previously seen wearing.
* [[The Reveal]]: After the Joker has spent several issues terrorizing the three stars and wreaking his revenge it is revealed that it is not the Joker at all, but Gaggy, his ex-sidekick who might even be more pathetically obsessed than Harley.
* [[Shout-Out]] In the two scenes with The Broker after he sells Catwoman the Sirens new home he takes a call from another client, the first being The Mad Hatter and the second being The Penguin.
* [[
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: Harley (child), Catwoman (mother/seductress), and Poison Ivy (seductress).
* [[True Companions]]: They might not quite be the poster group, but these women stick together through thick and thin, and if they will call anybody "family", it will be each other.
* [[Vapor Wear]]: No way in ''Hell'' is Catwoman wearing a bra under her [[Spy Catsuit]].
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