Harley Quinn is no stranger to switching sides on a whim — and now she’s rejoining the villains of Gotham in DC’s new comics this week. However, this time, her motives are a little different.

In Harley Quinn #39, Doctor Harleen Quinzel attempts to join forces with Mr. Freeze — but not for the reason fans may think. The titular character wants to tag along with the criminals of Gotham City because she wants to study their minds. As Harley later explained in more detail to Poison Ivy, she only wants to work with villains who need her psychiatric help. And, the only way she can do that is to seek them out because, in her words, “Folks who need help the most…they ain’t likely to come and ask for help.”

Harley Quinn #39

Written by TINI HOWARD Art by NATACHA BUSTOS Colorist NICK FILARDI Letterer STEVE WANDS Cover by SWEENEY BOO Variant Cover Artists JENNY FRISON, LOGAN FAERBER, MARIA WOLF, ADAM WARREN and MINDY LEE

Batman: Dark Age #2

Written by MARK RUSSELL Art by MICHAEL ALLRED Colorist LAURA ALLRED Letterer DAVE SHARPE Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED and LAURA ALLRED Variant Cover Artists DAVE JOHNSON, PAUL POPE, JOSE VILLARRUBIA and STEVE PUGH

Green Arrow #11

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON Art by SEAN IZAAKSE, PHIL HESTER, ERIC GAPSTUR Colorist ROMULO FAJARDO JR Letterer TROY PETERI Cover by SEAN IZAAKSE Variant Cover Artists TRAVIS MERCER and ANDREW DALHOUSE

Penguin #9

Written by TOM KING Art by RAFAEL DE LATORRE Colorist MARCELO MAIOLO Letterer CLAYTON COWLES Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO Variant Cover Artist FRANCESCO MATTINA

The Flash #8

Written by SIMON SPURRIER Art by RAMON PEREZ and VASCO GEORGIEV Colorist SOFI DODGSON and MATT HERMS Letterer HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU Cover by RAMON PEREZ Variant Cover Artists LEIRIX, MATT TAYLOR and RAMON PEREZ

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12

Written by KARL KERSCHL, ROB LEVIN, DELILAH S DAWSON, ZIPPORAH SMITH and HERIK HANNA Art by KARL KERSCHL, MIKE NORTON, KARL MOSTERT and CHARLIE ADLARD Colorists MSASSYK, JOHN KALISZ, MATT HERMS and MIKE SPICER Letterers STEVE WANDS, TROY PETERI, DAVE SHARPE and TOM NAPOLITANO Cover by SIMONE DI MEO Variant Cover Artists CHARLIE ADLARD and FRANCESCO MATTINA

Detective Comics #1084

Written by RAM V Art by JAVIER FERNANDEZ Colorist DAVE MCCAIG Letterer ARIANA MAHER Cover by EVAN CAGLE Variant Cover Artists JAVIER FERNANDEZ, DAVE MCCAIG and GUILLEM MARCH

Power Girl #8

Written by LEAH WILLIAMS Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and JULIO FERREIRA Letterer BECCA CAREY Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE and ARIF PRIANTO Variant Cover Artists MARK BROOKS, W SCOTT FORBES and IRVIN RODRIGUEZ