NCBD 02/28/18
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DOOM PATROL #5
The team is back together at last, though why they are back together remains an unanswered riddle. After the mind- blowing revelations of the previous issues, Casey Brinke has to figure out what this all means going forward. Or maybe it’s just the end of everything after all? Plus, Robotman punches stuff!
DOOM PATROL #3 by Gerard Way, Nick Derington, and Tamra Bonvillain
Casey Brinke has stepped through to the other side-but where exactly is that? Given all the bizarre, unexplainable things that have come into her life over the last couple of days-robot men and talking ambulances and a guy who literally thrives on negative energy-surely this new and surprising world she has uncovered can’t be any weirder. Right?
Keep up with your new favs! Don’t forget about issue 2!
Here’s a round-up of great second issues that came out this week…
DOOM PATROL #2, by Gerard Way, Nick Derington, and Tamra Bonvillain
What happened to Larry Trainor? The hero known as Negative Man is still out there, but he’s not exactly the same guy he was back when Doom Patrol was still together. Like a Russian doll, there is man inside the man, and who knows how many other men inside of them, with the guy on top possessing a mind for mischief that incites violence.
Meanwhile, Casey has started rebuilding Robotman, even though she still doesn’t know exactly how Cliff Steele ended up crossing her path in the first place.
BRITANNIA #2, by Peter Milligan, Juan José Ryp, and Jordie Bellaire
Duty has led to darkness… Dispatched to the remote outpost of Britannia by Rome’s highest power, the ancient world’s first detective - veteran legionnaire Antonius Axia - has found himself on a horrifying journey that will challenge everything he knows about death, destiny, and the limits of reality itself. But in this wild and pagan land, far removed from Nero’s control and influence, how will he grapple with the witches, demons and deities that lurk just out of sight? These are aberrations beyond the comprehension of a citizen of history’s most civilized empire…and, as Axia searches for the truth behind their making, he must first ask himself: Are these monsters truly creatures of myth… or creations of his own mind?
GLITTERBOMB #2, by Jim Zub, Djibril Morissette-Phan, and K. Michael Russell
Death, denial, and the darkness within. What’s got into Farrah?
THE STRAIN: MISTER QUINLAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER #2, by David Lapham and Edgar Salazar
Now a champion in the ancient arenas of Rome, Mr. Quinlan finds himself up against the fiercest of all of the gladiators. But his chances of survival outside the arena are even worse, as the Master closes in on Mr. Quinlan after years of searching! The origin of Mr. Quinlan from director Guillermo del Toro and writer David Lapham, begins here! Watch The Strain on FX.
Despite Olive’s new friendship with the rebellious Amy, she, Maps, Kyle, Colton and Pomeline are back together at last. The only thing they’re missing…is a mystery! Maps campaigns to recruit new cases, but stumbles on a threat that might be too big for even the Detective Club.
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Written by Gerard Way
Art by Nick Derington
Those familiar with the writing of Gerard Way and find his choices delightful will find his incarnation of the Doom Patrol fascinating and exceeding all expectations. Issue #1 of Doom Patrol carries all the questions left to us from previous incarnations (sort of), the resurfacing of old mainstay characters (Robotman, heck yeah), and the cerebral sarcasm that comes with tying cosmic catastrophe with everyday life (The Gyro).
Doom Patrol introduces the reader to a Casey Brinke. Casey drives an ambulance and just wants to do good things. Casey explains casually her fascinating youth in day-to-day life as if it doesn’t come off like the coolest series of adventures a little kid could have had. Most importantly, Casey wants to do good things because her mother told her to do good things, right before her mother flew off into the sun.
Quick
food-related segues and analogies lead to perhaps my most favorite
reintroduction to a character ever. I
really want to get into it and chew on the meat a bit. I wouldn’t know where to
safely start or safely stop so I will not “chew” or “get into” anything. This
single issue is so well-constructed and nuanced that the segues and scene
changes fall like dominoes, one inciting incident after another, gag after
action-packed gag triggers another outrageous moment so if I started somewhere
I would have to spoil the next moment to adequately geek-out.
Nick Derington’s art reminds me of Darwyn Cooke’s character acting with Mike Allred’s line quality and pacing. It is great fun if you aren’t familiar with his other work, and it is a real treat to see him under the new Young Animal banner.
With such expert writing paired with charming art by Nick Derington the Doom Patrol are going to be getting mixed up in some weird weirdness.
Matthew Burbridge is a Digital Editor at ComiXology.
I helped to design this cover for Doom Patrol #1 with Nick Derrington on pencils/inks. Gerard Way wanted us to pay tribute to Warhol’s classic Velvet Underground album cover. True to its inspiration, this cover image is a peelable sticker that conceals a secret, which I designed.
G. Way art directed this thing pretty closely. We went through a bunch of revisions until we arrived at what he wanted. Cool guy!
It’s out September 14th from all good retailers (all the bad ones, too).
