Saturday, December 18, 2010

Doom Patrol or the Aristocrats??

A DC board poster, tamaranorbust, has provided an interesting theory on how the Aristocrats are like doppelgangers of the Doom Patrol:

OK look at pg 7 where Duke Byron Boswick II is writing a letter, the page starts at the top with 'in closing let me reiterate.' He looks a lot like the Chief there.

P 14-15 the big spread in the ballroom, with Duchess Victoria - and across the room Rita is standing opposite her - it's not quite a mirror image

Byron Boswick II the 'lady killer' may be the opposite of Larry

And on p 21, Duchess Victoria has a manservant whose stance resembles Cliff. Compare pages 21 and 24 - they both have an X on their foreheads.

I also think the fact that Immortus showed up is a red flag. He tells the DP that the aristocrats, left on their own, will never die, just like him - so they've become a family of hitmen, as Cliff puts it. But that's precisely the Patrol's problem. They keep dying, but they can't die, so they become a family of heroes, now muscle for Cale.  

An interesting theory - feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section!

5 comments:

  1. It's an excellent theory. Makes sense when considering Giffen's train of thought....

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  2. Has anyone else noticed that Cale's head of security (the one who looks like Bambi from "Strangers In Paradise") has been walking around with a huge 'X' on her forehead, almost from day one? And yes, the classic evil counterpart meme (Metal Men/Gas Gang, Fantastic Four/Super Apes, JLA/Crime Syndicate, etc.) is just the sort of familiar device Giffen would use to introduce a further twist later.

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  3. What is the X about on her head? I've noticed it too.

    I wish they would get off Oolong Island, the DP needs to be independant. They should be the go-to team for the weird stuff that other DC heroes don't quite know how to handle.

    I do, however, love doppelgangers. And this has been one of the best stories so far.

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  4. Thanks for posting my theory Petar!

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  5. Very welcome - definitely interesting stuff!

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