DP #18 - reader review!

Here's an excellent review of Doom Patrol #18, courtesy of Martin, sub-editor of The Scotsman, from Edinburgh - and blogger of Dangermart! Many thanks, Mart!
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DOOM PATROL #18 REVIEW

The Doom Patrol do well out of DC's Icons cover promotion, with an eye-popping design from Matthew Clark, beautifully coloured by Guy Major. It's especially good to see Bumblebee gliding into the foreground, now that she's an official member. And who knew the dp belt buckle would work so well as an 'icon'?

Inside, the confrontation with immortal psychos The Aristocrats continues from last issue, with the Patrol fighting on several fronts. Robotman faces a surprisingly combat-ready Duchess, Elasti-Woman and Bumblebee take on the less-fearsome Byron III, while Negative Man tries to rescue Oolong Island president Veronica Cale from the torture chair of patriarch Duke Byron II. Along the way, Bumblebee is shocked at how badly Elasti-Woman beats Byron II, we learn why Cale has been targeted by North Korea, and Larry's gaming skills come in as handy as his pilot background. Then there's the reason Byron and family hate the Patrol, and a conclusion that's not an ending - there are a trio of juicy plot danglers.

Oh, and there's another charming and clever recap page, with the Patrol rendered as fridge magnets (Lord knows, as comic book characters go they have sticking power).
Keith Giffen's script is everything we've come to expect - clear, witty, full of character and incident (even if some of the latter is a tad grislier than I'd like). I love the Aristos' ever-so-polite speech patterns, and Larry singing a snatch of Stephen Sondheim.
Pencillers Matthew Clark and Ron Randall add to the drama with their in-yer-face artwork, sharply inked by John Livesay and elegantly coloured by Guy Major. Pat Brosseau's letters make everything nice and readable, and editors Simona Martore and Elisabeth V Gehrlein deserve credit for first class talent wrangling.

In all, another fine issue of this superb series - let's hope the "collect 'em all!" cover promotion and next month's Secret Six crossover brings more readers on board to appreciate it.

4.5/5

Doom Patrol #18 reviews??

Hey guys - I'll be on holiday for a little while, with limited access. Which means I may not get to read Doom Patrol #18 anytime soon.

In the meantime, if any of you would like to do a brief review of the issue, and give it a mark (out of 5, maybe?), I'd be happy to post your reviews on DOOMPEDIA! Just e-mail me a brief review, and I'll do my best to post it as soon as possible!

And check out the inked version of Cliff cracking up, from an upcoming issue!

 

Doom Patrol #19 delayed

Doom Patrol #19 will be delayed a week, from the 2nd February, to the 9th February.

Given that this is part of the DP/Secret Six crossover, and the Secret Six issue was due to be released on the 2nd Feb as well, I assume this delay is just to separate 'part 1' from 'part 2', to avoid people reading the issues in the wrong order. 

At least it gives us two separate weeks of Doom Patrol in February!

 

Another Matthew Clark teaser!

Same as the previous one, but the newly inked version, courtesy of Matthew Clark:

Doom Patrol wallpaper?

Here are a couple of Doom Patrol backgrounds I came across on the internet, featuring the modern incarnation of the team: 

I also have a few wallpapers of previous incarnations that I can include if anyone would like them. If you have any of your own that you'd like me to post, just e-mail me!

A Matthew Clark tease..........

Merry Xmas to those of you on the other side of the globe, still celebrating - here's a teaser from Matthew Clark!

Doom Patrol at Xmas!

Well, just in time for Christmas, the DC App store has been updated with the DC Holiday Special '09, featuring a short Doom Patrol story called "The Christmas of Doom". It can be downloaded through your iPhone/iPad, or through the DC App store online. And while you're there, why don't you grab Doom Patrol #4 & #5, from the Blackest Night crossover? The links are:

• DC Holiday Special '09
• Doom Patrol #4
• Doom Patrol #5

I'd also like to wish you all a Merry Xmas, and thank you for supporting DOOMPEDIA throughout the year. I'll still be updating over Xmas & New Year, so check back often. Here's a little Xmas laugh to leave you all with, in typical Negative Man fashion:

Best wishes and thanks..........

I can't express how blown away I was by the following message, at the DC Doom Patrol Message Boards:

"Because it's overdue......"

Needless to say, I'm very grateful to Keith Giffen (and the DP crew) for all the fantastic work they've given us in 2010, and I very much look forward to reading your Doom Patrol well into the future. 

Ever since the Morrison run, my interest in Doom Patrol waned with each series. When the Giffen series was announced, I was mildly excited that DC was giving it another try - but not particularly optimistic. Before #1 was released, I'd never even considered DOOMPEDIA. But I was so completely hooked after the first few issues, that this blog was born, and will be 1-year old on the 8th of January, 2011. 

So thankyou very much to Keith Giffen (and Matthew Clark, Ron Randall et al) - it's been an absolute pleasure promoting your comic any way that I can!

Here's to 2011, and another year of Doom Patrol!

Doom Patrol #20 - the covers process

Courtesy of Matthew Clark, here's the process he took for creating the amazing cover to #20. Firstly, the rough layouts of potential covers:

There are some absolutely fantastic options there - I personally would've loved any of those covers. Any chance of a variant? 

Here's the pencilled version of the chosen cover:

The inked version:

And the final pre-coloured version, with added waves:

Many thanks to Matthew Clark, for all the fantastic work he puts into this series!

Doom Patrol #20 - March 2011

Looks like the Doom Patrol are heading out into the DC Universe - and featuring another excellent cover by Matthew Clark:

DOOM PATROL #20
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Art by MATTHEW CLARK & RON RANDALL
Cover by MATTHEW CLARK

All super hero teams with a high-tech headquarters please take one step forward…not so fast, Doom Patrol! When Cliff, Larry and Rita are evicted from Oolong Island, they discover the rest of the super hero community is less than welcoming.