Most frequently relaunched comics?

Newsarama has an interesting article about the most frequently relaunched comics, including this snippet on Doom Patrol:

"DC’s team of superpowered misfits led by an older man in a wheelchair actually pre-dated Marvel’s X-Men by a couple of months, though while Uncanny X-Men has been going strong for 532 issues and counting, Doom Patrol hasn’t had the same luck. The first volume took over the numbering of the intriguingly titled My Greatest Adventure in 1964, lasting until #124. The team got a new ongoing in 1987, which Grant Morrison took over and thoroughly Morrison-ified starting with issue #19, leading to the comic becoming part of DC’s mature readers line, Vertigo. Two short-lived DC proper series followed in 2001 (from John Arcudi and Tan Eng Huat) and 2004 (by John Byrne), leading to the current Keith Giffen-written series, which is ending with May’s issue #22. Can a sixth volume be far behind?" 

Read the full article at Newsarama!

Doom Patrol #19 review!

Before I tell you how great #19 was, did you see the mention that the iPetition received at Bleeding Cool?! While Rich Johnston was reasonably happy with the latest issue, he respectfully plugged the "Save the Doom Patrol" petition - thanks very much, Rich!

Onto #19, the second half of the Secret Six crossover - and it was absolutely thrilling! The Doom Patrol FINALLY get their 'revenge' on the Six (Eight?!), all the while retaining their trademark humour and innovative use of powers. Elasti-Woman had more than one memorable moment in this issue, and the selflessness with which she undertook her task highlighted what a noble character Rita is, putty or not.

And finally, another appearance from Danny the..... Bungalow! I have the feeling that the Bug was only onboard these two issues to even up the odds a bit, and not as an actual member, but would anyone else here put up their hands for a Giffen-scribed "Adventures of Ambush Bug and Danny the Bungalow" mini-series?? Whatever happened to Jeanette must've been quite amusing, from indoors!

Nice to see Bumblebee get some shots at Bane, and Larry's arch-nemesis coming in to save the day - who would've ever thought it?!

The art was consistently good, as always. I'm definitely looking forward to Matthew Clark's Robotman spotlight, especially after some of his fabulous panels in this issue. 4.5/5

Doom Patrol, in 3 issues time, we will miss you............. that is.......unless............you all sign the "Save the Doom Patrol" iPetition and let DC know how you feel by writing directly to them!

Thanks very much for all the support so far!

More support for Doom Patrol!

The iPetition is progressing nicely, with the hope that the cancellation could at least be staved off til Giffen can finish his wonderful run on Doom Patrol. If you haven't signed the iPetition yet, you'll find it at:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethedp/  

Also, make sure you send an e-mail to DC's Letters page at:

http://www.dccomics.com/sites/dcletterspage/ 

Let DC know how you feel about losing your favourite title! Keep it calm, keep it cool, but let's ask for at least Giffen's run to be complete. 

Thankyou for all your support, Doom Patrol fans! 

Doom Patrol #19 preview!

On a lighter note from yesterday's disappointing news, here's a preview of Doom Patrol #19, courtesy of Newsarama!

Save the Doom Patrol - an iPetition.

If you're a fan of Giffen's Doom Patrol, I'd like your help.

I've set up an iPetition at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethedp/ with the intention of trying to help keep this title afloat a bit longer, at least until Keith and Matthew can finish the story that they have intended to tell from the start.

As Keith once said - they'd have to pry Doom Patrol from his cold, dead fingers. Therefore, his 'life' is in our hands. 

Please sign the petition, and encourage any Doom Patrol-loving friends that you have, to sign it as well. Hopefully, DC will see the intense level of support that this comic book has. It's worked for Spider-Girl several times. I believe it's worked for other mainstream comics, as well. So we can only give it a go - but as I said - I need your help.

Please sign the iPetition to "Save the Doom Patrol" once more!

Doom Patrol #22 - final issue.........

Sad news today. Here's the solicit for the final issue:
DOOM PATROL #22


Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Art by RON RANDALL
Cover by MATTHEW CLARK


It’s all been building to this! To retake Oolong Island, The Doom Patrol must face a pan-galactic array of foes, old and new alike. Hanging in the balance is the fate of the team, the island – and maybe even the world!


FINAL ISSUE
Not much else to say at this stage. Very disappointing news. And with the 3rd TPB covering up to #21, will we even see the final issue reprinted? Hopefully DC will find a spot for Doom Patrol once Flashpoint is over......

Bad news..........

From bleedingcool.com:

At ComicsPro, DC people talked about the cancellation of a number of DC titles to make way for the Flashpoint mini-series on the publishing slate.

Some we knew were cancelled, like the Batbooks Azrael, Batman Streets Of Gotham and Batman Confidential.

One we'd just learned of, Outsiders, reverting to Batman And The Outsiders for its final issue in May.

And some we didn’t, like Freedom Fighters, Doom Patrol, Rebels and JSA All Stars.

What happens to the books or the creators after Flashpoint concludes, I don’t know. Expect confirmation of cancellations in the upcoming May solicitations.

Not really the news we'd like to be hearing, especially knowing that Doom Patrol has been setting up for several more storylines. Hopefully this is one of those times where Rich Johnston is wrong, or where Doom Patrol is being set up for a relaunch/anthology title.

Should know more soon with the May solicits.........

Doom Patrol #20 update

After next week's Doom Patrol #19, the following issue, #20, will be delayed from 2nd March, until 9th March.

Black Lantern Dorothy Spinner?!

Jude DeLuca from the DC Boards had the following sketch drawn up by artist Joe Prado:

Very interesting work - Thanks Jude! I wonder how Cliff Steele would've handled confronting this version of Dorothy...........

And while we're preparing for next week's issue of Doom Patrol (vs Secret Six), Gail Simone took part in an interview with MTV Geek, where she discusses getting the voices for the Doom Patrollers, and how the Secret Six would fare against other DC teams!

More reviews of Secret Six #30 (feat. Doom Patrol)!

Plenty of positive reviews around the 'net, for Secret Six #30. Check them out at:

• Comic Book Resources - 4/5 stars
• Too Dangerous For A Girl
• A Comic Book (ABC) Blog - 90%
• Bleeding Cool
• Weekly Comic Book Review - B-
• Comics Alliance
• IGN Comics - 8/10