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Doom Patrol (2016-) #1
Doom Patrol (2016-) #1 | Gerard Way
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The atoms are buzzing. The daydreams crowd sentient streets, and the creative team has been warned, “Turn back now or suffer the mighty consequence of sheer, psycho-maniacal mayhem.” Generation-arsonists unite—this is DOOM PATROL, and the God of the Super Heroes is bleeding on the floor. A blenderized reimagining of the ultimate series of the strange, DOOM PATROL combines elements from classic runs, new directions, and things that could not be. Our entry point is Casey Brinke, a young EMT on the graveyard shift to abstract enlightenment, with a past so odd that she’s not entirely sure what is real and what is not. Along with her partner, Sam Reynolds, the pair blaze a path through the city and its denizens, finding the only quiet that exists at 3am is the chaos of the brain. When the pair answer a hit-and-run call, they find themselves face to face with a familiar figure: Cliff Steele, AKA Robotman. “It gets weirder from here,” writer Gerard Way had to say about the book, with artist Nick Derington gripping tightly on the wheel of the ambulance. The pair’s only communication? Shouting out of the open windows while at high velocity. Who needs a new roommate? Who names a cat “Lotion”? And when do we get to see all those muscles?
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Anton
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The first issue of the new Doom Patrol came out this week and it was WEIRD. Previous reboots have tried to restore the team to its superhero beginnings, but this take borrows heavily from Grant Morrison's work on the title (which is risky, but Jeff Lemire pulled it off with his Animal Man run). Too early to say if the weirdness is going somewhere or if it's just weird for the sake of being weird, but I'm going to give it a few issues to find out.

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RavenRenegade
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Oh look! Doom Patrol and the variant editions! I suppose if I'm going to be stuck feeling unwell and confined to quarters, I should have something good to read. Overall, I enjoyed the kick off and introduction to a few of the characters. I am looking forward to the rest of the Young Animal debuts in the next few months. #YoungAnimal #DoomPatrol #comics

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DaveNeufeld
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#NewComicsDay featuring the return of Gerard Way, launching DC's new Young Animal imprint. If you told me a year ago that on a given week my pull list would be 2/3 DC, I'd never have believed you, but a strong showing across Rebirth coupled with my total lack of interest in all the Civil War II tie-ins says otherwise...