Doom Patrol #14 review

After years of tragedies, setbacks and general lunacy, you might expect the individuals who comprise the Doom Patrol to slope off into a corner to spend the rest of their lives muttering and dribbling. But no, they’re heroes and this issue the Fabulous Freaks decide, the heck with it, they have each other. Even diminutive […]

Doom Patrol #13 review

One of writer Keith Giffen’s aims with this book has been to give the readers something new every month – a character, a concept, a fresh take on the DC Universe … last issue he outdid himself with the revelation of Elasti-Woman’s true nature. She’s sentient Silly Putty. I never saw that one coming. This month […]

Doom Patrol #6 review

After two issues of Blackest Night, in which a dark figure wears the flesh of the dead, here’s an issue about a dark figure who wears the flesh of the dead . . . Negative Man. But that’s where the similarities between the founding Doom Patrol member and zombies-come-lately the Black Lanterns end. For Larry […]

Doom Patrol #1 review

They’re back, the world’s strangest heroes – Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Woman (she’s grown up!) and the world’s dodgiest leader, the Chief. As we join them, he’s sent the Patrol on a mission to stop evil scientist Amanda Beckett from hatching a batch of monster men. Alongside the classic Silver Age team are newer recruits Grunt […]

Batman 680 review

Batman, brain addled but fighting back as the Batman of Zur-en-arrh, takes the battle to Arkham Asylum, where the Black Glove and his Club of Villains are using the helpless Nightwing in a game of deadly chance. And Joker is the wild card. Batman RIP has really kicked into high gear for me in the […]