Doom Patrol (USA) di Gerard Way

[Cliff_Steele]

Anche se ci fosse non sarebbe rilevante

Dai, speriamo che almeno all'inizio del Rebirth riescano ad essere puntuali...

Comunque se Hellblazer esce ad aprile, la Doom Patrol dovrebbe uscire a maggio. Poi bisogna capire la periodicità di questo brossurato, perché non possono fare un mensile con queste due serie...

thanks

[Azrael]

PREVIEW: DOOM PATROL #4



http://www.avclub.com/article/doom-patrol-tackles-family-drama-and-teen-angst-ex-248784

[Azrael]

Doom Patrol #4
Written by Gerard Way
Art by Nick Derington and Tamra Bonvillain
Lettering by Todd Klein
Published by DC's Young Animal
Review by Justin Partridge
'Rama Rating: 9 out of 10

The World's Strangest Heroes return in a home run of a fourth issue. Gerard Way is still collecting weird and broken toys as his first arc of Doom Patrol heads to its conclusion, but readers frustrated at the prosaic nature of the previous issues will be thrilled by the fantastically bizarre and deeply emotional developments the established characters like Casey Brinke, the Negative Man, and Danny the Ambulance receive.

Though still not a team in the strictest sense, Way has started to draw the characters together in a loose net as they travel through the stars and deep into the heart of Negative Space, racing against time to stop the villainous Vectra from converting the universe into ground beef. Way's wooly style could still use a bit of trimming, but the emotions at play here in this fourth issue as well as a flashback containing the return of a beloved Doom Patrol veteran is more than enough to blast away the confusion around those hard to crack first issues.

Artist Nick Derington and colorist Tamra Bonvillain are still putting their best feet forward with their clean but packed pages. After melding the everyday and the weird in the previous issues, the pair completely let loose with this, riding the energy of the coming finale, delivering Italian horror film inspired bloody spaceship interiors and desolate alien landscapes peppered with Derington's knack for cool costumes and expressive characters. It may have taken a few months to make sense, but Doom Patrol #4 is finally revealing its secrets while wearing its heart on its sleeve making it well worth the wait.

Casey Brinke, AKA Space Case, is trapped on a space ship and on the tail end of a major existential crisis. I won't lie, this forth issue lays a lot of cards on the table, plot-wise, and it came not a moment too soon. Gerard Way, a student of some of the best and worst qualities of Grant Morrison, gives up a few of his ghosts in the main plot, but couldn't help introducing a few more in the issue's interesting, but altogether insubstantial cold open focused on a father and his fledgling sorcerer son's strained relationship.

But more than the developments, the emotions that Way employs throughout this issue, as well as his thesis about heroism and existence are what really makes this new issue such a winner. Casey, faced with her true existence and in danger, pushes back against her destiny while worlds away in the Negative Space, Larry Trainor and Robotman face Larry's fate as the Negative Man. Way even gets Danny in on the fun with the aforementioned flashback in which he and the beloved Crazy Jane traveled the universe only to face tragedy. Way is filtering all sorts of ideas about one's purpose, what it means to be a hero, and how people can come together due to shared trauma through the lens of modernist comic book superheroism, and now that most of his plot isn't obfuscated, it's a tremendously enjoyable and heartfelt experience.

Adding to the overall experience is artist Nick Derington and colorist Tamra Bonvillain, who both started this series on a high note and have sustained that high note across four months. Seeing the pair be able to completely untether themselves to earthy settings is a delight and pays off big especially in the scenes in the Negative Space which they render like a arid Pink Floyd album cover. That said, while their sets and characters are still impressive, its their handle visually of the more emotional scenes that again sets Young Animal apart, in terms of visual storytelling.

For example in the Crazy Jane flashback, Derington simplifies the panels, setting the characters in the center of the panel while Bonvillain lovingly brushes colors around them. And when the turn comes for our heroes, he hazes the pencils allowing the colors to stand as a focal point, as if recalling an actual dream only to rack focus on the horror of their faces and the divine blood that stains the scenes. There are a few more examples just like this one that proves that Doom Patrol continues to be drawn and colored by the right people.

Frustrated fans and readers can rejoice, for Doom Patrol #4 is the blast of answers that we all desperately needed and wanted. But more than that, Gerard Way, Nick Derington, and Tamra Bonvillain plant a flag for this series being the most emotionally vulnerable and sincere of the Young Animal line, telling a story of self-actualization, goodness, and coping that just happens to have biological Teddy Ruxpin like creatures and sassy robots in it. If you found yourself pushing back from this title during its frustrating genesis then Doom Patrol #4 will welcome you back with strange and weirdly comforting arms.

[Azrael]

Doom Patrol #4 (Published by DC Comics; Review by Matthew Sibley; 'Rama Rating: 9 out of 10):

After pulling the curtain back to reveal the basics of what's going on last issue, Gerard Way and company continue trucking ahead with the main thread involving Casey, while letting the other plotlines run independently (for the moment). It's an approach that worked on Morrison's opening arc and makes sense that Way would operate in a similar way. Nick Derington and Tamra Bonvillain continue to make this a visual treat from the Ozu-style framing in the opening scene to The Negative Space involving a wide shot which depicts Larry and Cliff as essentially dots on the page, with the panel more concerned with the landscape around them. The Young Animal imprint is about pushing the boundaries and the team adheres to this ethos throughout. Every scene throws a new idea out there resulting in some expansive world building which will make you want to explore every direction suggested, but at the same time you'll find it hard pressed to look away from the engrossing direction the book is currently heading in.

[Azrael]

DOOM PATROL #8
Written by GERARD WAY • Art by NICK DERINGTON • Backup story art by BRANDON BIRD • Cover by NICK DERINGTON • Variant cover by JAMES O'BARR
What is S**t, and why is everyone eating it? Cliff doesn't like it, but Casey can't get enough. Sure, Cliff doesn't like a lot of stuff, but that doesn't mean he's wrong to be suspicious this time around. Meanwhile, we find out where Lotion the cat got off to, and how his journey has changed him. Life on the streets has made him an entirely different animal!
On sale MAY 31 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

[Hermit]

Letti i #1-3
Mamma mia che inizio, mi ha preso tantissimo. Bravo Way, che pian piano stai diventando un ottimo sceneggiatore, trovo che abbia uno story telling eccezionale. Non ho letto la run di Morrison, quindi alla fine per me questi sono tutti personaggi nuovi, ma non ho fatto fatica ad immergermi in questo mondo. Sono contento di aver iniziato questa serie 

[Il Paladino del Buonsenso]

Non è mai il momento sbagliato per leggere la Doom Patrol di Morrison

[Hermit]

Per il mio portafogli è il momento sbagliato 

[Azrael]

DOOM PATROL #9
Written by GERARD WAY • Art and cover by NICK DERINGTON • Variant cover by KYLE SMART
The secret of Terry None (maybe)! The return of old enemies (usually)! Casey eats S**t (again)! Strange babies (possibly)! Ungrateful cats (predictably)! Robotman punches stuff (of course)! Negative Man goes dark (potentially)! New life and anti-life (because)! All of this and none of it happens as reality begins to transform for the Doom Patrol. The stage is being set for the stage to be reset and you're not going to want to miss the ambulance or you'll never get to the theater on time.
On sale JUNE 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

[Hermit]

Letto il #4
Se il 3 era stato straordinario, questo numero 4 ci si avvicina molto. Sto amando Way  e spero che questa doom patrol non cali mai di livello

[Azrael]

PREVIEW: DOOM PATROL #5



http://www.cbr.com/doom-patrol-5-2/

[Azrael]

Review: DOOM PATROL #5

10/10

http://www.comicosity.com/review-doom-patrol-5/

[Solomon]

La Marvel ormai naviga in un mare di mer*a, ma la DC pare proprio che stia facendo un bel lavoro, fra Rebirth, rilanci, nuove proposte e Vertigo
Ammetto che mi incuriosisce molto questo "nuovo" Doom Patrol

[Illmatic]

Copertine poco accattivanti.

[Azrael]

Normally, a superhero comic that takes this long to bring its main cast together would make for a frustrating read. But the whole point of Doom Patrol is that this isn't a normal superhero team. There's weirdness abound in this new issue, with several members undergoing major transformations and Gerard Way and Nic Derington generally taking every opportunity to exploit the wacky potential of the medium. Derington continues to impress with her ability to craft a comic that looks so clean and elegant yet manages to offer some of the most surreal imagery on the stands. Tamra Bonvillain's rich colors are a huge asset in that regard. Above all, this issue stands out because of a growing sense of triumph. The creators aren't just building a new Doom Patrol, they're celebrating the legacy of the team and reminding readers what a shame it's been that they've been out of action for so long. In this era of D Rebirth, it's a very fitting approach. -Jesse

Final Score:

8.8/10