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Doom Patrol Omnibi #2
Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus
THE DOOM PATROL ARE DEAD!
From the ashes of the old a new team is born! Under the leadership of Celsius, the Chief's longlost wife, Negative Woman and Tempest will be joined by the supposed only survivor of the original team, Robotman, in a hunt to find the Chief!
Following the brave sacrifice of the Doom Patrol at the end of their original series in 1968, writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Joe Staton would bring about the World's Strangest Heroes' return in 1977. Across several titles and various appearances spanning a decade, the new Doom Patrol would team up with the likes of Supergirl, Superman, the New Teen Titans and more. Finally, in 1987, the Doom Patrol's return would become official with the launch of a brand-new ongoing series from Kupperberg and artists Steve Lightle, Erik Larsen, Graham Nolan and more! These rare and almost entirely never-before-collected stories are now featured in their entirety for the first time ever in DOOM PATROL:
THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS.
Collecting the Doom Patrol's adventures from SHOWCASE #94-96, THE SUPERMAN FAMILY #191-193, THE NEW TEEN TITANS #13-15, DC COMICS PRESENTS #52, THE DARING NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL #7-9, TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT #9, SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL #1, THE DOOM PATROL #1-18, THE DOOM PATROL AND SUICIDE SQUAD SPECIAL #1, SUPERMAN #20, THE DOOM PATROL ANNUAL #1 and pages from THE NEW TEEN TITANS #10 and INVASION! #2-3, along with a brand-new introduction by Paul Kupperberg.
Also presenting the lost, never-before-published DOOM PATROL issue by Kupperberg and artist Rick Stasi along with a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes material including the original series proposal and much more!
From the ashes of the old a new team is born! Under the leadership of Celsius, the Chief's longlost wife, Negative Woman and Tempest will be joined by the supposed only survivor of the original team, Robotman, in a hunt to find the Chief!
Following the brave sacrifice of the Doom Patrol at the end of their original series in 1968, writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Joe Staton would bring about the World's Strangest Heroes' return in 1977. Across several titles and various appearances spanning a decade, the new Doom Patrol would team up with the likes of Supergirl, Superman, the New Teen Titans and more. Finally, in 1987, the Doom Patrol's return would become official with the launch of a brand-new ongoing series from Kupperberg and artists Steve Lightle, Erik Larsen, Graham Nolan and more! These rare and almost entirely never-before-collected stories are now featured in their entirety for the first time ever in DOOM PATROL:
THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS.
Collecting the Doom Patrol's adventures from SHOWCASE #94-96, THE SUPERMAN FAMILY #191-193, THE NEW TEEN TITANS #13-15, DC COMICS PRESENTS #52, THE DARING NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL #7-9, TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT #9, SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL #1, THE DOOM PATROL #1-18, THE DOOM PATROL AND SUICIDE SQUAD SPECIAL #1, SUPERMAN #20, THE DOOM PATROL ANNUAL #1 and pages from THE NEW TEEN TITANS #10 and INVASION! #2-3, along with a brand-new introduction by Paul Kupperberg.
Also presenting the lost, never-before-published DOOM PATROL issue by Kupperberg and artist Rick Stasi along with a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes material including the original series proposal and much more!
1080 pages, Hardcover
First published September 24, 2019
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Paul Kupperberg
742 books53 followersPaul Kupperberg is a nearly 50-year veteran of the comic book industry as a writer and editor for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Marvel, Bongo Charlton, and many more. He is also the author of more than three dozen books of fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, as well as of short stories, articles, and essays for Crazy 8 Press, Heliosphere, Titan Books, Stone Arch Books, Rosen Publishing, Citadel Press, Pocket Books, TwoMorrows, and others.
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August 2, 2019
The Doom Patrol just won't die. They seem to get resurrected ever 10 years or so. Robotman & The Chief being the main constants to the teams. Nice collection of this short lived incarnation of the team. Recommended
March 2, 2020
The actual storylines in this volume were more interesting to me than the Silver Age omni, however I don’t care for the omniscient narrator that was used a lot. But I enjoyed getting to read more of the Doom Patrol history.
May 4, 2023
Bueno, pues acabada la etapa de Doom Patrol con Paul Kupperberg como guionista. Me ha parecido considerablemente mejor que la primera, la de Arnold Drake, lo cual era fácil, ya que esa me pareció malísima. Los guiones de Kupperberg por lo menos no producen vergüenza ajena, aunque tampoco me han parecido una maravilla. Entretenidos y poco más. Lo mejor es que por fin llego a la que se supone que es la etapa buena, la de Grant Morrison. Espero que valga la pena haberme tragado un buen número de páginas de escaso interés. Seguiremos informando.
March 24, 2019
Kudos because Kupperberg introduced a more diverse cast, but by the regular series, after Lightle left, the book descends into stereotypical superheroic fare.
December 2, 2019
SPOILERS:
This is a fantastic reincarnation of the DOOM PATROL. The best arc was with the Steve Lightle art. Celsius against Kalki. It was great to get a Negative Woman story and so we have the origins of Celsius, Tempest and Negative Woman. Fantastic Cover.
This is a fantastic reincarnation of the DOOM PATROL. The best arc was with the Steve Lightle art. Celsius against Kalki. It was great to get a Negative Woman story and so we have the origins of Celsius, Tempest and Negative Woman. Fantastic Cover.
March 31, 2020
This volume is a real treasure, because it collects all of the notable appearance of the New Doom Patrol from their origins in Showcase to their final appearances before Morrison took over. That neatly positions this volume between Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus and The Doom Patrol Omnibus. DC has often been pretty terrible about their collections, but they're doing much better with their omnibuses (other than the always questionable quality of the spines, particularly for the larger books).
Though I'd read almost all of these stories previously, I'd never realized that nearly all of the New Doom Patrol appearances between the Silver Age and the Morrison Age were by a single author: Paul Kupperberg, so it's great to see the evolution of his characters here.
Showcase kicks off the new team and in it Kupperberg does a great job of making these characters interesting. Well, three of them. Arani as the Chief's widow is brilliant, and Valentina as a Russian spy and defector is a lot of fun too. But Josh: he unfortunately isn't that interesting here or later.
The first Supergirl stories, in Superman Family ... well, they're pretty typical '70s stories, with a lot of sound and fury, and not a lot of thoughtful introspection. The Doom Patrol aren't used that well, but then this is one of the non-Kupperberg stories (by the otherwise great Gerry Conway).
The Teen Titans stories (by Marv Wolfman) aren't really "New" Doom Patrol stories, but instead are about Robotman and the hunt for the original Doom Patrol's killers. It's a brilliant arc, both for its resolution of the original Doom Patrol's murder and for what it tells us about the character of Gar. It's a little out of place in this volume, but definitely important for a volume that fits in after the classic omnibus. And, it's always worth reading. (This is the best story in the book by far.)
The DC Comics Presents story has Kupperberg back telling his creations' story ... and it introduces Ambush Bug, making it truly a piece of history. This is a crazy, chaotic, weird, and kind of fun story, and Kupperberg immediately starts pushing on the characterization of his small team again, something that's been missing since their origin.
The second Supergirl appearance (in her own Daring Adventures, written by Kupperberg) is quite slow and a similar read to the '70s Supergirl adventure (though we're up to 1982). The battle against Reactron isn't tremendously interesting, but finally we got some background for Joshua, and it's even interesting. But that's just a tiny bit of enjoyment in a fairly mediocre comic (and you can read the entire Supergirl run in Daring New Adventures of Supergirl, Volume 1, which I gave 3/5 stars, but with its strength lying in other issues and plots).
It's a shame that DC didn't reprint the Doom Patrol cameos from Crisis on Infinite Earths, which they likely could have done in a few pages, but instead we jump to 1987, after the Crisis, with Kupperberg simultaneously updating their history (mainly, to be Supergirl free) and preparing them for their own (New) series.
The two immediate pre-v2 stories feel like they're mainly treading water (and reintroducing the characters). The Teen Titans Spotlight is almost entirely forgettable, though it makes fun use of an old foe, Mr. 104, foreshadowing how Kupperberg would revisit old DP villains throughout his run. The Secret Origins is much more interesting because it presents all of the origins of both Patrols in one place for the first time ever. It's a good read. It also rearranges the ordering of some of the events of the early '80s, to better explain how Robotman ended up on his own with the Titans. It's a pity that the omnibus didn't choose to reflect that retconned order (but instead kept the stories in the original publication order); Kupperberg's slightly retconned history definitively would have read better.
(If you want to follow the "chronological" order, read the two Supergirl stories, one after the other, then DC Comics Presents, then understanding that Val's problems caused the Patrol to break up, read on to the Teen Titans issues.)
And that brings us to Doom Patrol v2, and what a difference a decade makes. Kupperberg's initial plot goes right back to Arani's origins, and reveals more about her and the Chief. We also get gorgeous art by Steve Lightle that's dynamic and interesting in a way that just wasn't done in the '70s (except by Kirby). I'm less thrilled by Kupperberg's slow walkback of all the Original Patrol's deaths, other than Rita, but at least it gives us new cast members, starting with Larry.
But after that strong initial arc, the new comic takes a turn for the worse (or at lest the more generic). We get some new superkids, and they're really the most disappointing part of the run. None of Rhea, Scott, or Wayne are that interesting (though Rhea does get good and weird use in Morrison's run) and none of them feel "Doom"ed in the way that the original team did. Oh, maybe we eventually get there with Scott, but it was too little too late. The juvenile Erik Larsen artwork that's used in the latter two-third of the Patrol's run unfortunately makes the kids seem even more junior and more like bad X-men clones. (And let's not even talk about the horribly generic costumes that Larsen came up with when he came aboard.)
As far the rest of the comic: it tends to be enjoyable, but not deep '80s superheroing. Kupperberg makes great use of old Doom Patrol foes, such as the AVM Man, Garguax, and of course Immortus, and tells fun stories.
However, what I found most interesting about the comic when I read it in the '80s (and still intriguing now) was how much the Patrol was at odds with each other. Arani was constantly manipulating everyone (and maybe lying; we don't get the full story until near the end of Morrison's run, if memory serves), foreshadowing the Chief's own manipulations. Meanwhile, Val and Larry were at each others throats, Wayne was sneaking about because he was on the run, Joshua wasn't entirely sure he wanted to be a hero ... It was pretty intriguing and unique for its time.
Overall, the New Doom Patrol was a product of its times, the '70s and '80s. At its best it managed to repeat the weirdness of the Silver Age run and to offer unusually deep (and evocative) characterization for its time, and at its worst it was just another superhero comic and too desperately trying to be the X-Men.
Though I'd read almost all of these stories previously, I'd never realized that nearly all of the New Doom Patrol appearances between the Silver Age and the Morrison Age were by a single author: Paul Kupperberg, so it's great to see the evolution of his characters here.
Showcase kicks off the new team and in it Kupperberg does a great job of making these characters interesting. Well, three of them. Arani as the Chief's widow is brilliant, and Valentina as a Russian spy and defector is a lot of fun too. But Josh: he unfortunately isn't that interesting here or later.
The first Supergirl stories, in Superman Family ... well, they're pretty typical '70s stories, with a lot of sound and fury, and not a lot of thoughtful introspection. The Doom Patrol aren't used that well, but then this is one of the non-Kupperberg stories (by the otherwise great Gerry Conway).
The Teen Titans stories (by Marv Wolfman) aren't really "New" Doom Patrol stories, but instead are about Robotman and the hunt for the original Doom Patrol's killers. It's a brilliant arc, both for its resolution of the original Doom Patrol's murder and for what it tells us about the character of Gar. It's a little out of place in this volume, but definitely important for a volume that fits in after the classic omnibus. And, it's always worth reading. (This is the best story in the book by far.)
The DC Comics Presents story has Kupperberg back telling his creations' story ... and it introduces Ambush Bug, making it truly a piece of history. This is a crazy, chaotic, weird, and kind of fun story, and Kupperberg immediately starts pushing on the characterization of his small team again, something that's been missing since their origin.
The second Supergirl appearance (in her own Daring Adventures, written by Kupperberg) is quite slow and a similar read to the '70s Supergirl adventure (though we're up to 1982). The battle against Reactron isn't tremendously interesting, but finally we got some background for Joshua, and it's even interesting. But that's just a tiny bit of enjoyment in a fairly mediocre comic (and you can read the entire Supergirl run in Daring New Adventures of Supergirl, Volume 1, which I gave 3/5 stars, but with its strength lying in other issues and plots).
It's a shame that DC didn't reprint the Doom Patrol cameos from Crisis on Infinite Earths, which they likely could have done in a few pages, but instead we jump to 1987, after the Crisis, with Kupperberg simultaneously updating their history (mainly, to be Supergirl free) and preparing them for their own (New) series.
The two immediate pre-v2 stories feel like they're mainly treading water (and reintroducing the characters). The Teen Titans Spotlight is almost entirely forgettable, though it makes fun use of an old foe, Mr. 104, foreshadowing how Kupperberg would revisit old DP villains throughout his run. The Secret Origins is much more interesting because it presents all of the origins of both Patrols in one place for the first time ever. It's a good read. It also rearranges the ordering of some of the events of the early '80s, to better explain how Robotman ended up on his own with the Titans. It's a pity that the omnibus didn't choose to reflect that retconned order (but instead kept the stories in the original publication order); Kupperberg's slightly retconned history definitively would have read better.
(If you want to follow the "chronological" order, read the two Supergirl stories, one after the other, then DC Comics Presents, then understanding that Val's problems caused the Patrol to break up, read on to the Teen Titans issues.)
And that brings us to Doom Patrol v2, and what a difference a decade makes. Kupperberg's initial plot goes right back to Arani's origins, and reveals more about her and the Chief. We also get gorgeous art by Steve Lightle that's dynamic and interesting in a way that just wasn't done in the '70s (except by Kirby). I'm less thrilled by Kupperberg's slow walkback of all the Original Patrol's deaths, other than Rita, but at least it gives us new cast members, starting with Larry.
But after that strong initial arc, the new comic takes a turn for the worse (or at lest the more generic). We get some new superkids, and they're really the most disappointing part of the run. None of Rhea, Scott, or Wayne are that interesting (though Rhea does get good and weird use in Morrison's run) and none of them feel "Doom"ed in the way that the original team did. Oh, maybe we eventually get there with Scott, but it was too little too late. The juvenile Erik Larsen artwork that's used in the latter two-third of the Patrol's run unfortunately makes the kids seem even more junior and more like bad X-men clones. (And let's not even talk about the horribly generic costumes that Larsen came up with when he came aboard.)
As far the rest of the comic: it tends to be enjoyable, but not deep '80s superheroing. Kupperberg makes great use of old Doom Patrol foes, such as the AVM Man, Garguax, and of course Immortus, and tells fun stories.
However, what I found most interesting about the comic when I read it in the '80s (and still intriguing now) was how much the Patrol was at odds with each other. Arani was constantly manipulating everyone (and maybe lying; we don't get the full story until near the end of Morrison's run, if memory serves), foreshadowing the Chief's own manipulations. Meanwhile, Val and Larry were at each others throats, Wayne was sneaking about because he was on the run, Joshua wasn't entirely sure he wanted to be a hero ... It was pretty intriguing and unique for its time.
Overall, the New Doom Patrol was a product of its times, the '70s and '80s. At its best it managed to repeat the weirdness of the Silver Age run and to offer unusually deep (and evocative) characterization for its time, and at its worst it was just another superhero comic and too desperately trying to be the X-Men.
February 16, 2024
This is the most lackluster, bland variation of the team
Thank god for Grant Morrison
Thank god for Grant Morrison
August 22, 2021
"Nunca pensé que pudiesen matar a uno de nosotros. Somos los buenos... Y los buenos siempre ganan."
No estoy seguro de en donde se sitúa la historia en la cronológia que se llevaba, pues luego de la muerte de la Patrulla condenada original, se forma un equipo que no logramos ver, y luego nos cuentan la historia del reencuentro de dicho equipo.
De la explosión que acabó con la Patrulla, solo logró sobrevivir Robotman, que junto a Beast Boy y Mento, se vengaron de los asesinos de la Patrulla.
Bestboy cambió su nombre a Changeling y se unió a lod Teen Titans, mientras que Mento pierde la cabeza luego de la muerte de su esposa, Rita.
En este volumen vemos la historia de la nueva Patrulla condenada, liderada por Arani, y cuyo principal objetivo es encontrar a Niles Caulder, pues ella asegura que el jefe está vivo.
Entre los nuevos personajes tenemos a;
Celsius; cuyo nombre real es Arani, es una mujer India que controla el hielo y el fuego, que va a fungir el papel de líder en la nueva Patrulla condenada.
Ella no era una persona sencilla de tratar, pues le importaba poco los sentimientos y el Estado anémico de sus compañeros de equipo.
Al final de este volumen, se descubre que Arani y Niles nunca estuvieron casados, y no logramos saber cuál era en verdadero objetivo de Celsius, pues fallece en una misión que hacía la Patrulla condenada junto a Aquaman y los Sea Devil's.
Joshua Clay; que usa el pseudonimo de Tempest, es un médico afroamericano, del cual no terminó de entender sus poderes
A este personaje lo siento de relleno y sin mucha profundidad.
El tenía una relación romántica con Valentina Vostok antes de que ella sufriera los efectos de sus poderes, y fue precisamente este el motivo del por cuál terminaron, aunque se puede ver en numerosos números que ellos se siguen queriendo.
Rhea Jones; que usa el nombre de Lodestone, es uno de los 3 miembros más jóvenes de la nueva Patrulla.
Ella es una chica llena de energía que se describe a si misma como un fenómeno, y formaba parte del circo antes de unirse al equipo.
Puede volar y manipular los metales con su mente, además de estar terriblemente sexualizada.
Al final, Rhea termina en coma, yo de verdad espero que pueda recuperarse, ya que es un personaje que me encantaba.
Larry Trainor; a mediados del volumen, nos damos cuenta que Larry sobrevivió, pero la energía con la que compartía existencia lo abandonó, llevándose así sus poderes y la existencia de Negative Man.
Larry tiene un Turn Heel, pues está convencido de que Valentina debe de regresarle sus poderes, y es sumamente interesante verle actuar en contra de ella.
Larry recupera su aspecto normal, y al final, la energía va en busca de él al hospital psiquiátrico en donde se internó a sí mismo.
Cliff Steele; el sobreviviente inicial de la Patrulla condenada original.
Yo en lo personal, estaba listo para verlo partir, pues su personaje fue cayendo de mi gracia poco a poco, hasta volverse un poco insoportable.
De todas formas, fue muy conmovedor ver su reunión con el jefe y con Larry.
Valentina Vostok; luego de que la explosión "matara" a Larry Trainor, la energía que vivía en su cuerpo tuvo que buscar un nuevo cuerpo en donde vivir.
Dicho cuerpo fue el de Valentina Vostok, una piloto que se encontraba volando cerca de donde explotó el misil.
En un principio podía convertirse a si misma en la mujer negativa, pero a la larga los poderes le afectaron, al grado de volverla radioactiva, y obligarla a cubrir todo su cuerpo con vendas.
Valentina es una mujer calculadora e inteligente, y que a diferencia de Larry, puede vivir por más de 60 segundos con la energía fuera de ella.
Larry y Ella pelean durante muchos números por la energía, ya que ninguno de los dos planea renunciar a sus poderes.
Al final, la energía sale de su cuerpo, llevándose consigo a la mujer negativa.
Wayne Hawkins; usa el pseudonimo de Karma.
El es un chico joven y anarquista, con un estilo rockstar y desaliñado.
A él le gusta sacar de quisio a sus compañeros de equipo con sus desastres y poniendo la música a todo volumen.
El tiene la capacidad de evadir cualquier ataque, y controlar su dirección con su mente.
Cuando Celsius lo recluta, el da un paseo por el centro comercial y roba algun objeto de una tienda, un grupo de sujetos trata de detenerlo... Una cosa lleva a la otra y uno de los sujetos termina muriendo. Desde entonces la policía está detrás de él.
A mediados del volumen la policía da con él, y la Patrulla trata de entregarlo, pero el termina huyendo.
Scott Fisher; aka Scotty, es un chico dulce y rubio, muy inexperto, que busca divertirse y una nueva familia
Al final nos enteramos que el lucha contra la Leucemia, una batalla que termina perdiendo.
El, junto a Karma y Lodestone fueron mis personajes favoritos de todo el volumen, y sentí pésimo al leer su muerte.
De igual manera se nos presenta a Doroty y a Crazy Jane, y estoy muy ansioso de leer más sobre ellas.
En general los villanos están bien, pero no creo que terminen de funcionar correctamente como equipo.
Amo la interacción de los 3 miembros más jóvenes, pero no siento a ningún personaje verdaderamente integrado, gran diferencia al primer equipo.
También fue un poco deprimente saber que la única víctima real de la bomba fue Rita, ella era posiblemente mi favorita de la alineación original, y su muerte fue un gran impacto.
Le doy tres estrellas por que el volumen es sumamente largo, y en algunas partes (muchas partes) aburrido, tanto que me daba sueño.
Igual planeo continuar leyendo, y espero ansioso la tercera alineación del equipo.
No estoy seguro de en donde se sitúa la historia en la cronológia que se llevaba, pues luego de la muerte de la Patrulla condenada original, se forma un equipo que no logramos ver, y luego nos cuentan la historia del reencuentro de dicho equipo.
De la explosión que acabó con la Patrulla, solo logró sobrevivir Robotman, que junto a Beast Boy y Mento, se vengaron de los asesinos de la Patrulla.
Bestboy cambió su nombre a Changeling y se unió a lod Teen Titans, mientras que Mento pierde la cabeza luego de la muerte de su esposa, Rita.
En este volumen vemos la historia de la nueva Patrulla condenada, liderada por Arani, y cuyo principal objetivo es encontrar a Niles Caulder, pues ella asegura que el jefe está vivo.
Entre los nuevos personajes tenemos a;
Celsius; cuyo nombre real es Arani, es una mujer India que controla el hielo y el fuego, que va a fungir el papel de líder en la nueva Patrulla condenada.
Ella no era una persona sencilla de tratar, pues le importaba poco los sentimientos y el Estado anémico de sus compañeros de equipo.
Al final de este volumen, se descubre que Arani y Niles nunca estuvieron casados, y no logramos saber cuál era en verdadero objetivo de Celsius, pues fallece en una misión que hacía la Patrulla condenada junto a Aquaman y los Sea Devil's.
Joshua Clay; que usa el pseudonimo de Tempest, es un médico afroamericano, del cual no terminó de entender sus poderes
A este personaje lo siento de relleno y sin mucha profundidad.
El tenía una relación romántica con Valentina Vostok antes de que ella sufriera los efectos de sus poderes, y fue precisamente este el motivo del por cuál terminaron, aunque se puede ver en numerosos números que ellos se siguen queriendo.
Rhea Jones; que usa el nombre de Lodestone, es uno de los 3 miembros más jóvenes de la nueva Patrulla.
Ella es una chica llena de energía que se describe a si misma como un fenómeno, y formaba parte del circo antes de unirse al equipo.
Puede volar y manipular los metales con su mente, además de estar terriblemente sexualizada.
Al final, Rhea termina en coma, yo de verdad espero que pueda recuperarse, ya que es un personaje que me encantaba.
Larry Trainor; a mediados del volumen, nos damos cuenta que Larry sobrevivió, pero la energía con la que compartía existencia lo abandonó, llevándose así sus poderes y la existencia de Negative Man.
Larry tiene un Turn Heel, pues está convencido de que Valentina debe de regresarle sus poderes, y es sumamente interesante verle actuar en contra de ella.
Larry recupera su aspecto normal, y al final, la energía va en busca de él al hospital psiquiátrico en donde se internó a sí mismo.
Cliff Steele; el sobreviviente inicial de la Patrulla condenada original.
Yo en lo personal, estaba listo para verlo partir, pues su personaje fue cayendo de mi gracia poco a poco, hasta volverse un poco insoportable.
De todas formas, fue muy conmovedor ver su reunión con el jefe y con Larry.
Valentina Vostok; luego de que la explosión "matara" a Larry Trainor, la energía que vivía en su cuerpo tuvo que buscar un nuevo cuerpo en donde vivir.
Dicho cuerpo fue el de Valentina Vostok, una piloto que se encontraba volando cerca de donde explotó el misil.
En un principio podía convertirse a si misma en la mujer negativa, pero a la larga los poderes le afectaron, al grado de volverla radioactiva, y obligarla a cubrir todo su cuerpo con vendas.
Valentina es una mujer calculadora e inteligente, y que a diferencia de Larry, puede vivir por más de 60 segundos con la energía fuera de ella.
Larry y Ella pelean durante muchos números por la energía, ya que ninguno de los dos planea renunciar a sus poderes.
Al final, la energía sale de su cuerpo, llevándose consigo a la mujer negativa.
Wayne Hawkins; usa el pseudonimo de Karma.
El es un chico joven y anarquista, con un estilo rockstar y desaliñado.
A él le gusta sacar de quisio a sus compañeros de equipo con sus desastres y poniendo la música a todo volumen.
El tiene la capacidad de evadir cualquier ataque, y controlar su dirección con su mente.
Cuando Celsius lo recluta, el da un paseo por el centro comercial y roba algun objeto de una tienda, un grupo de sujetos trata de detenerlo... Una cosa lleva a la otra y uno de los sujetos termina muriendo. Desde entonces la policía está detrás de él.
A mediados del volumen la policía da con él, y la Patrulla trata de entregarlo, pero el termina huyendo.
Scott Fisher; aka Scotty, es un chico dulce y rubio, muy inexperto, que busca divertirse y una nueva familia
Al final nos enteramos que el lucha contra la Leucemia, una batalla que termina perdiendo.
El, junto a Karma y Lodestone fueron mis personajes favoritos de todo el volumen, y sentí pésimo al leer su muerte.
De igual manera se nos presenta a Doroty y a Crazy Jane, y estoy muy ansioso de leer más sobre ellas.
En general los villanos están bien, pero no creo que terminen de funcionar correctamente como equipo.
Amo la interacción de los 3 miembros más jóvenes, pero no siento a ningún personaje verdaderamente integrado, gran diferencia al primer equipo.
También fue un poco deprimente saber que la única víctima real de la bomba fue Rita, ella era posiblemente mi favorita de la alineación original, y su muerte fue un gran impacto.
Le doy tres estrellas por que el volumen es sumamente largo, y en algunas partes (muchas partes) aburrido, tanto que me daba sueño.
Igual planeo continuar leyendo, y espero ansioso la tercera alineación del equipo.
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May 23, 2021
The Doom Patrol is one of those "classic" superhero teams for which I have a great deal of nostalgia (as well as a soft spot; technically Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus is a 3½-star book, but I definitely graded it on a curve); along with the X-Men—who also débuted with a similar type of superhero team, in the same year, and (as with the first issues collected in this Omnibus) were revived with an issue #94—the Doom Patrol and Legion of Super-Heroes are probably my favorite "classic" superhero teams. While the issues of Doom Patrol between Arnold Drake's and Grant Morrison's respective seminal runs have more-or-less never been particularly unavailable in one reprint or another, these stories (largely by writer Paul Kupperberg and artists Steve Lightle, Joe Staton, Erik Larsen, and [on inks] Gary Martin) have proven much more difficult to collate, and in fact never have been until this volume; as such, Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus, part of DC Comics' ongoing efforts to reprint, well, just about everything the fans want in one form or another, was a welcome addition to my library, and mostly satisfied my feelings of nostalgia.
Kupperberg and co.'s stories aren't perfect; where Drake's stories (accompanied by Bruno Premiani's form-meets-function art) were appropriately bizarre by the standards of the Silver Age—kinda the whole raison-d'être of the Doom Patrol, after all—and where Morrison's were some of the strangest yet most innovative comics stories ever told, never mind for their own era (immediately after the issues in this volume), Kupperberg's are surprisingly conventional for the most part, although Larsen and Lightle's art definitely carry a trippy vibe. Yes, Kupperberg frequently reuses not merely Drake's bizarre villains (such as Sven "Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man" Larsen, Brain and Monsieur Mallah, and John "Mr. 103/4" Dubrovny), but also opponents who reflect the weirdness of Drake and Premiani's run (such as Mark "Shrapnel" Scheffer, the entire Brotherhood of Evil, and especially Ashok "Kalki" Desai). However, Kalki's appearance is limited to the first all-too-brief few issues of Steve Lightle's art, and he all but never reappears afterwards; along these lines, Erik Larsen's contributions—which take up the bulk of Kupperberg's run on Doom Patrol vol. 2—are in and of themselves surprisingly conventional, particularly in light of his later work on Savage Dragon; even the Brotherhood of Evil is heavily concentrated in issues of The New Teen Titans, written by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and only featuring former Doom Patrol members Steve "Mento" Dayton and his (and Rita "Elasti-Girl" Farr Dayton's) adopted son Garfield "Beast Boy/Changeling" Logan (even if the rest of the team appears as well); and nowhere does Kupperberg ever really get too far beyond the somewhat-more-than-typical usual superhero angst and drama.
But all that being said, Kupperberg clearly has a great deal of love for the Doom Patrol in this Omnibus, so much so that he obviously put a great deal of thought into both the stories and the outcast characters with bizarre powers and tragedy in their pasts; perhaps without Kupperberg's foundations, Grant Morrison's trippy-and-offputting Doom Patrol run couldn't've gotten off the ground, either. (And given that core characters of Drake's original run Cliff "Robotman II" Steele and Larry "Negative Man" Trainor, not to mention Rhea "Lodestone" Jones and bit character [at least in Kupperberg's run] Dorothy Spinner, feature prominently in Morrison's run, this seems to be more than adequately borne out.) The Bronze Age Omnibus largely seems to not fully work despite Kupperberg, Lightle, and Larsen's best efforts, rather than because of the same, and as such the curve on which I—and, apparently, that of the audience who embraced Doom Patrol's sticking around not merely for Morrison's run, but also Rachel Pollack's extensive run after Morrison's—grade this volume is not at all unwarranted. Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus, while not necessarily seminal in current DC Comics continuity, if only because the spirit of Morrison and Pollack's runs seems to be what pervades that continuity, is still essential reading, an essential bridge between Drake's Doom Patrol and Morrison's.
Kupperberg and co.'s stories aren't perfect; where Drake's stories (accompanied by Bruno Premiani's form-meets-function art) were appropriately bizarre by the standards of the Silver Age—kinda the whole raison-d'être of the Doom Patrol, after all—and where Morrison's were some of the strangest yet most innovative comics stories ever told, never mind for their own era (immediately after the issues in this volume), Kupperberg's are surprisingly conventional for the most part, although Larsen and Lightle's art definitely carry a trippy vibe. Yes, Kupperberg frequently reuses not merely Drake's bizarre villains (such as Sven "Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man" Larsen, Brain and Monsieur Mallah, and John "Mr. 103/4" Dubrovny), but also opponents who reflect the weirdness of Drake and Premiani's run (such as Mark "Shrapnel" Scheffer, the entire Brotherhood of Evil, and especially Ashok "Kalki" Desai). However, Kalki's appearance is limited to the first all-too-brief few issues of Steve Lightle's art, and he all but never reappears afterwards; along these lines, Erik Larsen's contributions—which take up the bulk of Kupperberg's run on Doom Patrol vol. 2—are in and of themselves surprisingly conventional, particularly in light of his later work on Savage Dragon; even the Brotherhood of Evil is heavily concentrated in issues of The New Teen Titans, written by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and only featuring former Doom Patrol members Steve "Mento" Dayton and his (and Rita "Elasti-Girl" Farr Dayton's) adopted son Garfield "Beast Boy/Changeling" Logan (even if the rest of the team appears as well); and nowhere does Kupperberg ever really get too far beyond the somewhat-more-than-typical usual superhero angst and drama.
But all that being said, Kupperberg clearly has a great deal of love for the Doom Patrol in this Omnibus, so much so that he obviously put a great deal of thought into both the stories and the outcast characters with bizarre powers and tragedy in their pasts; perhaps without Kupperberg's foundations, Grant Morrison's trippy-and-offputting Doom Patrol run couldn't've gotten off the ground, either. (And given that core characters of Drake's original run Cliff "Robotman II" Steele and Larry "Negative Man" Trainor, not to mention Rhea "Lodestone" Jones and bit character [at least in Kupperberg's run] Dorothy Spinner, feature prominently in Morrison's run, this seems to be more than adequately borne out.) The Bronze Age Omnibus largely seems to not fully work despite Kupperberg, Lightle, and Larsen's best efforts, rather than because of the same, and as such the curve on which I—and, apparently, that of the audience who embraced Doom Patrol's sticking around not merely for Morrison's run, but also Rachel Pollack's extensive run after Morrison's—grade this volume is not at all unwarranted. Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus, while not necessarily seminal in current DC Comics continuity, if only because the spirit of Morrison and Pollack's runs seems to be what pervades that continuity, is still essential reading, an essential bridge between Drake's Doom Patrol and Morrison's.
November 17, 2022
Buen material de la patrulla condenada que nos sirve para conocer un poco más del orgien de sus personajes antes del arco de Grant Morrison.
February 12, 2022
So much to say, no idea where to begin. I guess I should start off by saying it doesn’t feel like the Doom Patrol we’ve come to know and love, but you can see the seeds start to germinate. To put it simply, the Kupperberg era isn’t as off-the-wall and weird as the Doom Patrol would come to be.
So what makes this Omnibus worth your while? The history. This collection doesn’t just collect Kupperberg’s entire Doom Patrol run, it also includes all the group’s guest appearances from the 10 years in between their reintroduction and Doom Patrol #1 series 2. To be completely honest, these pre-#1 appearances—as well as all the annuals, spotlights, and specials—are the most enjoyable stories of Kupperberg’s Doom Patrol.
I could go on, but for now I’ll stop here.
So what makes this Omnibus worth your while? The history. This collection doesn’t just collect Kupperberg’s entire Doom Patrol run, it also includes all the group’s guest appearances from the 10 years in between their reintroduction and Doom Patrol #1 series 2. To be completely honest, these pre-#1 appearances—as well as all the annuals, spotlights, and specials—are the most enjoyable stories of Kupperberg’s Doom Patrol.
I could go on, but for now I’ll stop here.
April 18, 2023
I found this Doom Patrol tome to be a mixed bag. The iteration of Doom Patrol left me feeling indifferent or outright disliking them for the most part. The only standout of the new characters is Lodestone, the most developed of the junior members. The inclusion of original Doom Patrol characters help salvage the roster. The adventures are typical super-hero fare and represent what the bronze age pretty well. This book serves as an odd bridge between the Arnold Drake and Grant Morrison eras, because of it's relative normalcy. I would it read it again, but then I start remember Arani's constant complaining...
November 20, 2022
Overall trite and a little boring/repetitive. Typical melodrama super hero stuff of its time. Admirable for its completeness with every appearance of the team or its main players in other books out at the time.
I read it wth the same energy you have for your history book the night before the test, looking for key moments and finding a lot of dross to gloss over. Next I'll revisit Morrison's run.
I read it wth the same energy you have for your history book the night before the test, looking for key moments and finding a lot of dross to gloss over. Next I'll revisit Morrison's run.
May 16, 2020
This was a slog to get through as the stories were not interesting. Looking forward to the Morrison run
February 12, 2024
It’s a mixed bag.
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