Artemy’s Reviews > The Doom Patrol Omnibus > Status Update

Wow, that's a lot of twists for one single issue (#57). I wonder if Niles Caulder of the Doom Patrol TV show is going to turn out as much a piece of shit as his comics counterpart?

Grant Morrison did a lot of amazing things in comics, but Flex Mentallo might just be his greatest creation. And yes, his debut in Doom Patrol is great, but for my money his solo mini-series with Frank Quitely’s art is one of the best superhero comics of all time.

I knew at some point the book would get Weeeeird, Man™, and #38 is that point. I still absolutely dig it, though I can’t say I fully understand what’s going on with Rhea and all those alien races that showed up seemingly out of nowhere, but it kind of reminds me of that stroke of genius Morrison pulled later in Final Crisis with Superman Beyond, so of course I’m into it.

"Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? I don't know."

Brilliant, now that song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day! #34 was an excellent issue, by the way.

This is great so far. Morrison’s ideas are wild as always, and yet all of it’s presented in such an accessible and playful way, it’s just tons of fun to read. Definitely has those early Vertigo vibes with a bit of a mean streak, as well, but not to the point of being off-putting or gross.

Slowly getting back into comics after a bit of a break, might as well do some updates. I procured this omnibus a few days ago, really happy to finally have the entire series in one (enormous) tome that I can read from beginning to end. Doom Patrol is one of the remaining few major Morrison works I haven’t read yet, so I’m super excited.