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ednygma's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
art_cart_ron's review
4.0
Artist Nick Derington is the star of this book, and his name should absolutely be up there beside Gerard Way's. The artwork was my favorite part of this new DP.
I've got a long-time love of Doom Patrol, and Way is a huge fan of Grant Morrison - so the work is handled with skill, knowledge, and some beautiful creative flair. I'm a little concerned that some characters will end up with shallow portrayals. Jane was almost entirely glossed over, even with an issue focusing on her. Cliff's whole deal is being the most human, and least human, at the same time - but this wasn't on display. The focus here is Casey Brink - and it's a worthwhile focus. I love that a facet of Danny is the center of the book. There were some cheap tricks and derivatives that I can't decide if they were fun or empty (TARDIS ambulance, Green Lantern retcon origin for Negative Man)... but that distills a sort of magic about comics, so I dig it.
Looking forward to seeing where the crew goes next. Keeping Way at the keyboard, and Derington at the drawing board, seems to be a little challenging - I don't even know if they even estimate deadlines and release dates on DP anymore - but it's worth the wait. Way is flighty, to say the least, which makes relying on him for anything a risky endeavor - but he's a brilliant artist when his muse is in gear.
I've got a long-time love of Doom Patrol, and Way is a huge fan of Grant Morrison - so the work is handled with skill, knowledge, and some beautiful creative flair. I'm a little concerned that some characters will end up with shallow portrayals. Jane was almost entirely glossed over, even with an issue focusing on her. Cliff's whole deal is being the most human, and least human, at the same time - but this wasn't on display. The focus here is Casey Brink - and it's a worthwhile focus. I love that a facet of Danny is the center of the book. There were some cheap tricks and derivatives that I can't decide if they were fun or empty (TARDIS ambulance, Green Lantern retcon origin for Negative Man)... but that distills a sort of magic about comics, so I dig it.
Looking forward to seeing where the crew goes next. Keeping Way at the keyboard, and Derington at the drawing board, seems to be a little challenging - I don't even know if they even estimate deadlines and release dates on DP anymore - but it's worth the wait. Way is flighty, to say the least, which makes relying on him for anything a risky endeavor - but he's a brilliant artist when his muse is in gear.
benjaminbaron99's review
1.0
The art is great, but the story is disjointed, confusing, rushed, and absurd in a hyperactive teenage stream-of-consciousness style that is weird for the sake of being weird. The plot feels dumped together rather than built, which is ironic given the subtitle of the book. I assume the asides are in place to push the plot forward, but they just fragment whatever plot momentum the reader might extract from the dialog salad.
reesie_omnibus's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A must-read for anyone who is a fan of Gerard Way's other works!
Much like the Umbrella Academy, the found family that is patched together by the end of this first volume is something that will stick with you for a very long time. The three words that come to mind immediately when discussing this bind-up are wacky, colorful, and adventurous!
Much like the Umbrella Academy, the found family that is patched together by the end of this first volume is something that will stick with you for a very long time. The three words that come to mind immediately when discussing this bind-up are wacky, colorful, and adventurous!
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror
amandaventure's review
2.0
Doom Patrol is a series I’ve always wanted to try out. I wish I had before jumping in with Brick by Brick because honestly, I couldn’t make heads or tails of what was going on. So perhaps that’s where my problem lies? Maybe I went into a long running series and didn’t know any of the back stories in order to know what the story was about now. I’m not sure if that made sense or not but I’m not really sure about anything at the moment. I really wanted to LOVE this one because it’s written by Gerard Freaking Way for Pete’s sake! He’s one of my all-time favorite artists and I want to believe he can do no wrong. Hence, I have some pretty mixed feelings about this one.
Let’s discuss the stuff that worked. While I didn’t understand the story it didn’t diminish the writing quality. Doom Patrol is really well written. I can’t find fault with that and I knew Gerard Way wouldn’t let me down on that front. I also really liked the art work and character design. The visuals were rather interesting and if nothing else, Doom Patrol is pretty to look at.
I would normally talk about the plot but since I don’t really understand the plot I’m not able to do so. Seriously, was it just me? Like… I had to google the plot and read a Wikipedia article to figure out what the plot was. At least I know what the main story was about but I’m still at a loss for everything else. I’m just so confused… and after looking though several reviews on Goodreads, it appears many other people were as well.
I think this becomes a question of whether it’s my fault for going into a story without a solid foundation or if it’s the authors fault for writing something with absolutely no frames of reference for a new reader to pick up on. I hate to say it (since I respect Gerard Way so much) but I think it’s the fault of the author for writing a story that takes place within an established series without letting the readers in on the past. I think if I knew the backstory I would have found this one amazing. Sadly I went in with a blank slate so I just feel confused about how a book so well written and visually interesting could make literally no sense to me.
Let’s discuss the stuff that worked. While I didn’t understand the story it didn’t diminish the writing quality. Doom Patrol is really well written. I can’t find fault with that and I knew Gerard Way wouldn’t let me down on that front. I also really liked the art work and character design. The visuals were rather interesting and if nothing else, Doom Patrol is pretty to look at.
I would normally talk about the plot but since I don’t really understand the plot I’m not able to do so. Seriously, was it just me? Like… I had to google the plot and read a Wikipedia article to figure out what the plot was. At least I know what the main story was about but I’m still at a loss for everything else. I’m just so confused… and after looking though several reviews on Goodreads, it appears many other people were as well.
I think this becomes a question of whether it’s my fault for going into a story without a solid foundation or if it’s the authors fault for writing something with absolutely no frames of reference for a new reader to pick up on. I hate to say it (since I respect Gerard Way so much) but I think it’s the fault of the author for writing a story that takes place within an established series without letting the readers in on the past. I think if I knew the backstory I would have found this one amazing. Sadly I went in with a blank slate so I just feel confused about how a book so well written and visually interesting could make literally no sense to me.
plants_and_bees's review
4.0
This was so good! And utterly confusing.
Gerard has a lot to say at the end of the comic and i really enjoyed reading that and said "We want to conjure feelings and questions, moods and moments. We want you to feel like it's 3:00 am and you have no idea what's going on - but somehow you do?"
Which I think explains this comic pretty well, you really have to eperience this. You can't really review it, just read it and experience it!
Thanks to Netgally for providing me this book for an honest review
Gerard has a lot to say at the end of the comic and i really enjoyed reading that and said "We want to conjure feelings and questions, moods and moments. We want you to feel like it's 3:00 am and you have no idea what's going on - but somehow you do?"
Which I think explains this comic pretty well, you really have to eperience this. You can't really review it, just read it and experience it!
Thanks to Netgally for providing me this book for an honest review
andreapoulain's review
4.0
Kinda the acid trip I expect from this man. So we're good.
http://www.neapoulain.com/2019/05/doom-patrol-gerard-way-nick-derington.html
Cuando empecé a leer cómics de manera usual, me frustraba demasiado no saber por dónde empezar series. O empezar algún reboot o relaunch y darme cuenta de que de todos modos no entendía nada (The Mighty Thor, aka cuando Jane Foster fue Thor, te estoy viendo). También me frustraba tener que abusar de la Wikia para enterarme de todo (a ver, que podía buscar algún personaje, pero no podía pasarme la vida buscando para entender unas cuantas referencias), pero bueno, se hacía lo que se podía y con el tiempo me acostumbre. Con Doom Patrol me gusta esta introducción porque no importa si conoces desde hace años a los personajes o no los conoces (léase, yo, que vivía dentro de un bunker y nunca había leído ningún run de ellos), porque las seis grapas se dedican a ir re introduciéndolos poco a poco. Además, se introducen nuevos personajes y se va marcando la pauta de la dinámica que van a tener.
Una de las cosas que más aprecio de este cómic es que no se toma tan en serio a sí mismo. O sea, entiende que para que una historia puede ser compleja a la vez que divertida, imaginativa, llena de detalles absurdos y no lo que tradicionalmente se toma cómo serio (de lo que hablé cuando hablé de Watchmen: historias oscuras, muy violentas, con la idea de que son muy adultas, etcétera). Me encanta, por ejemplo, cuando Casey descubre efectivamente quién es y de dónde viene porque Danny, La Calle (Danny, The Street) se lo muestra: es un personaje de un cómic creado por Danny, La Calle. Me gusta justamente ese detalle porque me da guiños a lo que es la metaficción. Es un cómic hablando de un cómic de superhéroes que se creó para entretener a la gente en Danny, La Calle. Casey no deja de ser real por ser un personaje (finalmente, ahora es de carne y hueso y siente y es humana), pero aún así no deja de representar lo mismo que representaba cuando estaba dentro de las páginas de un cómic. ¡ME ENCANTA TODO ESO! Pero bueno, sólo estoy hablando de Casey Brinke. Hay que hablar del resto.
Me encantan los personajes y el hecho de que Gerard Way se de el tiempo de irlos introduciendo, de que cada uno tenga su momento, de que los vayas conociendo y familiarizándote con ellos o que, simplemente, los vayas reencontrando poco a poco. Acabé el cómic apreciándolos mucho a todos, especiamente a Cliff Steele, el hombre robot y a Crazy Jane y a todas y cada una de sus personalidades (sí, incluso a las personalidades que son villanas). Por lo demás, creo que sí me hizo falta que hubiera una trama más formada que no fuera sólo "volver a reunir a la Doom Patrol", pero no me quejo mucho de ello. Siento que narrativamente hay mucho potencial aunque de repente la historia va muy a trompicones entre grapa y grapa. Ojalá eso mejoré más adelante.
El arte de Nick Derrington es muy bueno, me gusta mucho el diseño sencillo de los personajes (¿ya dije que adoro a Casey?), las escenas vistosas; de hecho, Tamra Bonvillain, que fue la colorista, hizo un excelente trabajo (according to my inexpert ass). Siento que lo visual se complementa perfectamente con el texto, cosa que luego no me pasa (cuando siento que el arte no queda con la historia, cuando no me gusta, cuando directamente prefiero el arte a la historia, etcétera) y le ayuda a la trama (que quizá peca de demasiado sencilla cuando la vez como un todo, pero bueno, ese detalle en sí sólo es apreciación). Este volumen deja unas cuantas incógnitas para el segundo, así que, ¿vas a ese?
http://www.neapoulain.com/2019/05/doom-patrol-gerard-way-nick-derington.html
Cuando empecé a leer cómics de manera usual, me frustraba demasiado no saber por dónde empezar series. O empezar algún reboot o relaunch y darme cuenta de que de todos modos no entendía nada (The Mighty Thor, aka cuando Jane Foster fue Thor, te estoy viendo). También me frustraba tener que abusar de la Wikia para enterarme de todo (a ver, que podía buscar algún personaje, pero no podía pasarme la vida buscando para entender unas cuantas referencias), pero bueno, se hacía lo que se podía y con el tiempo me acostumbre. Con Doom Patrol me gusta esta introducción porque no importa si conoces desde hace años a los personajes o no los conoces (léase, yo, que vivía dentro de un bunker y nunca había leído ningún run de ellos), porque las seis grapas se dedican a ir re introduciéndolos poco a poco. Además, se introducen nuevos personajes y se va marcando la pauta de la dinámica que van a tener.
Una de las cosas que más aprecio de este cómic es que no se toma tan en serio a sí mismo. O sea, entiende que para que una historia puede ser compleja a la vez que divertida, imaginativa, llena de detalles absurdos y no lo que tradicionalmente se toma cómo serio (de lo que hablé cuando hablé de Watchmen: historias oscuras, muy violentas, con la idea de que son muy adultas, etcétera). Me encanta, por ejemplo, cuando Casey descubre efectivamente quién es y de dónde viene porque Danny, La Calle (Danny, The Street) se lo muestra: es un personaje de un cómic creado por Danny, La Calle. Me gusta justamente ese detalle porque me da guiños a lo que es la metaficción. Es un cómic hablando de un cómic de superhéroes que se creó para entretener a la gente en Danny, La Calle. Casey no deja de ser real por ser un personaje (finalmente, ahora es de carne y hueso y siente y es humana), pero aún así no deja de representar lo mismo que representaba cuando estaba dentro de las páginas de un cómic. ¡ME ENCANTA TODO ESO! Pero bueno, sólo estoy hablando de Casey Brinke. Hay que hablar del resto.
Me encantan los personajes y el hecho de que Gerard Way se de el tiempo de irlos introduciendo, de que cada uno tenga su momento, de que los vayas conociendo y familiarizándote con ellos o que, simplemente, los vayas reencontrando poco a poco. Acabé el cómic apreciándolos mucho a todos, especiamente a Cliff Steele, el hombre robot y a Crazy Jane y a todas y cada una de sus personalidades (sí, incluso a las personalidades que son villanas). Por lo demás, creo que sí me hizo falta que hubiera una trama más formada que no fuera sólo "volver a reunir a la Doom Patrol", pero no me quejo mucho de ello. Siento que narrativamente hay mucho potencial aunque de repente la historia va muy a trompicones entre grapa y grapa. Ojalá eso mejoré más adelante.
El arte de Nick Derrington es muy bueno, me gusta mucho el diseño sencillo de los personajes (¿ya dije que adoro a Casey?), las escenas vistosas; de hecho, Tamra Bonvillain, que fue la colorista, hizo un excelente trabajo (according to my inexpert ass). Siento que lo visual se complementa perfectamente con el texto, cosa que luego no me pasa (cuando siento que el arte no queda con la historia, cuando no me gusta, cuando directamente prefiero el arte a la historia, etcétera) y le ayuda a la trama (que quizá peca de demasiado sencilla cuando la vez como un todo, pero bueno, ese detalle en sí sólo es apreciación). Este volumen deja unas cuantas incógnitas para el segundo, así que, ¿vas a ese?
indigocapcowboy's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ratcousin's review
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this book is so confusing i love it so much