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A review by otherwyrld
Crawling from the Wreckage. Grant Morrison, Richard Case & Doug Braithwaite by Grant Morrison
4.0
I first read this as individual comics when the were first published in 1989, and was a favourite reread for several years afterwards until I had a mass clear-out of my comics collection sometime in the late 90s. So I was glad to pick up this graphic novel edition to see how well the story stands up.
The answer is, surprisingly well. The "heroes" (or maybe victims would be a better word)- Robotman, Crazy Jane, Rebis, Professor Niles Calder and Dorothy are all well handled in these initial stories. The villains are suitably weird, though nowhere near as weird as this series would get later in its run, so this is a relatively mild introduction to the crazy world that the Doom Patrol inhabits. A lot of this is creepy as well as weird.
The art also holds up well considering its age - most of the four colour stories from this era look terrible today, but this isn't bad at all, well laid out and with a strong sense of style.
If you haven't read the Doom Patrol, then I would recommend this one.
The answer is, surprisingly well. The "heroes" (or maybe victims would be a better word)- Robotman, Crazy Jane, Rebis, Professor Niles Calder and Dorothy are all well handled in these initial stories. The villains are suitably weird, though nowhere near as weird as this series would get later in its run, so this is a relatively mild introduction to the crazy world that the Doom Patrol inhabits. A lot of this is creepy as well as weird.
The art also holds up well considering its age - most of the four colour stories from this era look terrible today, but this isn't bad at all, well laid out and with a strong sense of style.
If you haven't read the Doom Patrol, then I would recommend this one.