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A review by rabbithero
Doom Patrol, Vol. 4: Musclebound by Mark McKenna, Steve Yeowell, Mike Dringenberg, Grant Morrison, Rian Hughes, Jamie Hewlett, Richard Case
1.0
I didn't even finish this book, which for a comic book is saying something. Frankly, I got about half-way through it when I realized I wasn't enjoying it, and that the loud, rambling nonsense that this series was had totally no bearing on anything and was only serving to clutter my mind with more junk.
This series, I think I've decided, is sort of a catch all for popular/junk culture. Weirdness erupts from its juxtaposition of two innocuous elements of culture, much like how a surrealist painting works. But whereas Surrealism makes its point, but still allows room for interpretation, Doom Patrol, in typical 80s comics fashion, uses really bloated, prosaic captions to explicate its weirdness, with is really just clutter, and devoid of nuance.
What it comes down to, I guess, is that it's a novelty series, which is great for a handful of issues, but once the novelty wears off, its like watching MTV on acid while talking on a cellphone, listening to your ipod and checking your email. Then you realize you don't really care about the characters or the set up, and that you just want to get back to reading a real book.
This series, I think I've decided, is sort of a catch all for popular/junk culture. Weirdness erupts from its juxtaposition of two innocuous elements of culture, much like how a surrealist painting works. But whereas Surrealism makes its point, but still allows room for interpretation, Doom Patrol, in typical 80s comics fashion, uses really bloated, prosaic captions to explicate its weirdness, with is really just clutter, and devoid of nuance.
What it comes down to, I guess, is that it's a novelty series, which is great for a handful of issues, but once the novelty wears off, its like watching MTV on acid while talking on a cellphone, listening to your ipod and checking your email. Then you realize you don't really care about the characters or the set up, and that you just want to get back to reading a real book.