Back on Track? Maybe. . .

As most of y'all know, I'm a reviewer for CBR. As fate would have it, I was reading Justice League of America's Vibe #5 for a potential review when I noticed something. Something Doomy.

It's right here.

Look closely. See?

Yes, my friends, Scissorman. Or at least "RMAN" labeled on a tube containing a red and black character with scissor-like hands. Sure, it's singular, but where there's one. . .

Now I've been a fan of the Justice League in Detroit since I bought Justice League of America Annual #2 off the comic rack at the neighborhood convenience store way back in 1984. Vibe and Gypsy are characters I have faith in and enjoy reading, but to see a connection - albeit slight - to the DP in this title, well, Sterling Gates and crew have given me yet another reason to stay plugged in to one of DC's more fun series. 

I asked Gates about the appearance out on Twitter and got this:


Thanks Geoff Johns for the nudge in the right direction! Isn't it time to get the DP back on the publishing schedule though? 

COMIC CON'd!

Hey all! Sorry for the complete void of, well, anything DP related for the past, well, too long. I've been busy, life's been busy, but today was a VERY rare day away from work and with it came a volunteer shift at Motor City Comic Con. After the volunteer gig, I was able to catch up with Matthew Clark, one of my favorite artists. More on Mr. Clark soon.

In related news, I was able to FINALLY secure the two issues of Superman Family that have been eluding me. Those two issues contain some Doom Patrol goodness and I'll share them here soon.

And yes, I do still owe y'all a CBR-style review of Arcudi and Huat's first issue.

But for now, behold the bounty I scored for $17!! Twelve comics and a big-head Firestorm card! Take that, Shag!

Fire and Water Podcast

Hey friends!
In case you never check the links to the right of these posts (and, seriously, WHY don't you?) then you might not be aware of Aquaman Shrine or Firestorm Fan. Ah, nuts, who am I kidding? Y'all probably came FROM those sites to visit this one.

Aquaman Shrine is managed by the amazing Rob Kelly, who also crafted the banner for this site, while Firestorm Fan is run by Shag Matthews. Both fellas are stand-up guys and have a wonderful banter that comes through nicely in their conversations about comics on their podcast.

If you haven't heard of them, though, be sure to check out those sites AND their tandem podcast. The podcast can be found on iTunes, just search for "Fire and Water Podcast." Occasionally on their podcast they do a review of the 1980s Who's Who series. In their latest podcast they cover the seventh issue of the original Who's Who. Included in that issue are entries to the original Doom Patrol and Elasti-Girl drawn by John Byrne as well as an entry to the then-contemporary Doom Patrol drawn by Erik Larsen. I gave a brief overview of the entry to Elasti-Girl waaaaaay back in 2009.

Here's a link to Shag's summary of the podcast as covered on Firestorm Fan.

Negative Monday 40

When Ted Bruder gets negative, he gets negative, man. 

Gal Friday 2

Another Friday, another image of a Doom Patroller. . .patrolling! 

From volume 3, here's Fever training a bit with Cliff Steele. 

The expressions, especially Shyleen's Archie-esque swoon are just priceless. 

Have a great weekend my friends! 

DP V3 #1 Review - DELAYED!!

Life, as they say, has happened quite a bit this week. Therefore, I did not get to the review of Doom Patrol #1. It's coming, mind you, but not today. 

In the interim, feel free to check out one of my reviews over on CBR. Maybe print it out and scratch out a character's name throughout the review and replace it with "Robotman." Then do the same, replacing the writer with "Arcudi." Then you'll have a do-it-yourself review that reads like a Mad Lib. Good times. 

Until then, I give you this:

MC in the Motor City!

Quick post for today. Looking into the future a bit, past the snow and ice, mid-May always brings the Motor City Comic Con to Novi, Michigan. Novi, for those of you non-Michiganders, is roughly a half hour outside of Detroit. The con itself has trended towards pop culture more than comics in recent years, but this year sees a MAJOR upswing back into the world of comic books. Why's that you ask? 

Well, some guy named Stan Lee's going to be there. And another fella named George Pérez. Rafael Albuquerque and Mike McKone are also on the guest list, but the one comic creator I'm most eager to meet is Doom Patrol volume 5 artist Matthew Clark! 

I cannot even begin to tell you how thrilled I am to finally have a chance to meet Matthew. He's been über-generous with his time for this blog and his reinterpretations of the DP are definitive in my mind. I'm happy to have a chance to finally shake his hand and thank him. In May. Just a few more months to go. 

Hopefully by then we'll see more DP in the DC Universe, but I'm not going to hold my breath. No sir. Instead I'm going to keep reading my Doom Patrol back issues and breathe easy knowing that I don't have to go too far from home to find a great array of comic book creators this coming con season. 

For those of you thinking about coming to Novi that weekend, the Detroit Tigers aren't at home, so you'll have plenty of time to focus on the comic con without feeling like you're missing something. Here's a link to the comic guest list for the con.