Doom Patrol by Chris Samnee OR Gal Friday 4

One of my favorite current artists, Chris Samnee, has a wild assortment of sketches up for sale tomorrow (February 1, 2014) morning (relative time to his location).

Check it out.
http://chrissamnee.bigcartel.com/

It even includes the full version of this piece:

Not actual size. Object enlarged to show texture. 

http://chrissamnee.bigcartel.com/product/doom-patrol

If anyone was wondering what to get me for my birthday, Christmas or just because that $300 is burning a hole in your pocket real bad, here you go. If you want it for yourself, good luck and please post a photo once you get it!

New 52 Doom Patrol - FINALLY!!!

Or maybe the title of this post should be A NEW POST! FINALLY!!!

Happy New Year friends! It's been teased for a while, but it looks like we FINALLY get a chance to meet the New 52 version of the Doom Patrol in Justice League #27 coming up on January 22 from DC Comics.

I drafted the book in our weekly review draft on Comic Book Resources, so I decided to see if there was a preview out there. After all, some of the Forever Evil-related stories have been less than inspired and nowhere near inspiring.

Sure enough on Nerdist, I found a sweet little preview that includes this fine page. I redacted out a bit of a spoiler, so be warned if you go to Nerdist.

Looks like Justice League #27 is going to include Scott Fischer and Karma. Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Rod Reis on the visuals, Geoff Johns on the words. Looks pretty slick to me. Hopefully the DP is able to hold their own against Atomica and Johnny Quick. I'd hate for their first appearance to be their last. Of course them surviving would be more unexpected than any pending mutilations and murders given the current state o DC Comics.

So Patrollers, what say you? Find out what I think of Justice League #27 on Wednesday, January 22 at CBR.

DP on DC Nation - FINALLY!!! or Gal Friday 3

Boy, oh boy, was I thrilled to see the link on CBR declaring that the Doom Patrol clip and stills were available.

I'm not sure what the actual air date is, but it seems like it might be tied to Teen Titans Go! Admittedly, I found the one and only episode of TTG! that I've viewed to be a little too pointless for me. That said, I do supposed this is why Niles Caulder invented DVRs, right? 

Thanks to my favorite freelance employer, Comic Book Resources, here is the clip in all of its forty-seven second wonderfulness. 

Thanks CBR!

Personally, I love it! 

I love the way Rita and Cliff work together, the way Larry's body falls limp, the crotchety old man voice they gave Immortus - I love EVERY BIT of it and cannot wait to see more!! 

Sure, this is a bit of a stretch for a Gal Friday feature, but I'm making and breaking my own rules here. 

Let me know what you think of the video, friends. When did you see it? How did it rate compared to the show it was paired with and who would you like to see more of?

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.