Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80876 in Books
• Published on: 1992-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Welcome to the dark, dark world of the Doom Patrol...
For those looking for a mature slant on super-hero action, look no further! The Doom Patrol are, without a doubt, the world's most disturbing team of superheroes. It's their duty to take on the evil in the world that is, quite frankly, too bizarre for any other self respecting super-type to touch with a barge pole. Join Robotman (a racing-car driver whose brain has been transplanted into the body of a robot), Rebis (an hermaphrodite wrapped in bandages) and Crazy Jane (a multiple-schizophrenic with a different ability to match each persona) as they take on the likes of The Scissormen and Jack the Ripper himself. This is Grant Morrison at his best. Dark, surreal and always original. Give 'Crawling from the Wreckage' a try and allow your imagination to be taken for a dark ride.

Good story, shame about the artwork
Bear with me - I am an artwork junkie. Hence I have not given this book a terribly good review even though I think the story was quite good and well written. But the artwork is not top notch. Nevertheless interesting to see a story in the 'superhero' genre that is a bit different to the norm.

Genius!
Loved it. The Doom Patrol are great anyway. Morrison has broke the mould & created something so bizarre its verging on ridiculous... but thats the point of the genre isn't it! You can be THAT crazy & still make it compelling. The Doom Patrol are brilliant... the story fun & zaney... the artwork quite brilliant in places. Bring on more Doom Patrol I say.