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We’re back!  So… on our way back from recording this podcast, we got a little lost in the Phantom Zone (we took a left turn at Flashpoint, and then got stuck in the New 52 before we finally found a … Continue reading →

We're looking at Doom Patrol #6 and we're getting to the bottom of what happened to Cliff Steele.  If the dude is dead… how did he manage to appear in the five previous issues of this series?  We start to … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #60 and the Candlemaker makes things worse for every one of the Doom Patrol.

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #5, and in this issue, the new Doom Patrol and the not-the Doom Patrol-anymore Doom patrol take on a whole host of Asian demons and beasties. And then at the end of the issue, things … Continue reading →

Remember last time, when things were looking bad for the Doom Patrol and everything was falling apart? Well… in issue #59, it gets worse.

We’re looking at the fourth issue of John Arcudi and Tan Eng Huat’s Doom Patrol and it’s Doom Patrol vs. Doom Patrol vs. a giant Asian sword-wielding, tiger-skin stealing, origami-making dude.

What do you do on the day after your origin has been told (and everything you thought you knew was a bit of a lie… and also… your brain gets squished on the floor)? If you’re Cliff Steele… you just … Continue reading →

It’s Doom Patrol #3 by John Arcudi and Tan Eng Huat. The Doom Patrol moves into a dance club, and meet up with their first adversary. And mysterious stuff is going down with Cliff Steele.

It’s Doom Patrol #57 and Grant Morrison and Richard Case are revisiting the origins of the Doom Patrol and boyoboy is it a doozy! Come join Scott and Murray as they look through the issue.

We are looking at John Arcudi and Tan Eng Huat's second issue of the Doom Patrol and it's great fun… just the way comics used to be. Good characters… some funny moments… some action… some mystery. And then the team … Continue reading →

We are looking at Doom Patrol #56 by Grant Morrison and Richard Case. Crazy Jane is starting to get better… just as the rest of the Doom Patrol is starting to fall apart. And boy oh boy… that last page!!!

It's a brand new Doom Patrol #1! No… not that one… not that other one! We're looking at Doom Patrol #1 by John Arcudi and Tan Eng Huat! It's a great first issue. Come and listen and find out just … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #55 and everything is starting to come apart at the seams. Rebis is heading off, to do whatever a Rebis does, Crazy Jane is off on her own mission, Dorothy is having issues, and Josh… … Continue reading →

It’s the last issue of Byrne’s run on the Doom Patrol and he wraps everything up in a pretty bow… but still manages to include just a little bit robot on girl lovin’!

Yeah… we’ve been missing for a few weeks. Blame the summer… or the heat… or schedules… in any case, we’re back and we’re looking at Doom Patrol #54. It’s a spotlight issue on Rebis… and it’s weird.

Ever wonder what the Doom Patrol would have been like if it had been published by Mighty Marvel instead of DC?  Wonder no more, True Believer, cuz Danny the Street is taking a nap and having a dream.

We’re coming to the end of Byrne’s run.  This week we’re looking at issue #16 and stories are starting to wrap up.  We get a look into Nudge’s head and start to learn the truth behind Vortex.  All that time … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #52 by Morrison and Case.  There’s lots of the Brotherhood of Dada… and commentary on presidential elections and shenanigans… and the Toy shows up.  And the Doom Patrol even gets a moment or two in … Continue reading →

Rita and Cliff go out on a date in downtown, sunny Florida and run into a bit of a mystery where everyone is old and dying.  More so than is usual for Florida.  I mean, we’re not talking about snowbirds, … Continue reading →

It’s time to look at Doom Patrol #51 by Morrison and Case, and things are ramping up for an election… and in true Doom Patrol style… it’s a little kooky.

What do you do on the day after kissing a robot? Find out when Elasti-Woman wanders through a host of alternate realities, searching for a way to get Robotman to come home again in Doom Patrol #14 by John Byrne.

It’s the big fifitieth anniversary issue of Morrison and Case’s run on Doom Patrol. There’s a battle with the Brotherhood of Dada, guest artists and festivity aplenty!

Love is in the air… everywhere you look around… especially if you’re famous hunky race-car driver Cliff Steele who manages to get smoochies from Rita among others. All this, and the Cheif invents the ultimate invention which lets him spy … Continue reading →

The Doom Patrol takes a back seat to their adversaries this issue (which is DP #49). We get introduced to Mr. Nobody (who is awesome!) and his Brotherhood of Dada! Oh… and Rebis has a baby.

It's a bit of a treat this week. We look at the first appearance of Ambush Bug (which also features the return of the New Doom Patrol… yeah, yeah, we'll get there eventually! We're not the podcast with a working … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #11 by John Byrne.  It’s an all new origin of the Chief… featuring all that voodoo that you do.

This time around we’re checking out Doom Patrol #12 by John Byrne. We get the rest of the Chief’s origin… check in on Negative Man… dont’ have to listen to Nudge all that much, cuz she has a headache… and … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #48… the shadowy Mr. Evans is continuing his wave of terror by unleashing all kinds of sexy orgone into the air. But not only are the Doom Patrol there to put up a fight – … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #47 by Grant Morrison and Richard Case.  Rebis is striking a pose on the cover… getting his/her Madonna on as he/she gets ready to remove the bandages.  Meanwhile… Cliff and Crazy Jane go out for … Continue reading →

We’re looking at the secret origin of Nudge and Grunt and it’s full of sexual subtext! Ewww! It’s Doom Patrol #10 by John Byrne.

Ooops.  We’re a week late.  You can blame that on my galloping whooping cough which made it impossible to chit and chat.  However, we’re back now and looking at the opening chapter of the next DP storyline by Morrison and … Continue reading →

It’s time to turn our attention to Doom Patrol #9.  And it’s by Byrne, of course.  And in addition to the Doom  Patrol, it’s co-starring one of the greatest heroic inventions to ever come out of the swinging sixties – … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #45… and it’s one of those “take a breather episodes”. A beautiful, hilarious done-in-one that puts the Chief up against… the Beard Hunter!

It’s Doom Patrol #8, by John Byrne. It’s the final chapter of the Doom Patrol vs the de-volvo ray! And even though we just read it… I don’t really remember how it all ended. But there’s still lots of dinosaurs … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #44… the Doom Patrol vs the real (we mean it this time) Men from NOWHERE.

We’re looking at John Byrne’s Doom Patrol #7 starring Nudge, a blue kid and a whole lotta monkeys! Yeah the rest of the Doom Patrol shows up, too, but we get to watch Nudge flirt with a ghost, start to … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #43 by Grant Morrison and guest artist Steve Yeowell. It’s a bit of a breather issue… the Doom Patrol gets comfortable on their new headquarters of Danny the Street, Flex Mentallo gets a costume (a … Continue reading →

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #6 by John Byrne. The Doom Patrol finishes off their robot wars. Plus… dinosaurs!

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #42 by Grant Morrison and Mike Dringenburg. It’s the secret origin of Flex Mentallo – the greatest character find of 1991. And he kinda, really is!

We’re looking at Doom Patrol #5 by John Byrne, in which Robotman loses his head when he’s forced to fight other robots to the death.

Scott and Murray are looking at Doom Patrol #41. The Doom Patrol ends the war in space and Rhea decides what to do with her life.

We’re still back! This time we’re looking at Doom Patrol #4 by John Byrne and company. The DP is battling underwater nasties with tentacles and things.

We’re still back. Last week wasn’t a fluke. We’ve made it through cyber space and ready to talk all things Doom Patrol. This week, Scott and Murray are looking at Doom Patrol #40. It’s Morrison and Case and more religious … Continue reading →

We’re back!  After far too long an absence, we’ve battled back the insidious Brain and M. Mallah and now we’ve got Doom Podtrol Central back up and running.  Clearly, we need one of the Chief’s super computers working for us. … Continue reading →

We're looking at Doom Patrol #2 by John Byrne. And in that issue, the team fights vampires again… for the eighth issue in a row. But don't worry. They team up with the JLA and finally learn who is the … Continue reading →

It's a religious war and the Doom Patrol is caught in the middle! We're looking at Doom Patrol #38.

We're going back to the beginning and looking at Doom Patrol #1. Nope. Not that number one. The other one. Not that one either… the one that no one talks about. John Byrne's Doom Patrol! We do a quick review … Continue reading →

Whatever happened to Rhea Jones? Scott and Murray are digging into the latest issue of Doom Patrol (well, “latest” issue being a relative term, unless you're still living in 1990) to get the scoop on Rhea.

We're looking at Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7. It's an issue based on the animated series starring Batman (of course) and the Doom Patrol (also, of course!). And it's super fun all ages reading. Enjoy!

We're looking at Doom Patrol #36… we get to hang out with Danny the Street, say goodbye to the men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. (for now) and say hello to Flex Mentallo! All this, and Rhea finally wakes up.

We're looking at Doom Patrol #35 and we get to meet the newest member of the team… Danny the Street! Best New Character of 1990!