How good is Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison?

[theboychild]

What are your most unforgettable memory/scene from the book itself? Heard the book was a strange one, but I'd love to hear your takeaways about it! Cheers!

[Timothy Hunter]

The flat artwork by Richard Case that takes up much of Morrison's run took me out of the story. As for Grant Morrison's writing itself? It's alright, at least by his standards. Doom Patrol is not his worst (Happy in my opinion) nor his best (Sebastion O or his Wonder Woman) Overall, while it was exceptional for it's time, compared to other work by Morrison, I find it underwhelming today. If you want something that's totally coked out and submerged in balls to the wall weirdness read Invisibles.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

I haven't read it in years, but I think you'll find it pretty entertaining. It's young, scappy Morrison who was still playing the "bad boy" of the comics industry. However, I am sure it seems far more mainstream today compared to what Morrison's done since.

[numberthirty]

Pretty solid.

[iron chimp]

one of my fav runs of all time.

[BatmanJones]

Loved it. His run and Gerard Way's are my favorites.

[theboychild]

one of my fav runs of all time.

Looking forward to reading it! Heard it's massive! Did you have any trouble reading it?

[theboychild]

Pretty solid.

Awesome! That's what I've been hearing.

[theboychild]

I haven't read it in years, but I think you'll find it pretty entertaining. It's young, scappy Morrison who was still playing the "bad boy" of the comics industry. However, I am sure it seems far more mainstream today compared to what Morrison's done since.

I think so too - more like "Sgt. Pepper" mix to it, plus I love the 90s art. Got my copy today so I'm excited to read it! Still reading Fourth World by Kirby.

[theboychild]

The flat artwork by Richard Case that takes up much of Morrison's run took me out of the story. As for Grant Morrison's writing itself? It's alright, at least by his standards. Doom Patrol is not his worst (Happy in my opinion) nor his best (Sebastion O or his Wonder Woman) Overall, while it was exceptional for it's time, compared to other work by Morrison, I find it underwhelming today. If you want something that's totally coked out and submerged in balls to the wall weirdness read Invisibles.

Will check the Invisibles out! Is it better than Doom Patrol? What was your fave Morrison run? I heard he was really a "trippy" guy with lots of surreal ideas.

[Timothy Hunter]

Will check the Invisibles out! Is it better than Doom Patrol? What was your fave Morrison run? I heard he was really a "trippy" guy with lots of surreal ideas.

The Invisibles starts off a tad sluggish, but in essence, once Jill Thompson jumps on the series, it's smooth sailing from there.

Personally my favorite Morrison run is the latter half of his Batman run (Batman and Robin & Batman Incorporated) Morrison's Batman (both Dick and Bruce) is what I consider the best iteration of the character and what the character needed to become in order to function in the 21 century.

Morrison is akin to fine wine. His writing ability seems to get better and better with age. A rarity in any medium

His early work ranges from mediocre to proficient.
(Arkham Asylum, Doom Patrol, Zenith, Animal Man)

His following work in the mid nineties vastly improves
(Sebastion O, Invisibles, JLA, Flex Mentallo, Mystery Play)

In the 2000s, Morrison's work grows in quality even more
(New X Men, We3, Seaguy, AllStar Superman, BATMAN)

Now in the 2010s, the quality of Morrison's output is at an all time high in my opinion.


(Annihilator, Nameless, Batman Inc, Wonder Woman)

[Ilan Preskovsky]

I haven't finished Doom patrol yet (still need to get the third big trade) but I like it a fair amount. Some stories are better than others but it's really quite good all round. In truth, though, the best Doom Patrol related comic book that Morrison ever did was Flex Mentallo, which was, very simply, absolutely brilliant and a whole level above anything in teh main series. That gorgeous Quitely art doens't hurt either.

If you want classic '80s DC-verse Morrison, I cannot recommend Animal Man highly enough. It's his fitst work for an Americna publisher and it's still one of his best. The art is functional rather than noteworthy but Morrison's exploration of reality, stories and the way the two interact may not exactly be an original theme but the way he handles it is something else entirely. It has a slighty slow start but it's something like 25 issues in total so it's a very contained work. Also, along with the more meta stuff, he kicks ass on even the most basic storytelling levels too with good pllotting, great characterization and a surprising amount of heart to boot.

[Ilan Preskovsky]

I haven't finished Doom patrol yet (still need to get the third big trade) but I like it a fair amount. Some stories are better than others but it's really quite good all round. In truth, though, the best Doom Patrol related comic book that Morrison ever did was Flex Mentallo, which was, very simply, absolutely brilliant and a whole level above anything in teh main series. That gorgeous Quitely art doens't hurt either.

If you want classic '80s DC-verse Morrison, I cannot recommend Animal Man highly enough. It's his fitst work for an Americna publisher and it's still one of his best. The art is functional rather than noteworthy but Morrison's exploration of reality, stories and the way the two interact may not exactly be an original theme but the way he handles it is something else entirely. It has a slighty slow start but it's something like 25 issues in total so it's a very contained work. Also, along with the more meta stuff, he kicks ass on even the most basic storytelling levels too with good pllotting, great characterization and a surprising amount of heart to boot.

[Jim Kelly]

The problem for me is that this version of the Doom Patrol can only be done justice by Grant Morrison. When others do it, it's not as good.

It's troubling to hear that the DC Universe streaming service is going to try to do the Morrison version of the DP. That's a hell of a challenge. They should at least start out with the classic Arnold Drake team and work their way up to the much more difficult Morrison Patrol.

[Naked Bat]

It's one of the best book ever. The team is amazing, the love story is really moving, it's wild, it's fun, it's innovative, it's crazy, it's beautiful. The ending is amazing too.