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DOOM PATROL Vol. 2 (Kupperberg
era)
As with Green Lantern, I prefer to look
at this run on its own merits. Anyone looking for a discussion of
Morrison's
work won't find it in this review so if I ever read more of his run I
might
review that later
RUN COVERED: 18 issues
1987-89
KEY CREATORS: Paul Kupperberg
(writer)
Steve Lightle & Erik Larsen (artists)
OUTLINE Celsius rebands the Doom
Patrol after a new villain with ties to their past surfaces; the team
decides
to remain together and recruits newcomers
STANDOUT/DUD ISSUES: None
particularly
stand out
OVERALL: Despite a bit more
direction,
the first few initials gave me a comparable reaction to the Blue Beetle
series: not good, not bad. The flaws of reviving two dead members
of the original team (yes, their "deaths" left the door open for a return
intentionally, but over the years their deaths had taken on a cult status
so reviving them was a mistake) are compensation somewhat by delving into
some of the team's mysteries, notably the question of whether Celsius
really
was the Chief's wife as she claimed. Though I can't remember the name of
the artist, the artwork was excellent as well
However, along came Larsen and that
was all she wrote for me. While the interaction between Lodestone
and Scott was cute and Karma joining the team right after (unbeknownst
to the team) killing a cop added some
tension, looking at Larsen's art was
somewhat
less pleasant than looking at a carcass on the road that's been run over
a few times (to be fair he's gotten better since). Had the writing really
been grabbing me, I might
have grudgingly stuck with it even so,
but as it stands the artwork pushed the title right off my buying
list
RECOMMENDED ON NOT: No, though
if you must sample, try the pre-Larsen stuff
CONTINUITY NOTES:No comment to
add really