The Doom Patrol are freaks and outcasts who have weird powers due to a gene-bomb that explodes. They are all homely, lonely and rather stupid, but virtuous.

"You're a curious creature, aren't you? A thing of parts." ( )

Witty, acerbic, disturbing, fun, surprising, and exciting. All at the same time. Easy to dive into, thankfully, even though this starts at "episode #19", as this is the beginning of Morrison's run with the team. Having had zero understanding of the world of Doom Patrol, it was a breeze to grasp and I'm now hooked. ( )

This is fucking fantastic. I don't know why it took me so long to get into it - it's my main problem with comic books; it's always really hard to read the first twenty pages or so because you have to get into this completely new world, and I suppose I'm just not used to reading comics, or not enough. Anyway, once I got past that, this one grabbed me - *completely*. The characters are great, damaged, just like I like them. I've come to love Grant Morrison a lot in the last eight weeks, and this comic gave me yet another reason. Absolutely wonderful and highly recommend. ( )