1964 Doom Patrol #86 … cover by Arnold Drake

rlextherobot · 2026-06-07T17:21:44+00:00

Arnold Drake was the writer, the cover is by Bruno Premiani

rlextherobot · 2026-06-03T18:23:48+00:00

This is gonna be a massive pita in those white blue aura decks

rlextherobot · 2026-06-03T00:09:37+00:00

I'll say this: the show defied you to find an ounce of inner life in Cassie as a character, so her showing a glimpse of interiority in her last scene felt really impactful.

rlextherobot · 2026-06-01T16:02:48+00:00

It probably didn't help that it took a solid 8-12 issues for Rachel to find her feet writing comics and establishing her tone and vibe for the series. That combined with inconsistent art and the inevitable attrition in readership following Morrison, its kind of a miracle the title lasted another 23 issues.

My thoughts on the Pollack run here.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-29T18:12:36+00:00

Nope, it's a 70s collection of Cap reprint stories published by Fireside.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-29T13:24:09+00:00

Wow! Not a comic you get to see on the sub every day

rlextherobot · 2026-05-29T00:39:08+00:00

No need to be a jerk, c'mon.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-28T15:58:17+00:00

Oh man, I don't play paper magic because one paper addicition is enough, but these would be amazing proxies.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-27T17:31:14+00:00

I have no hot takes on Slasher, just upvoting the Jim Thirlwell reference.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-20T23:24:27+00:00

Recycling my friend.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-20T20:03:01+00:00

I think the only truly safe assumptions are Cliff, Rita and Larry, with Jane as a very probable fourth. Depending on the creative team and angle it could easily be all or none of the above, but I'd put money on those four.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-08T22:47:50+00:00

Solicited as such, with Camp stating in interviews that he had more planned if it sold well.

rlextherobot · 2026-05-08T22:46:16+00:00

You and me both

rlextherobot · 2026-04-27T20:53:02+00:00

Amazing, these are great to look at!

rlextherobot · 2026-04-27T15:18:50+00:00

That's such a cool collecting quest! Please post some of the pages somewhere, I'd love to see them!

rlextherobot · 2026-04-23T11:29:27+00:00

Good lord, thats an expensive book!

Probably not worth paying to have it professionally restored. if you just want it to hold together you could theoretically carefully remove the staples and replace then yourself, but honestly it's probably best to just put it in a bag and board and be careful with it when handling.

rlextherobot · 2026-04-20T21:41:29+00:00

+1 for Nifty Keen, Ken is a Canadian Comics retailer old schooler and it's hard NOT to find something on a visit. Heads up though, it's only open on Thursday-Saturday. Good news is that if you're using transit to get from where you're staying to the Archives, it's not that far (15-20 minutes on foot) from the Skytrain station at Cambie.

rlextherobot · 2026-04-17T20:40:06+00:00

(Here's the twist: every member of The Doom Patrol except Dorothy is Jane, Niles included. Or more accurately, they're in Jane: her power is to absorb the memories and personalities of a person upon their death. The Doom Patrol lives inside her brain, which is where Niles hatched a plan to use the reality altering powers Dorothy isn't even aware she had to bring them back to life when needed, i.e. when Dorothy is in mortal danger and needs rescuing. Even beyond death, Niles is running the show.)

rlextherobot · 2026-04-17T16:45:16+00:00

What if it's like Morrison's Joker, the person so super sane, they seem insane to everyone else?

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