The Doom Patrol Omnibus by Grant MorrisonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I don't know anything about the guy, but, reading Doom Patrol, one gets the sense that Grant Morrison is one weird dude. Probably a lot of fun at parties, but weird.
This is an older run of comics collected in one massive tome heavy enough to brain a panda with, certainly. I mostly know the Doom Patrol as "that DC group that is always compared to the X-Men." I can understand why that comparison comes up, but the differences between them seem more significant here than the similarities.
This is definitely an interesting read. There are times where it feels like the page is overwhelmed by the sheer number of bizarre concepts Morrison is throwing at it, which leaves some of the story arcs feeling a little patchwork, but, overall, this was a pretty cool run that explores some interesting spaces. It also has some of the most memorable antagonists I've seen in a comic book. There are a few sections in the middle that go so far out into uncharted territory that I'm still not sure what actually happened, but when the book hits the mark--which is does, often--it's really something to see.
All in all, I'd say this is flawed, but groovy.
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