Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #4

The positivity on display throughout the issue, especially in its surprise hero, also makes this a homerun"the best issue of Doom Patrol since it relaunched and that's saying something for a series where each installment flirts with perfection. Read Full Review

Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds is quickly becoming a “feel good” book. And, it's not overly saccharine or trite. There a genuine emotional connection that revolves around healing, both in the moment with Rita, and Cliff as he continues to do good works for others. This comic is like no other title that I know of. It should be commended for tackling the theme of healing. Read Full Review

Nick Pitarra is a great addition to this team as the artist. His work fits perfectly into this world. He is an underrated artist too who gives this book a lot of energy. I really enjoyed his work here and hope he stays on for some time to come. Read Full Review

Nick Pitarra delivers some great art in this issue. Everything from the character details to the beautiful backgrounds is amazing. Read Full Review

Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #4 has a lot going for it, but it wavers in its focus on the characters and their dynamics as it strives to deliver one strange plot after another. Read Full Review

It's a massive mixed bag of an issue, and one that doesn't quite come together as a whole. Read Full Review

While beautiful to look at, the strange episodic style of the series is beginning to weaken the story. Read Full Review

If you're looking for a showcase of stellar art and boundless ideas"look no further. However, if you're craving development and solid storytelling, this current arc isn't much interested in such tiny, earth-minded things. Read Full Review

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Oct 08, 2019

Strangely this is probably the most straight forward Doom Patrol issue of the past 2 volumes. I liked the symbiote reference.

Spacey Medicine

Oct 04, 2019

Aw man this one wasn’t super great. I’m giving an extra half point for Hero of the Void.

Psycamorean

Oct 03, 2019

Silly me, I thought we were going to get a continuation of the last issue. Instead we're back to our regularly scheduled shitshow (a vast improvement over 2016's unregularly scheduled shitshow) of boring writing that's given a pass because it's dressed in weirdness. I wonder if the people who like this would also like Deadpool's symbiote escapades. (Hint: they wouldn't, even though it's about the same level of writing and humor as the special spandex.) This just makes me want to read Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol, which I'm conveniently in the middle of reading. Oh, how the stars align. I know Gerard Way is a big fan of that run, and through reading it, I can totally see how you could derive this essence from that run. But it's wrong. He mus t've liked Morrison's run for the wrong reasons, or simply misunderstood it. There was a point in that run. There isn't here. more

ohhaimark

Oct 06, 2019

I'm never been one for hyperboles, so hopefully you'll take me seriously when I say this is the worst single issue I have read in my life. Usually when I write reviews in my normal format, I flip through the issue to jog any memories I have of what made that issue good or bad. Right now I'm looking at the cover of this one, afraid to even open it again, because I know what I will see: repulsive artwork, a complete buffoonery being made of characters I love, story lines straight out of Minions 3. This is truly the antithesis of Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol and it kills me a little bit every time I read an issue like this. I don't know… I think it might be for the best to just cancel this series and not have Doom Patrol for a while. At leas t until they can get a writer who understands the source material. more