Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #6

Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds is silly and bizarre, but it's got so much heart underneath that. This is a special experience that may not work for everyone, but there's just nothing else like it. Read Full Review

Despite the fact that only 6 issues of Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds will be published in 2019, hopefully, the greatness of this series will be recognised by professionals in the field. Last month, Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad's Eisner Award worthy issue. It seem like a no-brainer that when combined with Way and Lambert's themes and approach on the entire series recognition is due. They've worked in a recognisable framework to consistently create something truly unique and wonderful. Read Full Review

Weight of the Worlds divides its attention between Cliff's story and the rest of the team's adventures this week. The former plays like a highlight reel, building towards a big change with a series of well-selected moments that provide a blend of action and escalation with each new segment. Read Full Review

The story is as bizarre as can be, sometimes to it's own detriment. The art is a mix of excellent and extremely bad. Francia gets some points for trying. It just lost me in some parts. I guess I was looking for some clarity in this madness. Which, if you think about it, might be be the wrong way to go on a title like this. Read Full Review

With contrasting artwork and a rather flimsy plot, Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #6 leans hard into the zaniness and as a result, becomes too disjointed to hold up alongside the rest of the series. Read Full Review

It feels like Way's story may be outreaching his grasp here, even with some fascinating storytelling quirks worked in. Read Full Review

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Dec 23, 2019

Fun, and striking cliffhanger.

Spacey Medicine

Jan 03, 2020

Damn it Doom Patrol, stop embarrassing me in front of my friends!

Psycamorean

Dec 12, 2019

This is a dumb comic... I say it pretty much every issue. This series is mostly just a wall that has things being thrown at it, but nothing ever really sticks. Whose idea was it to bring back comic book CGI art? That died in the late 90s/early 2000s because it fucking blows. I know, I know, it's only one issue. It's something different. It's quirky. But my counter to that is that it's there to hide a basic story that has been done so many times... It's a cliché. And I think that's my biggest problem with the book. It's all surface level to dazzle the readers, while bringing in D-grade storytelling and writing that would be called dull or mediocre. But it's in this different and "interesting" packaging, so... And the Cliff story is fine. He becomes Ultron, then he becomes Planet Ultron. Cool. I guess. I wish this issue was the last one, honestly. more

ohhaimark

Dec 14, 2019

THE BAD: -Oh no. Just no. No, no, no, no, no, no. -The normal art already sucked. I'll get to the 3D art later. -These characters are just so bad. At least they're only bland as hell here, and not obnoxious. -Yeah, no, you can't get me to care about Corban the Orb God, good or bad. -Okay, the 3D art thing was clever for maybe a split second, until it quickly became obnoxious, lazy and really, really ugly. -The Wild Ass stuff was just so stupid. -Remember Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol? Remember how, no matter how weird the story was, there was always a purpose? This isn't that. This is just, "Wouldn't ____ be cool?" the series. Maybe for some people that extremely surface level entertainment is effective, but for any one who's willing to give the events of the comic a second thought, Way's pale attempt at a cool story is easily seen through and it's painful to read. -Eh. I don't care about Cliff's story. It didn't add anything new, since we already know he becomes a giant planet thanks to issue 3. This was just explaining how he did so, which isn't really necessary. Again, think about things for two seconds, and it all falls apart. In this case, what might seem clever, ends up being clearly exposed as pure filler. -Wow, that twist was so original and not at all cliched. more

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Psycamorean - Dec 23, 2019

It drives me absolutely batshit when I try comparing this run to Morrison's. So much has been lost, and yet, people still eat it up. Proving that people don't really think about what's below the surface of what they're reading.

ohhaimark - Dec 24, 2019

Exactly. Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol was above all, a good story, with interesting and complex characters. The weirdness was the icing on the cake, if you will; it gave an already solid story even more personality and memorability. Gerard Way's is the exact opposite. He's covering up a boring, bland story with super shallow characters with wacky imagery.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Dec 24, 2019

I 'member.

Psycamorean - Dec 24, 2019

@The 20-issue Ceiling What's your favorite part of Morrison's Doom Patrol?

Psycamorean - Dec 24, 2019

@ohhaimark Completely agree.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Dec 24, 2019

Probably the part where nobody ever moves past it and acts like Grant Morrison invented Doom Patrol.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Dec 24, 2019

Just fyi he was playing stupid and knows I haven't read it *yet*. Keyword *yet*. He only read it recently himself. The difference is I have never had that attitude even if I do enjoy a run, so it is a non-point. If every run of every book was trying to do what came before it would be a wasteland of mediocre imitations. I accept change.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Dec 24, 2019

I am well versed in Grant Morrison otherwise. From Animal Man to Happy!, so Grant is nothing alien to me.

Psycamorean - Dec 24, 2019

Gerard's Doom Patrol is just trying to be Morrison. A lot of its plot points are lifted from Morrison's run, but done worse, because the writer seems to have misunderstood the point of Morrison's run.

myconius - Jan 4, 2020

Way is just a wannabe Avant-garde.

Psycamorean - Jan 4, 2020

I don't even think he makes it to that height.

myconius - Jan 5, 2020

very true.