Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus | One of the Weirdest and Most Underrated Comic Runs |

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[@fishin4bass2002]

I wasn’t going to get this but I’ve heard people say we should buy this to try to get it on the top selling list since Rachael is doing bad in the hospital and to show dc that people still buy omnis.

[@realdopecomics]

Doom Patrol is my all time favorite team. I can’t wait to get my copy in the mail.

[@joserdz4970]

so happy that this is finally collected, such a good and amazing stories

[@theartistknownaszack9234]

This was my most anticipated Omni of 2022 I'm so happy mine is coming in

[@cha5]

R.I.P. Racheal Pollock

[@greg3118]

Man, this sounds phenomenal and right up my alley! Sold, sir, sold!

[@harlingen23]

Yes! Been waiting for you to make a video on this! Now to watch it and enjoy it👍🏼

[@jakeadams767]

Crazy how I just looked this up and it was just posted

[@askcooper]

Man, I was hoping you would do this video! I was on the fence about buying this one, as I just didn't know much about the run. Thanks so much!

[@Krypton_Ken]

Love the Doom Patrol but I've never read her run, really looking forward to picking it up. Totally different feels but I'd like to see Giffen and Arcudi's runs collected in omnis someday too.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

YESSS!!!! I was waiting for this!!!!! Thank you!!!! My copy is on the way!

[@jconny65]

ordered my copy. been waiting for this run to be collected for so long. can't wait to get my hands on it!

[@vincentimbesi3947]

It’s so cool 😎 to see this run finally collected, especially in the Omnibus format! I can’t wait to get my copy. I hope DC gets around to collecting the Giffen run from 2010 soon.

[@brunobillion3435]

Received this earlier this week. looking forward to rediscovering those stories... I wish there was some extra material in the book though

[@carrion_man3700]

I never read Pollack's whole run, so I'm excited to have this. The only gripe I have is that I wish the art was consistent throughout. Guess I got spoiled with Richard Case during Morrison's run. All my Doom Patrol Omnis look great on the shelf!

[@axis2320]

I greatly appreciate this video, this made me decide to purchase the run of Doom Patrol, I was drawn away by the art in the final issues but Pollack was a great writer.

[@machinemanbaltimore]

I might give this one a try. You kind of sold me.

[@irate818]

My Grant Morrison omnibus just has the DC label on the spine, but it does have the black label on the front cover.

[@djsuth7727]

My copy arrived a couple of days ago ; it's certainly, weird, wonderful & wacky. Extra points for fitting snuggly on the last spot on my shelf.

[@theartistknownaszack9234]

And i can't wait for The Young animal DP deluxe edition coming next year

[@hamzadawud]

P.S. I know it's not really enough material for a DC Omni, so we need a New Gods by Pollack and Peyer Deluxe Edition or something.

[@Krypton_Ken]

That would be really cool. Would go nicely with the Byrne Fourth World and Simonson Orion omnis.

[@NearMintCondition]

Yes we do!

[@TrillyThough]

Can't wait to get my copy this weekend. I was really enjoying the first arc on DC Universe but had to drop it after the digital reproductions just became worse and worse in quality. Based upon the pages here it looks like they addressed those issues well.

[@fishin4bass2002]

Yes omar the new doom patrol by Morrison omnis say black label. Apparently it’s been that way for over 2 years

[@shawnje3072]

Got my copy and couldn't be happier. Hopefully we get a Greard Way Omni down the line. Hell I want all the Doom Patrol runs, if they were willing to put out Byrne's run than any other run would just be an improvement 😅 I need more Swamp Thing omnis too!

[@JoshuaBatJoshHayes]

There's a deluxe hardcover of his run coming early next year that's available to order. Go through your LCS... Honestly you should .... They can order it through Lunar.

[@Qwarky]

yeaaah baybee, mine just shipped, can't wait

[@scottcrabface5662]

Hey Omar, really appreciate the advance reviews. Do you think you'll get a Miracleman advance overview out before its release next week.

[@Hendrik_Geek86]

I Love Doom Patrol it's so fantastic

[@kohnhead_3429]

Grant Morrison one just shows the DC logo on the spine. On the front it says DC Black label on the top left corner.

[@hamzadawud]

My copy of the Morrison Omni also has the Vertigo label. I'm OCD enough that it bothers me that it's my only Omni with that logo, but oh well... It's not like all of my other DC Omnis have the most consistent logos anyway, so this will still look pretty cool on the shelf.

[@Krypton_Ken]

I'm so ocd that I sold my Morrison Animal Man omni with the Vertigo label so that I could buy the new printing with the Black Label just so it would match my Morrison Doom Patrol omni. I think it was about a wash money wise but I do feel ridiculous... they look nice on the bookshelf though.

[@hamzadawud]

@@Krypton_Ken I've considered it myself, lol.

[@JoshuaBatJoshHayes]

It's funny how your tastes change. I remember this artist did a a two-part story I think it was called trains in legends of the dark Knight or maybe engines..... As a kid I hated that artwork but the same artist contributes to this run of Doom patrol which I have yet to read but picked up this omnibus for.... And casually flipping through I find that face value it looks like I'm going to really enjoy just seems to fit the vibe and storytelling

[@JaydonQuinn]

Grant Morrison run has been released as black label print

[@jocool7370]

Hell yeah! I mean, Doom yeah!! I hope Rachel Pollock is doing well.

[@a.a677]

That spine is so gorgeous

[@manic2360]

I have the individual comics of this, a fantastic run, and Ted McKeevers art just took to another level.. highly recommended for those looking for something a bit special and different. RIP Rachel Pollack.

[@Reallifestupidstar93]

I have that comic ! The cover for that book is an issue of doom under vertigo

[@BackToSimon]

Guys an advice, you think this will be printed also in fat tp like the Morrison run? Or better to buy this before it get out of print and never be printed again?

[@Strat-o-caster]

My doom patrol by Morrison has the regular dc logo. No black label, no vertigo, just the standard lol

[@ChrisLovesComics]

DC omni reviews!!

[@OrangeGeemer]

I usually don't go past 1993, but I made an exception with this one. Ordered my copy yesterday.

[@alliebooth1517]

Lol comics only started getting good AFTER 1993🤣

[@OrangeGeemer]

@@alliebooth1517 Sure, kid. Enjoy them then.

[@alliebooth1517]

@@OrangeGeemer what r u like a hundred or something? u do know that the 90s were 30 years ago! and all the comics from the yesteryears were just fluf for children... the writers didint care about the story or making anything good. Just put out crap after crap for the baby booming kids...but then thay grew up and realized comics in their current form were only entertaining to children.... and the comic company's started to actually make good storylines and something that an adult could enjoy 😉 that said the only way to enjoy a gold or silver age comic is to either be a living dinosaur mistaking nostalgia for entertainment or be developmentally disabled

[@paulbrown6464]

I’m sure this has its fans, but I found it a drastic drop in quality after Morrisons fantastic run

[@onepresence9460]

Doom Patrol is really awesome, both the Comics and the Show. They really deserve Animated Series and a Video Game as well. Rocksteady should definitely develop a DP game in the future.

[@Reallifestupidstar93]

If I remember correctly the end of the comic shows someone in a wheelchair getting their head ripped off by some guy in a suit

[@TheWrestlinEra]

I was debating on which one to get Grants or Pollacks

[@davidgraham8299]

If it's gotta be one or the other, it's gotta be Grant's, no contest.

[@rayanknezic8682]

Grant's anyday, anytime,no contest

[@nelsoncarvalho6338]

Not a fan of McKeever’s art but I still picked this up.

[@blacksun7471]

Nudity! Whooopsey! Lol. Suprised you didn't mention Issues #1 - 19 are in the Bronze Age Omni for the completionists out there. I may get this book literally for that very reason. To finish up the series.

[@jacobmontes8530]

To jokey for me, I passed. Never been a huge doom patrol fan but I did enjoy Morrison’s run.

[@forsakenV12]

Really? Never read it .. hmm

[@machinemanbaltimore]

I better check to see if I am still a patron. I didn’t see my name!

[@NearMintCondition]

You better be in there! Cause I saw you there last month, brother!

[@davidgraham8299]

I read Morrison's run as it was coming out, after he left I tried to give Pollack a chance, but I gave up after three or four issues. Just not for me.

[@DansBasement]

Omar, we're issues 1-19 ever collected??

[@Nah3794]

They are in the bronze age omni

[@DansBasement]

@@Nah3794 nice! Thanks

[@forsakenV12]

@@Nah3794 thank you 😊

[@drderrickchua]

So no closure to a story after a long omnibus... and no closure ever intended?

[@jpsarri]

Coagula is widely considered to be the first transgender superhero in comics due to the popularity of the run, but this is unfortunately inaccurate. Shvaughn Erin of the Legion Of Superheroes was revealed to be transgender a year prior (1992), and Masquerade of the Blood Syndicate a few months before the introduction of Coagula in September 1993. However, it is important to mention that DC Comics was the publisher of all of them, keeping with its tradition of being the first at breaking new ground. There were other characters before at Marvel, DC and other publishers, but none of them were superheroes. Just for final reference; Blood Syndicate was a collaboration between Milestone Comics (the company of Dwayne McDuffie ) and DC.

[@jcoral1]

Coagula was the first trans superhero created by a trans woman though, which is why she stands out in particular as being of extra importance.

[@jpsarri]

@@jcoral1 sure. However, that does not changes the fact that other writers before her saw the need for transgender or LGBT representation and introduced such characters. Pollack only gets more recognition for who she is.

[@jcoral1]

@@jpsarri You know, since you're being technical, Erin isn't a superhero but a supporting character in Legion with the Science Police, and Masquerade isn't revealed to be trans until Blood Syndicate issue 10, months after Kate Godwin debuted, so there's nothing wrong with people saying she's the first trans superhero in mainstream comics. Masquerade is undoubtedly the first trans character of color in comics, and I've met Ivan and he's great and deserves many accolades in his own right. His Ghost Rider run needs collecting too. But yeah, Rachel doesn't just get those accolades because of who she is either.

[@jpsarri]

@@jcoral1 this has been a recent debate, but in my opinion, it is just nitpicking for the sake of giving Rachel full credit. Don’t get me wrong, Pollack deserves to be noted for he achievements as a transgender writer inside and outside of comics but facts are facts. Now, I want to express that the lack of superpowers does not necessarily disqualify a character for being a superhero. If that was the case, then Batman and much of his sidekicks do not deserve to be labeled as such. However, the environment, the premises and the events surrounding these characters determine their status in the medium. Erin is as much a superhero as Batman or any other member of the Legion with or without “extraordinary superpowers”. It is true that Masquerade “did not came out of the closet” so to speak until issue 10, but his/her transgender powers were present from the start. Just because Ivan and Dwayne chose not to reveal it right away does not diminishes their intention. The hints were clear to those who were truly paying attention. Finally, I dare to say that Danny the Street deserves more credit than the characters aforementioned. Unfortunately, some disqualified him/her because he/she is technically a street and not human. However, Morrison knew what he was doing when he introduced the character. One of the reasons Rachel wanted to write for the book, even when she was not necessarily a fan or a writer of comics before.

[@jcoral1]

​@@jpsarri I understand what you're saying and you're entitled to your opinion. I'll agree that no one should necessarily get sole credit though, as ultimately the editors, publishers, and others involved helped in making this happen, and DC deserves overall credit for cultivating an environment where these things could happen in books like Doom Patrol, The Sandman, The Dreaming, The Milestone Line in not just Blood Syndicate but Deathwish, and so forth. I also agree with your point about Masquerade in so far as I think that's a perfectly acceptable conclusion to make, but I think it's also fair for people to say Kate Godwin was first for the reasons I provided. Danny certainly deserves credit and was a deeply personal character to Grant for sure. I do think the case you're making for Erin is stretched a bit thin, but I understand where you're coming from. I'm a huge Legion fan, and the series provided a number of groundbreaking moments in representation over the decades. I also happen to be good friends with Rachel who is a big fan of comics. She actually wanted to work at Marvel out of college, but had gotten rejected at the time. We'd talked at length about comics like Little Lulu as well as the works of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Gene Colan in just the last time I saw her. She had been a fan of Jack's 4th World in particular which is part of why she went to write that and to be the first out trans person to write for DC proper and not one of the imprints. And of course, she was a big fan of what Grant was doing. She felt her creating Kate Godwin was an extension of the groundwork that Grant had already laid, honored Grant's wishes by not using Crazy Jane or Danny the Street in any major ways in her run, kept Niles a disembodied head (which had been a wish of Grant's, though it's possible Grant was just joking) and even brought back old favorites of hers as a kid reading comics like the Fox and the Crow. In fact, when DC had asked her about writing comics, she told them the one book she really loved coming out at the time was Doom Patrol, and it just so happened that Grant was playing their exit at the time she had been introduced to Tom Peyer through Stuart Moore. All of that said, I really do think it's great that these sorts of things like representation and giving people proper credit are important to you, and I apologize if I came off like I was diminishing that in any way. It's great that you're passionate about it and I hope you talking about these things resonates with other people and you're able to get others to see the importance and the impact of all of these different works in the medium.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

I believe Coagula is the first transgender comic superhero.

[@ebilliot510]

The Fox and Crow were old DC characters from the 40s and 50s.

[@MystiqWisdom]

I think this is way too weird for me. I don't get the appeal.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

The weirdness is the appeal. But definitely not for everyone.

[@generationaltalent8791]

It was unreadable and bad , years in the making because no one wanted it. Have you actually read it