After the delays, I’ve found myself a little more distant coming back to this title, but am glad to be reading it again. You want to see more from the Doom Patrol.You think Bruce needs to talk it out with some people.You want to know the secret behind the Power Ring.All the Power Ring energy blasts look good, I just can’t get behind Mahnke’s facial artwork.
The scene with Batman and Power Ring is great. The body language of the characters is terrific though. I am most likely in the minority here, it’s just not my style. I’m cool with Robotman and the monsters in Power Ring’s energy swirling around, but I do not like how many of his faces look. For me, I’m not digging all of Mahnke’s art in this issue, particularly nearly every human’s face. Like I said, it’s a fairly straightforward issue. Regardless, Bruce thinks it’s best to let Lex in, and they do. It’s like If that was Bruce’s plan from the get-go to allow Lex in the League to watch over him, then why tell Lex “we don’t need your help”? If Bruce had his thoughts together and was playing the right cards, he would have shown some positivity toward Lex after the Cruz thing so as not to give Lex an even more of a distrustful taste in his mouth. Okay, if Bruce believes Lex needs to be allowed into the League, then why does he pitch that little fit just one page prior? Literally, Bruce is telling Lex they didn’t need his help on the left side of the page and on the right he is telling Superman and Wonder Woman they need to ask him to join the League. It, thankfully, leaves Bruce and Lex some much needed alone time where Lex can tell Bruce the answer to the question on the cover. I had to flip back and read forward to understand what happened. I say apparently, because it is not clearly shown. Power Ring wakes up and the ring sends a giant green explosion, apparently blowing the members of both teams apart. The point is made that Caulder is only working with the Doom Patrol for his own gain, that he has destroyed the lives of others and is doing so with the current Doom Patrol lineup. Really, from a technical standpoint, it might would have been better to hear from Flash during that section as we have an unusually talkative Batman this issue and a completely silent Flash. Because Bruce apparently never watches movies, Superman has to explain to Batman that she is an Oscar award-winning film actor.
As Batman, I don’t know, approaches a giant Rita Farr, a.k.a. The Justice League and the Doom Patrol are clashing with one another. Luthor is condescending even in his thoughts, “For those who didn’t graduate from the third grade, agoraphobia is…” which is perfect. Opening with Luthor’s inner monologue, we’re told about Jessica’s agoraphobia, which is fear of the outside environment. The teaser on the cover reads “What is the secret behind the Power Ring?” and it’s an honest question because that’s exactly what this issue answers. This is where Justice League #33 picks up. The Doom Patrol and the Justice League along with Lex Luthor all converge on Jessica Cruz’s Power Ring breakdown. Do you remember what’s going on with the new Power Ring? Jessica Cruz was chosen by Power Ring to be its next host. Justice League comes to us delayed for a couple issues, but it’s nonetheless here.
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