DOOM PATROL #2

AWARD-WINNING WRITER DARCY VAN POELGEEST AND SUPERSTAR ARTIST NIKO HENRICHON CONTINUE THE DC NEXT LEVEL ADVENTURES OF THE WORLD'S STRANGEST HEROES! The Doom Patrol's latest heroing-for-hire gig has brought Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man face-to-face with a massive UFO and its strange--and rather gloopy--inhabitants. Now, as Negative Man breaches the minds and memories of these alien invaders, he finds himself digging into the Doom Patrol's past and future... and the mysterious young girl who seems to be intrinsically connected to both. When all is revealed, the Doom Patrol may never be the same again... Award-winning writer Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) and superstar artist Niko Henrichon (Spectators) continue the Next Level adventures of the world's strangest heroes.

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