WPL: New Comics Discussion for 10/14/2026- Pull of the Week: Doom Patrol #2 [Discussion]

[u/ptbreakeven]

The [Weekly Pull List results]() for this Wednesday are in, and this week's top book is DC's Doom Patrol #2.

This thread is open to Pull List posters and all members of the /r/comicbooks community to share your thoughts on the latest issue of DC's Doom Patrol or any new books shipping this week.

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This Week's Most Pulled Titles:

Based on 42 submitted pull lists and 103 books shipping.

1. DOOM PATROL #2 (17)
2. DNX #3 (13)
3. X-MEN #39 (13)
4. IRON MAN #10 (12)
5. LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #2 (12)
6. TEEN TITANS #2 (12)
7. BATMAN BAD SEEDS GOTHAM CENTRAL #2 (10)
8. BATMAN BAD SEEDS STREETS OF GOTHAM #1 (10)
9. BARBARA GORDON BREAKOUT #6 (8)
10. BATMAN AND ROBIN YEAR ONE DYNAMIC DUOS #3 (8)
11. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #23 (8)
12. VENOM #1 (7)
13. CHACHU #3 (6)
14. SEASONS #12 (6)
15. WOLVERINE PARADISE #1 (6)
16. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1001 (5)
17. GENERATION X-23 #9 (5)
18. GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21 (5)
19. KARMAN BLADE #2 (5)
20. INFERNAL HULK VS FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (4)
21. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG X GODZILLA #3 (4)
22. TRANSFORMERS #37 (4)

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Have a great Wednesday! Looking forward to talking comics with you over the next few days.

[u/ptbreakeven]

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #2

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Everything about Mekt is triggering my spidey senses. I don't think he is evil and he could be genuine but I get the sense he's being manipulated. Is that Persuader Dawnstar?

Imra's meeting with the Emerald Empress was cool. There's the weird Sherman design that I love. I will say Sherman's work here is great but looks a bit rushed. You can tell they pretty much went into Legion after Batman: Dark Patterns with no breaks in between.

I think Williamson is doing a great job at balancing multiple characters and it helps that he seems to have a plot that's allowing them all to naturally converge on each other rather than figuring out six different ways to bring them all together.

So far Imra remains the most intriguing although Tenzil and Brainiac's dynamic is growing on me. Lightning Lad just seems to be a starry eyed boy so far and I hope it doesn't lead him into trouble.

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Is that Persuader Dawnstar?

Definitely

[u/JingoboStoplight4887 → u/ptbreakeven]

I like that we get to see how the Legion came to be. This includes Brainiac 5 and Matter-Eater Lass surviving on Earth, Mekt telling his siblings that he was trained and mentored by “Superman” (who’s actually Hank Henshaw) before he decided to train and mentor Garth, Rokk working in the mines and getting a job offer from Grimbor, Irma meeting the Emerald Empress, and Ayla joining the Persuaders. Overall, this comic is excellent.