7) Doom Patrol
If the X-Men are strange, then the Doom Patrol are just a f**king messed up, but that’s what makes them so brilliant. Although they were created a few short months before Marvel’s merry band of mutants, the Doom Patrol suffered in comparison to the X-Men over the years, despite sharing numerous similarities with one another.
After fading into obscurity for a few decades, things changed when industry legend Grant Morrison jumped on board and injected new life into the team. Founding member Robotman fought alongside new characters such as Dorothy Spinner, an ape-faced girl whose imaginary friends aided her in battle and Danny the Street, a teleporting road that possessed the personality of a male transvestite… somehow.
The surrealism and general messed-up nature of Morrison’s take on the Doom Patrol makes a feature film adaptation extremely unlikely, but if handled right, this would be a fanboy’s dream. Watching Crazy Jane take on the Beard Hunter with one of her 64 super-powered personalities would be insane in the best way possible. Just imagine Rebis the divine hermaphrodite fighting The Quiz, a villain who has every superpower that has never been thought of.
For those who have never read this particular run of the Doom Patrol, these last few sentences probably sound like the ravings of Nicolas Cage on a good day, but it turns out that’s just standard for Grant Morrison.
Now do yourself a favour and purchase his first Doom Patrol graphic novel at once. I’ll be waiting here patiently for your thanks and a petition to begin production on a Doom Patrol movie ASAP.