Doom Patrol #8

Part of DC's Young Animal imprint, Doom Patrol #8 arrives in October 2017 with one of the most quietly arresting covers in the run: a humanoid cat in a studded leather jacket slumped against a grimy brick wall, cardboard sign in hand reading "Why Lie? Need $ for Catnip." Nick Derington's cover perfectly captures the series' offbeat sensibility — equal parts punk attitude and deadpan absurdity — while Tamra Bonvillain's moody palette gives the whole scene a gritty, late-night atmosphere. With Gerard Way's "Nothing Matters Part 1 of Nada" waiting inside, this issue promises exactly the kind of gloriously strange storytelling that has made this Young Animal title a genuine pleasure.