Tangent Comics / Doom Patrol

In 1997, DC Comics launched the Tangent Comics imprint, a bold experiment that reimagined classic characters in entirely new contexts. This one-shot re-envisions the Doom Patrol not as misfit heroes, but as a secret government project whose members are the only survivors of a catastrophic event, each granted strange abilities with a heavy cost. Written by Dan Jurgens with art by Sean Chen, the issue stands as a self-contained, alternate-reality take that explores the team's origins and purpose outside the main DC universe. It's a curious artifact of the Tangent line, offering a fresh, standalone perspective on a beloved concept.