Love It or Hate It?: The "Doom" Comic.

[DuncanRR]

Helloooooooo people of The Escapist!

This is my first forum posting (not that anyone cares), and I was wondering if anyone here had the misfortune of reading this travesty (http://www.doomworld.com/10years/doomcomic/comic.php ) from cover to cover. Be warned: If you haven't, it may cause you to lose a couple of brain cells.

Also, if anyone has a hard copy they want to get rid of, feel free to leave me a reply.

 

[NewClassic_v1legacy]

Helloooooooo people of The Escapist!

This is my first forum posting (not that anyone cares), and I was wondering if anyone here had the misfortune of reading this travesty (http://www.doomworld.com/10years/doomcomic/comic.php ) from cover to cover. Be warned: If you haven't, it may cause you to lose a couple of brain cells.

Also, if anyone has a hard copy they want to get rid of, feel free to leave me a reply.

The Doom comic is a testament to all that is capable of being horribly bad, disparagingly poor, and subsequently fantastic as a result. Much like DOOM: Repercussions of Evil.

EDIT
Oh, and welcome to The Escapist. I'd recommend adding a discussion prompt in your post, as this seems more like a showcase post than a discussion starter.

 

[hypothetical fact]

Why does it have a warning of graphic violence when there is a man's head exploding on the cover?

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

Yeah!! Guns are for wussies!! I'm a 12.0 on the 10.0 scale of badness!! Yeah!!!


That entire page comic was nothing but him yelling one liners.


Nothing but one liners.

 

[Clairaudient]

I really felt that the main character is on a speed/acid trip.

He does say Groovy a la Ash in Evil Dead though, which gets major points.

 

[superbleeder12]

"Plot? I didn't get that memo."

 

[Fenring]

I stopped reading after "Who's a man and a half? I'm a man and a half!" I would have continued but I feared for my life.

 

[Blind0bserver]

Why does it have a warning of graphic violence when there is a man's head exploding on the cover?

Yeah, I noticed that too. Seems, I don't know, ironic? Unnecessary?

 

[meatloaf231]

No! This will just lead to a terrible Doom movie!

Oh, wait...

 

[Mariena]

Whuzzat? Whuzzat?! All reet then!

Nooo! Braincells! Don't leave me!

 

[Anarchemitis]

I could not stop laughing all the way through. I'm bookmarking it for posterity, just in case.

 

[mechabrae]

Wow. It's a bit like Deadpool... only rubbish.

 

[Not Good]

This is a testament to one-liners and the BFG.

 

[dalek sec]

I swear I lost braincells because of that damn thing, it's just plain awful.

 

[Good morning blues]

This comic is a great document, and everybody involved in writing should read it as a perfect example of why things need to be changed when you're adapting a story to a new medium. As far as I can tell, this comic was an attempt to transcribe the literal events of the video game into the comic format, and all of the justifications and comic-medium additions are what make it so hilariously terrible.

 

[PurpleRain]

Yes! Yes! And yes! "Who's a man and a half? I'm a man and a half!" It doesn't make a lick of sense but what's wrong with that? Plus he kicks down a door for no reason and says the phrase "Dig it."

EDIT:

I appologise for my previous statement. I made it to about page 10 before giving up. I thought they could have at least made something of it. So many bad one-liners...

 

[Dommyboy]

Stopped reading when the marine shoved "DYNAMITE!" into the monsters chest. This comic makes the DOOM movie look good.

 

[Johnny Ringo]

The guy falls into radioactive waste and his response is "That can't be good."?



Well gee, ya think?

 

[hypothetical fact]

After giving it some thought that was very loyal to the spirit of the game, all it needed were doors requiring coloured keys.

 

[The Medic Who Ubered The World]

"Aaaaah Chainsaw! The great communicator!"

Awesome! That must be some kind of dadaist artwork!