Most superhero stories are, in some way or another, a fantasy about power that can be used and switched off when not needed. Doom Patrol works by being the exact opposite: it’s about superpowers that have no offswitch. It reminds us that it's normal to feel like aliens or monsters in our own bodies -…

The Doom Patrol isn't like other superhero teams. Mostly because they're not superheroes, and they're more like a broken family than a team. A group of superpowered people whose powers are at least as much curses as they are gifts, the Doom Patrol isn't the typical crew you'd think of when looking in the phonebook…