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A few links of note for Monday

Monday's winding down, and while there are still four more work days looming, let's take a glance at some of the notable bits in the press from the last few days:

• Over at EW.com's shiny new book blog, SHELF LIFE, Ken Tucker talks up the first issue of BLACKEST NIGHT: SUPERMAN, calling the issue this week's "smartest, grisliest mainstream comic book."

• AIN'T IT COOL NEWS reviews the first issue of ADVENTURE COMICS, by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul, succinctly summing up the issue: "This is the good stuff."

• Speaking of ADVENTURE COMICS #1, THE ONION AV CLUB reviews the issue, along with the first issue of DOOM PATROL. Both debut issues nabbed a "B+" rating.

• NEWSARAMA's posted their latest 20 Questions and 1 Answer with Dan DiDio, which is well worth reading if you're looking for a few newsbits. Two words for you: BATMAN BEYOND?

Inside the variant cover to DOOM PATROL #1

By now, most of you have seen the pages and variant cover to DOOM PATROL #1 on NEWSARAMA and relived the most insane moments of DOOM PATROL history at COMICS ALLIANCE. But there's more to that pretty piece of art than that. And because here at The Source we're all about bringing you between the panels and inside the process, we've got Keith Giffen's layouts for the cover, plus artist Matthew Clark's pencils, Kevin Maguire adding his pencils to the mixed and finished inks. All the more reason to pick up DOOM PATROL #1 today, huh?

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Get a first look at DOOM PATROL #1

Let's cut to the chase: We've got an early look at the first issue of DOOM PATROL #1, right here. Written by Keith Giffen with amazing art from Matthew Clark and featuring a METAL MAN co-feature by Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and artist Kevin Maguire, it's hard to think of why anyone would pass the issue up, no? But we refuse to miss a chance to show some of these great-looking pages. The world's strangest Super-Heroes are back, and whether you think you know them or not, Giffen and Clark are pouring themselves into this new series, which -- as they've both stated -- is a dream come true. So, make with the click below and enjoy.

DOOM PATROL #1 hits 8/5.

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More on that DOOM PATROL teaser art

Remember this? Well, here are the finished inks for you to enjoy.

Happy Monday...

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Kick off the week with a first look at METAL MEN

We've shown off pretty much all of the upcoming co-features on this here blog, so why stop now? The team that brought you JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, writers Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis and artist Kevin Maguire, will reunite for METAL MEN, which will be coming out in tandem with Giffen and artist Matt Clark's DOOM PATROL this August. Now, we know this team can deliver the goods, but that's no excuse to not show pages. Am I right? So, here, for your viewing pleasure is a sneak peek at Giffen's plot and Maguire's resulting finished pages.

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The official word on DOOM PATROL

You saw the Matthew Clark sketches yesterday, and I did promise more details, so here we go: DOOM PATROL #1, from Keith Giffen and Matthew Clark hits in August and will feature a METAL MEN co-feature by Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and artist Kevin Maguire (more on that soon). You've heard bits and pieces in different venues. but now it's all here, in one cozy place. More importantly, we wrangled Giffen to give us the lowdown on the book (and, well, why you should check it out), plus some pretty Clark pages (with Giffen's breakdowns for said pages) to whet your appetite. Take it away, Keith:

"This is the book I've waited my entire career to write. Oddly enough, it's the book Matt's waited his entire career to draw (and does it ever show!). That's got to count for something. Between Matt on Doom Patrol and my old partners in "bwah,ha,ha" on Metal Men (that'd be Mark and Kevin, don'tcha know) how can we possibly go wrong?

Well... we could, but we won't. No. Really.

Tell you what. Pick up a copy, and you tell us."

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A quick DOOM PATROL teaser

You've heard bits and pieces about the upcoming DOOM PATROL series. Matthew Clark. Keith Giffen. METAL MEN co-feature, etc. But we've got a ton more stuff to reveal this week and next. So why not we'd stoke the fire a bit with some of Clark's design sketches for the series? Click below. Stick around The Source for more details on everyone's favorite band of super-powered misfits in the coming days.

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A few links to close out Monday

Monday, Monday...What more can I say? To help in your efforts to grin and get through the first day of the work week (or what's left of it), here are a few things you might have missed over the weekend:

• The New York Times released their Graphic Books Best Seller list for the week of April 4. BATMAN: RIP, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, JOKER, ALL STAR SUPERMAN v2, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR v1 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS all made the list in some form.

• Comic Book Resources and IGN both gave GREEN LANTERN #39 high marks. IGN also spoke to Geoff Johns about the issue, and the build-up to BLACKEST NIGHT:

IGN Comics: The Sinestro Corps War really took people by surprise and came out of leftfield for a lot of readers. Now that all eyes are on the Green Lantern franchise and Blackest Night, has it been daunting at all trying to live up to all the lofty expectations?

Johns: No. I'm just telling the story the best I can. This is a story I always planned to tell. And it's grown organically, which is my favorite thing about it.

• Newsarama has their regularly-scheduled preview of the latest TRINITY issue. They also spoke to J.M. DeMatteis about his upcoming work on the METAL MEN co-feature, which will be appearing in the pages of the new DOOM PATROL series this summer.

• MYSPACE Comics previewed the latest issue of SUPERMAN/BATMAN.

• Also at CBR, Chris Yost talk about his upcoming work on RED ROBIN.

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