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Just to comment on Morrison's intentions for Cliff and Jane, I was under the impression that in 62, Danny created sort of a parallel universe for the DCU, a real neverland rebuilt. This is where people could go to escape their real world. It's almost a meta-comment on the fact that the DCU couldn't really contain the Doom Patrol anymore, so they were taken into this Neverland, where their bizarreness is truly appreciated. Rebis goes there at the end of 62, but I don't think Cliff does there, he stays in the DCU because he's still worried about Jane.
Jane has been trapped in "hell" by the candlemaker, and hell for her is our world, the real world, where she is actually crazy, and institutionalized, rather than appreciated and loved by her friends. She is in a situation where people don't understand her multiple personalities, and they're trying to make her normal, rather than embracing the strangeness.
Jane clings to her memories of the Doom Patrol in the empire of chairs world, but they are gradually being defeated/wiped out by the key people. Eventually, Jane gets out and she goes into the regular world, which is drab and monotonous. However, Cliff, most likely with help from Danny the Street, makes it into "hell" and brings Jane back, but this time they go to the third realm, the neverland, Danny the World, where they can finally be happy.
The whole thing is a comment on the power of the imagination to free you from your monotonous existence. It's quite similar to the end of The Invisibles, in that, he's basically speaking to you at the end, saying that there's a beautiful world out there, and all you have to do is imagine it.
That's what I got after finishing the run for the first time last night. I absolutely loved the ending, particularly the last issue, which was beautiful, by far the best of the run. The rest of it I liked, but not as much as Invis, and a lot of his other stuff. I feel like there's a less cohesive narrative between all the story arcs. For a good chunk of the run, it felt like they'd just come up against some bizarre foe, and defeat it. There wasn't a feeling of building towards anything, that makes The Invisibles, and even Animal Man so good.
I really liked the Pentagon storyline, the Rhea storyline and the second Brotherhood of Dada. The second Brotherhood of Dada felt like the roots of The Invisibles, so that was really cool to read.
The ending to me was the end of the character's stories. There was a little preview of the next issue, and I actually have the first four or so issues of the Pollack run, but I have no desire to read them, and was actively trying to avoid even seeing the preview. This was great closure, and there really is no point to going on. |
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