You may get more non- Doom Patrol readers if you guys try this on other message boards (ie- the Bendis Boards, Millarworld, DC Comics Message Boards) You may get a few creators to check out Doom Patrol, and I'm confident that a few of the Indy creators are desperate enough for new readers that they'll agree with your offer if you check out their stuff. All someone with disposeable income has to do is post on the boards, and say that for everyone who agrees to try a John Byrne issue of Doom Patrol, he'll check out one comic of their choice.

I post something about DP on many boards at least once a month, but Millarworld and Alvaro's comic boards are off limits to me ( I still have the the skidmarks from the time they tossed my butt out :) If anyone can post an invitation and a link to this thread that would be great. I think the Spider-Girl and She-Hulk forums would really dig this.

P.S: If anyone does post on one of Alvaro's boards, it's best to check with the sub-forum's moderator first. Posting links to threads on other boards is what got me banned there.

Just want to say I think this is a good idea Joe.

I am a DP reader but would be willing to pick up a non-DP reader's book if they pick up DP Cheers!.

I actually just bought Doom Patrol #7 today. Now Dave Pruitt must buy Ultimates 2 #1 ;). Keeping in mind that I've read very few Doom Patrol stories (* a few Morrison, and their JLA Year One apperance- none of which I remember very well.) Good cover. Strong opening.

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I liked Nudge avoiding cabfare, "That's Rita," the image of Rita decorating a Christmas tree, "Christmas Eve" as the date of the flashback, the Devolutionists expecting the arrival of the JLA, the wolf design- image of Rita with a small dog in her hand.s, Chief's gloves, dinosaurs becoming birds, Nudge's angry brother, Nudge's explanationf or her outfit, the devolved robot, Nudge's attempts to reach the JLA by telepathy, and the cliffhanger. On a 1 to 10 scale I'd give this a 7, which is weaker than most books I buy. If I have money to spend the next time Issue 8 comes out, I'll pick that up, but I won't promise anything yet.

If you want to make this offer on another site, you don't really need to post links to this message board. Just start an account on another board, or use your account on another board and make the offer there. If the moderator deletes it, make a courteous apology, and that's that.

http://www.imagecomics.com/messageboard/faq.php#3 is the rules & FAQ for the Bendis Boards. I'd recommend making the offer there, or on Millarworld rather than Alvaro's Boards, or Comic Book Resources, becaue there's a wider variety of posters, and posts as opposed to the subforum oriented message boards.

And don't worry about violently (or softly) defending yourself, or Byrne. Someone else on the sites will probably do that for you, and if you ignore, or briefly acknowledge any possible negative posts, any attackers will look like jerks.

These are all just suggestions, because this comic swap idea jas really interested me.