Despite its outsize title, Incredible Doom is about relationships iendships, families, first loves, LGBTQ discovery, what can go right, and what can go wrong. The story focuses on four teen outsiders in the early 1990s, connected through a BBS (bulletin board system), where internet communities formed back then, and through EVOL house, where runaways and outcasts come for "a fresh start" in a semi-industrial, suburban nowhere. Allison and Samir are on the run from Allison's abusive dad, stumbling their way through first love. Indigenous Tina is discovering herself and a potential girlfriend through music and zines. Richard is being bullied by the troubled Ryan for reasons he can't fathom. Each relationship and character is treated with sensitivity, intelligence, and respect, and their emotional journeys will invite urgent investment from teen readers. Numerous cultural references place the story in its era, and the art shed in a screen-lit blue glow rily imbues a sense of time and place. A worthy and satisfying conclusion to volume one.

The residents of an intentional community in the 1990s struggle with new and changing relationships.Part rock stage, part sanctuary, Evol House belongs to the band The Disappointments and teens who have nowhere else to go. Allison fled her abusive father with the help of her outsider boyfriend, Samir, and they now sleep in the attic. While Allison thrives on the residents' chaotic behavior and her newfound freedom, Sam sees Evol House as a negative influence. Their opposing views are intriguing: Allison enjoys the adventure and experiences everything on offer, while Sam hides in video games, distrusting the shoplifting and other risky behavior. Sam and Allison's relationship is realistically depicted, including the gradual shift in his love from protective to controlling. Tina, another resident, struggles to stay motivated when a chance at a new life and romance appears. Her view of Evol House as a found family sworn to defeat apathy and help those in need is impactful, contrasting with their bleaker reality. After numerous run-ins with local teen Ryan lead to Evol House residents cyberbullying him on a BBS, tensions culminate in a dramatic showdown. The minimal but emotive drawing style combined with realistic and humorous dialogue creates an immersive atmosphere. The discussions of morals, familial and relationship ties, and finding meaning in life, along with glimpses of the cast members' backstories, are equally strong. Most characters appear White; Sam's mother is cued as Iranian, and Tina is Native American (no tribal affiliation is given).Engrossing and dramatic. (Graphic novel. 13-18)