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Doomsday Clock
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 (OF 12) 11:57 PM RELEASE VARIANT
DC Comics presents to you a 12-issue maxiseries from the critically acclaimed team of writer Geoff Johns, artist Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson. You are not prepared for what lies ahead within these pages, good readers.
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Published January 1, 2017
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Geoff Johns
2,734 books2,392 followersGeoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.
Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
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November 23, 2017
8 years after Watchmen…
Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias’ warped plan to stop the Cold War has been exposed making him the most wanted man in the world. His empire fallen, Veidt is now in hiding. Meanwhile Rorschach’s journals have been published – except he’s been spotted walking the streets dispensing his unique brand of brutal justice! But Rorschach’s dead – isn’t he? And as talks break down between the US and Russia, World War 3 seems imminent. The Doomsday Clock is ticking again. Where is Dr Manhattan? And what does Superman have to do with all of this?
In his first new comic since last year’s DC Universe Rebirth #1, Geoff Johns steps up to the intimidating task of writing a sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen - a book considered by many to be the greatest graphic novel of all time - in Doomsday Clock. And is the first issue good? Eh… it’s ok.
I’ll just say it: I’m not a Watchmen fan. I think it’s absurdly overrated, slow, ponderous, self-important and not nearly as clever or interesting as it thinks it is. Unusually for me, I even read it twice thinking I’d read it “wrong” the first time but, no, I didn’t enjoy it either time. Still, I appreciate Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ celebrated comic for its thoughtful construction far more than its execution, as well as its impact and inspiration on numerous creators and the genre itself since.
So I don’t feel outraged about Papa Johns and Gary Frank revisiting that world. Alan Moore fans will obviously think otherwise! But here’s the thing about literary sequels: for prose books, like a sequel to Pride & Prejudice or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – whatever it is, it tends to read like fanfic and sinks without a trace in no time. The original continues on untarnished until the next ill-conceived attempt.
Superhero comics are a different animal though. No-one thinks that Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson’s Batman comics from the late ‘30s are untouchable or flawless – they were the first Batman comics but they sucked! Thank god we’ve had hundreds of creators over the years – like Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Paul Dini, Scott Snyder and Tom King, all of whom are far better writers than Batman’s original team - come along and tell new stories about the character for succeeding generations of readers and their evolving tastes. It’s not so much fanfic as it is how superhero comics survive – regardless of its acclaim, Watchmen is no different.
That said, Johns basically adapts his normally bombastic writing style into a facsimile of Moore’s! “Rorschach” is back, once more mumbling emo-broken sentences against the backdrop of a world falling apart where rioters holding placards are attacking police left and right - the expected Watchmen setting. Rorschach’s breaking out of prison a couple of new characters, Mime and Marionette (whom I had initially mistaken for DC villains Punch and Jewelee but, in the Watchmen tradition, are intentionally derivative knockoffs), we catch up with Ozymandias, and the issue closes on a dull episode from Superman’s past. It’s not an especially inspired or imaginative beginning.
I’m still not taken with Rorschach’s stiff monologuing though he remains a visually striking character. A prison break sounds exciting except he has no trouble getting in or out of the prison so there’s no narrative tension there! The question of how he’s not dead was compelling though and gets answered here. And Mime opening up a seemingly empty locker to put on his “outfit” was amusing.
On the other hand, Gary Frank’s art is nothing like Dave Gibbons’ and looks suitably flashy for modern readers. There isn’t anything though in this first issue that’s anywhere near as eye-catchingly iconic as that panel in the original Watchmen’s first issue where The Comedian is thrown through plate glass or the zoom-in on the blood-spattered Smiley Face badge. For the most part though Frank is continuing Watchmen’s nine-panel grid layout and Brad Anderson’s colours are appropriately grim. And my copy had a cool lenticular cover where Rorschach’s face morphs into the symbols of the Trinity: Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, while the Doomsday Clock in the corner ticks away the minutes to midnight with Superman’s logo hovering ominously above the centre.
The final page is a dedication to Len Wein, the original Watchmen editor, who died earlier this year – a very respectful touch.
I think I just wanted more. Like most first issues it’s unsurprisingly all about table-setting and as a result Doomsday Clock #1 is an underwhelming and lethargic first issue with not enough happening for my taste. It feels overindulgently long and tedious, like Johns doesn’t quite have enough material and is having to stretch it to make the 12-issue run (because the original Watchmen was 12 issues). I didn’t expect Johns to have anything meaningful to say (he doesn’t) but that’s fine as his mission here is to introduce the Watchmen into the DCU proper. He’s certainly capable of that and I expect he’ll pull it off competently – whether or not he does so entertainingly or not though is the question. And, while I wasn’t very engaged with this first issue, I remain intrigued to see how Johns will do it, which is why I picked this up in the first place, so that’s something I suppose – it hasn’t put me off.
I’d hoped Doomsday Clock would either be surprisingly good or apocalyptically bad but instead it falls anticlimactically into unimpressively middling and mundane territory. The times, they are a-snoozing…
Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias’ warped plan to stop the Cold War has been exposed making him the most wanted man in the world. His empire fallen, Veidt is now in hiding. Meanwhile Rorschach’s journals have been published – except he’s been spotted walking the streets dispensing his unique brand of brutal justice! But Rorschach’s dead – isn’t he? And as talks break down between the US and Russia, World War 3 seems imminent. The Doomsday Clock is ticking again. Where is Dr Manhattan? And what does Superman have to do with all of this?
In his first new comic since last year’s DC Universe Rebirth #1, Geoff Johns steps up to the intimidating task of writing a sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen - a book considered by many to be the greatest graphic novel of all time - in Doomsday Clock. And is the first issue good? Eh… it’s ok.
I’ll just say it: I’m not a Watchmen fan. I think it’s absurdly overrated, slow, ponderous, self-important and not nearly as clever or interesting as it thinks it is. Unusually for me, I even read it twice thinking I’d read it “wrong” the first time but, no, I didn’t enjoy it either time. Still, I appreciate Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ celebrated comic for its thoughtful construction far more than its execution, as well as its impact and inspiration on numerous creators and the genre itself since.
So I don’t feel outraged about Papa Johns and Gary Frank revisiting that world. Alan Moore fans will obviously think otherwise! But here’s the thing about literary sequels: for prose books, like a sequel to Pride & Prejudice or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – whatever it is, it tends to read like fanfic and sinks without a trace in no time. The original continues on untarnished until the next ill-conceived attempt.
Superhero comics are a different animal though. No-one thinks that Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson’s Batman comics from the late ‘30s are untouchable or flawless – they were the first Batman comics but they sucked! Thank god we’ve had hundreds of creators over the years – like Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Paul Dini, Scott Snyder and Tom King, all of whom are far better writers than Batman’s original team - come along and tell new stories about the character for succeeding generations of readers and their evolving tastes. It’s not so much fanfic as it is how superhero comics survive – regardless of its acclaim, Watchmen is no different.
That said, Johns basically adapts his normally bombastic writing style into a facsimile of Moore’s! “Rorschach” is back, once more mumbling emo-broken sentences against the backdrop of a world falling apart where rioters holding placards are attacking police left and right - the expected Watchmen setting. Rorschach’s breaking out of prison a couple of new characters, Mime and Marionette (whom I had initially mistaken for DC villains Punch and Jewelee but, in the Watchmen tradition, are intentionally derivative knockoffs), we catch up with Ozymandias, and the issue closes on a dull episode from Superman’s past. It’s not an especially inspired or imaginative beginning.
I’m still not taken with Rorschach’s stiff monologuing though he remains a visually striking character. A prison break sounds exciting except he has no trouble getting in or out of the prison so there’s no narrative tension there! The question of how he’s not dead was compelling though and gets answered here. And Mime opening up a seemingly empty locker to put on his “outfit” was amusing.
On the other hand, Gary Frank’s art is nothing like Dave Gibbons’ and looks suitably flashy for modern readers. There isn’t anything though in this first issue that’s anywhere near as eye-catchingly iconic as that panel in the original Watchmen’s first issue where The Comedian is thrown through plate glass or the zoom-in on the blood-spattered Smiley Face badge. For the most part though Frank is continuing Watchmen’s nine-panel grid layout and Brad Anderson’s colours are appropriately grim. And my copy had a cool lenticular cover where Rorschach’s face morphs into the symbols of the Trinity: Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, while the Doomsday Clock in the corner ticks away the minutes to midnight with Superman’s logo hovering ominously above the centre.
The final page is a dedication to Len Wein, the original Watchmen editor, who died earlier this year – a very respectful touch.
I think I just wanted more. Like most first issues it’s unsurprisingly all about table-setting and as a result Doomsday Clock #1 is an underwhelming and lethargic first issue with not enough happening for my taste. It feels overindulgently long and tedious, like Johns doesn’t quite have enough material and is having to stretch it to make the 12-issue run (because the original Watchmen was 12 issues). I didn’t expect Johns to have anything meaningful to say (he doesn’t) but that’s fine as his mission here is to introduce the Watchmen into the DCU proper. He’s certainly capable of that and I expect he’ll pull it off competently – whether or not he does so entertainingly or not though is the question. And, while I wasn’t very engaged with this first issue, I remain intrigued to see how Johns will do it, which is why I picked this up in the first place, so that’s something I suppose – it hasn’t put me off.
I’d hoped Doomsday Clock would either be surprisingly good or apocalyptically bad but instead it falls anticlimactically into unimpressively middling and mundane territory. The times, they are a-snoozing…
December 24, 2017
REVIEW TO COME
Okay, I know I've said "Review to Come" and then never gotten to the review a couple of times in the past (Okay, more like a couple thousand times), but I'm on vacation next week and plan to catch up on some reviews then, so I really will be writing a review for this soon, I'm absolutely not lying this time!
(Well... let's just say possibly not lying this time...)
Okay, I know I've said "Review to Come" and then never gotten to the review a couple of times in the past (Okay, more like a couple thousand times), but I'm on vacation next week and plan to catch up on some reviews then, so I really will be writing a review for this soon, I'm absolutely not lying this time!
(Well... let's just say possibly not lying this time...)
January 7, 2018
The clock is ticking!
This is the comic book issue #1, lenticular cover, of the event “Doomsday Clock” that it will be a maxiseries of 12 issues.
Creative Team:
Writer: Geoff Johns
Illustrator: Gary Frank
AFTER WATCHMEN
Have you ever wondered what happened after the end of the original Watchmen (by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)?
Well, here you’ll find out!
But Doomsday Clock seems that it’s a story so big that it won’t be possible to be contained in the alternate world where it happened…
…and crossing over to the DC universe where Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and many other will play pivotal roles.
Rorschach returns but he’s not who you remember to be and he got a new partner since they have a whole new different mission…
…find god.
But it’s not a religious mission, but one to try to stop the destruction of their world, and they have only three, nope scratch that, now only two hours to do that…
…and the certainty of success isn’t guaranteed.
However the new fighting team-up of the new Rorschach and his secret partner won’t be enough to such endeavor so…
…they need to recruit a new watchman but since things never go as they are planned…
…they’ll got two for the price of one!
The American dream became a nightmare and the ramifications will shake more than one reality!
Unless we bring god back down.
This is the comic book issue #1, lenticular cover, of the event “Doomsday Clock” that it will be a maxiseries of 12 issues.
Creative Team:
Writer: Geoff Johns
Illustrator: Gary Frank
AFTER WATCHMEN
Have you ever wondered what happened after the end of the original Watchmen (by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)?
Well, here you’ll find out!
But Doomsday Clock seems that it’s a story so big that it won’t be possible to be contained in the alternate world where it happened…
…and crossing over to the DC universe where Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and many other will play pivotal roles.
Rorschach returns but he’s not who you remember to be and he got a new partner since they have a whole new different mission…
…find god.
But it’s not a religious mission, but one to try to stop the destruction of their world, and they have only three, nope scratch that, now only two hours to do that…
…and the certainty of success isn’t guaranteed.
However the new fighting team-up of the new Rorschach and his secret partner won’t be enough to such endeavor so…
…they need to recruit a new watchman but since things never go as they are planned…
…they’ll got two for the price of one!
The American dream became a nightmare and the ramifications will shake more than one reality!
Unless we bring god back down.
November 22, 2017
It's very rare for me to buy single issues. I'm a trade paperback type of guy. I like complete arcs. However, I really do enjoy a lot about Watchmen, I love most of Johns stuff, and Superman has been great lately. Put all the elements together and I couldn't wait 12+ months to get a paperback of this one.
So Doomsday Clock is really intriguing first look at where the Watchmen left off. The world is in chaos, even more so than before, and people are going nuts. Dr. Manhattan has gone missing, Rosachach is back (but a twist is there), and we got Oz, who is a giant piece of shit still but reveals something very interesting. We're also looked deeper into the villains of the watchmen universe, and just like the original graphic novel, they are as nasty as we would come to expect in that world. By the end we see how it connects to our current Rebirth DC world and it got me super intrigued.
Good: The art is wonderful. A old school feel with all the modern touches. The character designs are great and hearken back to the original but with enough new that we can enjoy it for newcomers and old alike. I really dug the humor, just funny enough, but not trying too hard. Similar to the original. The tone is very much Watchmen and we can see it coming into DC's Rebirth universe will fuck it up for sure. The ending made this a 3 to a 4 simply because of the implications of where we are going. Also, as far as a set up chapter, it does it very well.
Bad: I didn't love the reveal with Oz, as I kind of saw it coming, and it's used a lot. However, I did find it humorous the Karma caught up to the fuck.
I'm very excited to pick up these issues monthly now. I know some people don't want Watchmen to ever come back. I never read the "Before Watchmen" stuff either so I dunno what they did there. However, for this, I'm really loving the direction and can't wait to see it go deeper into it.
So Doomsday Clock is really intriguing first look at where the Watchmen left off. The world is in chaos, even more so than before, and people are going nuts. Dr. Manhattan has gone missing, Rosachach is back (but a twist is there), and we got Oz, who is a giant piece of shit still but reveals something very interesting. We're also looked deeper into the villains of the watchmen universe, and just like the original graphic novel, they are as nasty as we would come to expect in that world. By the end we see how it connects to our current Rebirth DC world and it got me super intrigued.
Good: The art is wonderful. A old school feel with all the modern touches. The character designs are great and hearken back to the original but with enough new that we can enjoy it for newcomers and old alike. I really dug the humor, just funny enough, but not trying too hard. Similar to the original. The tone is very much Watchmen and we can see it coming into DC's Rebirth universe will fuck it up for sure. The ending made this a 3 to a 4 simply because of the implications of where we are going. Also, as far as a set up chapter, it does it very well.
Bad: I didn't love the reveal with Oz, as I kind of saw it coming, and it's used a lot. However, I did find it humorous the Karma caught up to the fuck.
I'm very excited to pick up these issues monthly now. I know some people don't want Watchmen to ever come back. I never read the "Before Watchmen" stuff either so I dunno what they did there. However, for this, I'm really loving the direction and can't wait to see it go deeper into it.
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November 22, 2017I won't give this issue a rating, but I just wanted to say that, surprisingly, I enjoyed it. I was skeptical about Doomsday Clock from the very beginning, because Watchmen holds a special place in my comic-loving heart, and like many other readers, I strongly believe that it never needed or even warranted a sequel. Still, DC always had a burning desire to exploit the legendary series, and if they're going to do it anyway, it definitely could be done in worse ways than this (Before Watchmen, anyone?). Geoff Johns does a convincing facsimile of Alan Moore's writing style and manages to recreate the distinct mood and atmosphere of the original, and Gary Frank's artwork, while not actually similar to Dave Gibbons’s, looks very good and stylish, and naturally fits the tone of the book. We'll see where this story is going — the first issue doesn't give out a lot of the plot, so it's hard to judge and rate on its own. But colour me intrigued! For now, I am definitely in for the ride.
December 4, 2017
Something phenomenal is brewing up in the DC Universe.
It is inevitable that Doomsday Clock will be subjected to serious public and critic scrutiny. After all, what Geoff Johns and Gary Frank present us is a direct sequel to Alan Moore's Watchmen and the most essential piece in DC Rebirth. My friends, this Doomsday Clock at the very least is a comic book history in the making.
Watchmen and Doomsday Clock spoilers follow. And yes, Watchmen is a very necessary read not just because it is a prerequisite but because you are in for one helluva dark ride with it.
And you know what, Doomsday Clock #1 is good. But to compare issue one with the whole Watchmen graphic novel is very much unfair. It is a solid start that lays the foundation of what is supposed to happen in the next issues. As what is promised, it is a sequel to the Watchmen, happening in 1992 where the repercussions of Ozymandia's "dark plan" followed by Rorschach's expose of it in his journal are being realized. Issue one, more than being just a sequel is also spiritually aligned with Watchmen. It respects the material. You'll just feel that Geoff Johns and Gary Frank has spent so much time with each panel, words and art.
Doomsday Clock #1 lenticular cover.
But this is no Watchmen either. Yes, themes and styles from the source material are present in Doomsday Clock, but this is not an Alan Moore wannabe creation. It is a Johns creation. And that is absolutely fine with me. Watchmen is a sacred literary material (and for purists, something that shouldn't ever be touched) yet Geoff is a very much talented writer and visionary; thus Doomsday Clock is the best compromise one could ever hope for.
Whereas Watchmen's starting plot is to figure out who killed the Comedian, in Doomsday Clock . For those who are expecting a fresh off the oven, that will definitely happen, but my prediction is not right away. The pace is presented in issue one and I can say that it is a slow and nice burn.
I have mentioned that Doomsday Clock #1 (or DC#1, yes it is DC) is a Johns creation. If you have read his works (Aquaman, GL run, Flashpoint etc.), DC#1 is clearly a Geoff Johns baby from the slick and smart dialogues, organic humor to the rich world-building. So be ready for some surprises! Whatever comics he touches, it becomes good. So with him touching on the DC Rebirth thing. Man, the future is bright with this comic book publisher. Gary Frank is no Dave Gibbons either. Same goes to the colorists Brad Anderson (DC) and John Higgins (WM) . Both art are the best of their own times.
My guess is, this Doomsday Clock is a juxtapose of Watchmen, the former heading towards hope and optimism as the latter was dreadful and dark. I am also interested with how this will tie-up with other DC comics events like Snyder's Metal, King's Mister Miracle and Tomasi's Superman (despite what Johns said that this is a standalone story) and how will it affect the whole DC universe.
It is inevitable that Doomsday Clock will be subjected to serious public and critic scrutiny. After all, what Geoff Johns and Gary Frank present us is a direct sequel to Alan Moore's Watchmen and the most essential piece in DC Rebirth. My friends, this Doomsday Clock at the very least is a comic book history in the making.
Watchmen and Doomsday Clock spoilers follow. And yes, Watchmen is a very necessary read not just because it is a prerequisite but because you are in for one helluva dark ride with it.
And you know what, Doomsday Clock #1 is good. But to compare issue one with the whole Watchmen graphic novel is very much unfair. It is a solid start that lays the foundation of what is supposed to happen in the next issues. As what is promised, it is a sequel to the Watchmen, happening in 1992 where the repercussions of Ozymandia's "dark plan" followed by Rorschach's expose of it in his journal are being realized. Issue one, more than being just a sequel is also spiritually aligned with Watchmen. It respects the material. You'll just feel that Geoff Johns and Gary Frank has spent so much time with each panel, words and art.
Doomsday Clock #1 lenticular cover.
But this is no Watchmen either. Yes, themes and styles from the source material are present in Doomsday Clock, but this is not an Alan Moore wannabe creation. It is a Johns creation. And that is absolutely fine with me. Watchmen is a sacred literary material (and for purists, something that shouldn't ever be touched) yet Geoff is a very much talented writer and visionary; thus Doomsday Clock is the best compromise one could ever hope for.
Whereas Watchmen's starting plot is to figure out who killed the Comedian, in Doomsday Clock . For those who are expecting a fresh off the oven, that will definitely happen, but my prediction is not right away. The pace is presented in issue one and I can say that it is a slow and nice burn.
I have mentioned that Doomsday Clock #1 (or DC#1, yes it is DC) is a Johns creation. If you have read his works (Aquaman, GL run, Flashpoint etc.), DC#1 is clearly a Geoff Johns baby from the slick and smart dialogues, organic humor to the rich world-building. So be ready for some surprises! Whatever comics he touches, it becomes good. So with him touching on the DC Rebirth thing. Man, the future is bright with this comic book publisher. Gary Frank is no Dave Gibbons either. Same goes to the colorists Brad Anderson (DC) and John Higgins (WM) . Both art are the best of their own times.
My guess is, this Doomsday Clock is a juxtapose of Watchmen, the former heading towards hope and optimism as the latter was dreadful and dark. I am also interested with how this will tie-up with other DC comics events like Snyder's Metal, King's Mister Miracle and Tomasi's Superman (despite what Johns said that this is a standalone story) and how will it affect the whole DC universe.
December 3, 2017
This is probably the most hyped comic of the year. Rebirth and The Button have lead to this, and this is the story were (we expect) to see the Watchman Universe become a part of the main DC Universe, or least crossover with it for this story.
The best way I can describe this comic is that it’s interesting, and I mean that in a good way. It’s kind of an event comic but it’s unlike any event comic I’ve read before, because it’s also a sequel to Watchmen. Which is controversial because Watchmen was always intended to be open and done within 12 issues. But Geoff Johns and Gary Frank both seem to know what they’re doing.
It’s also interesting in the sense that its probably going to play out the same way Watchmen did. There’s a reason Doomsday Clock is 12 issues and that’s because Watchmen was 12 issues, and the story will play out that long and there probably won’t be too many cliffhangers. But this is also a modern book so who knows. I’m also hoping the story doesn’t feel dragged out too much with being so long. Watchmen was famously meticulously planned and it’s part of the reason why it’s so good and is still so revered. But if there’s one writer who can pull it off, it’s Geoff Johns.
There’s also a backup here, much like in the original, of newspaper cuttings that help fill in some gaps of the story. I hope this is something they keep doing.
I was going to wait for the hardcover of this because I know I’m going to want it, but it’s peaked my interest that much and the art is so nice that I’m not going to be able to resist picking up the monthly issues.
I’m also hoping there’s no tie-ins and it’s all done in these 12 issues, and Johns and Frank do the whole thing. Because that’s the kind of sequel Watchmen deserves
The best way I can describe this comic is that it’s interesting, and I mean that in a good way. It’s kind of an event comic but it’s unlike any event comic I’ve read before, because it’s also a sequel to Watchmen. Which is controversial because Watchmen was always intended to be open and done within 12 issues. But Geoff Johns and Gary Frank both seem to know what they’re doing.
It’s also interesting in the sense that its probably going to play out the same way Watchmen did. There’s a reason Doomsday Clock is 12 issues and that’s because Watchmen was 12 issues, and the story will play out that long and there probably won’t be too many cliffhangers. But this is also a modern book so who knows. I’m also hoping the story doesn’t feel dragged out too much with being so long. Watchmen was famously meticulously planned and it’s part of the reason why it’s so good and is still so revered. But if there’s one writer who can pull it off, it’s Geoff Johns.
There’s also a backup here, much like in the original, of newspaper cuttings that help fill in some gaps of the story. I hope this is something they keep doing.
I was going to wait for the hardcover of this because I know I’m going to want it, but it’s peaked my interest that much and the art is so nice that I’m not going to be able to resist picking up the monthly issues.
I’m also hoping there’s no tie-ins and it’s all done in these 12 issues, and Johns and Frank do the whole thing. Because that’s the kind of sequel Watchmen deserves
January 8, 2018
For my first review of the year, I went with one of the few comic books this year that made me want to go out and buy it from my most accessible local shop. Since that local store was about 1,380 kilometers away, that is saying something.
By all accounts, this Watchmen 2. Three decades ago, Moore and Gibbons may have delivered to the world a complete story that did not need a sequel. Yet somehow, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank make a compelling case for their story to exist.
Watchmen, now and forever, stands on its own as a monumental and seminal work of art. For better or for worse, Doomsday Clock will not tarnish that legacy, and deserves to be judged on it own merits.
This is just the first chapter of a 12 issue miniseries, and as a first issue works to the degree that this reader would want to read the next chapter. I've always enjoyed Johns' work and I feel that I need to give him the latitude he deserves to make his case for the necessity of a Watchmen sequel. This first issue, makes it easy for this reader to trust the creative team to deliver a story worthy of the hype.
By all accounts, this Watchmen 2. Three decades ago, Moore and Gibbons may have delivered to the world a complete story that did not need a sequel. Yet somehow, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank make a compelling case for their story to exist.
Watchmen, now and forever, stands on its own as a monumental and seminal work of art. For better or for worse, Doomsday Clock will not tarnish that legacy, and deserves to be judged on it own merits.
This is just the first chapter of a 12 issue miniseries, and as a first issue works to the degree that this reader would want to read the next chapter. I've always enjoyed Johns' work and I feel that I need to give him the latitude he deserves to make his case for the necessity of a Watchmen sequel. This first issue, makes it easy for this reader to trust the creative team to deliver a story worthy of the hype.
November 22, 2017
90/100
A promising start to Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's (perhaps overly) ambitious endeavor to weave a story about Watchmen AND the main DC Universe. It was obviously a setup issue, but I can't help to enjoy and savor every panel (almost all constructed with 9-panel-per-page structure like Moore's Watchmen) because of Frank's beautiful artwork. Even with the similar structure, the art managed to stand on its own with the help of the coloring work, which has similar color pallette with Watchmen, but also has some differences, showing the progression of that world.
The setup nature of the issue made me think that it was kinda bland in some parts, but Johns's plot revealed so many interesting facts about the Watchmen world and characters several years after Dr. Manhattan's departure from Earth.
The characters felt fine, I didn't notice anything special, but nothing seemed out-of-character either.
Overall, a slow-burner that kept me interested the whole way, and yet also made me kinda upset that I'd have to wait for a year before reading the entire story. Also, good luck to Geoff Johns, I have a feeling this series will end up very controversial.
A promising start to Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's (perhaps overly) ambitious endeavor to weave a story about Watchmen AND the main DC Universe. It was obviously a setup issue, but I can't help to enjoy and savor every panel (almost all constructed with 9-panel-per-page structure like Moore's Watchmen) because of Frank's beautiful artwork. Even with the similar structure, the art managed to stand on its own with the help of the coloring work, which has similar color pallette with Watchmen, but also has some differences, showing the progression of that world.
The setup nature of the issue made me think that it was kinda bland in some parts, but Johns's plot revealed so many interesting facts about the Watchmen world and characters several years after Dr. Manhattan's departure from Earth.
The characters felt fine, I didn't notice anything special, but nothing seemed out-of-character either.
Overall, a slow-burner that kept me interested the whole way, and yet also made me kinda upset that I'd have to wait for a year before reading the entire story. Also, good luck to Geoff Johns, I have a feeling this series will end up very controversial.
December 5, 2017
Hope this improves.
December 30, 2017
No review until the end but just bullet point thoughts:
1) Marionette and Mime being Punch and Jewelee is brilliant.
2) Post Watchmen world is brilliant and added splashes of current politics is beautiful with the crazy President to the wall to the fake news...just calls back to what Moore did with Watchmen in the original.
3) Gary Frank's art and the overall tone of the book is so spot on you feel a palatable sense of hopelessness in every panel of the book.
1) Marionette and Mime being Punch and Jewelee is brilliant.
2) Post Watchmen world is brilliant and added splashes of current politics is beautiful with the crazy President to the wall to the fake news...just calls back to what Moore did with Watchmen in the original.
3) Gary Frank's art and the overall tone of the book is so spot on you feel a palatable sense of hopelessness in every panel of the book.
November 22, 2017
I got the special lenticular cover than had Rorschach's mask on the front, that had the Trinity symbol made out of ink blotches. It's really cool and I'm glad I got it.
Over all, I thought this was a really great first issue. Nothing too special, but definitely a good start. Excited to see where they go with this.
Over all, I thought this was a really great first issue. Nothing too special, but definitely a good start. Excited to see where they go with this.
November 25, 2017
Incredible top to bottom
I’m still digesting this because it had a lot of content to it...and it’s only 1 of 12.
So my review will be twisting and winding, apologies in advance.
So there are many types of people in comics fandom who fall somewhere on a spectrum of “don’t touch the watchmen” to “have Manhattan and Superman punch it out.” Years ago when the Before Watchmen content was released to mixed results (Minutemen being amazing, other stuff so so) it seemed like not touching this beloved classic material was a better idea.
And then Geoff Johns said he was gonna touch it and my ears perked up. I don’t remember the exact details but Johns and Morrison have always respected the material but disliked its cynicism. Morrison in his book Supergods went as far as to say that Adrian Veidt, the worlds smartest man, did the stupidest thing.
It’s with this context in mind intermingled with Johns promoting optimism in DC Rebirth that made me excited he may do something thoughtful and great with this concept. The idea of Watchmen meeting DC to have this meta narrative about cynicism vs optimism has a ton of potential.
And based on this first issue it’s lived up to the hype (so far).
This issue kicks off 8 years after Watchmen ended with a world thrown back into chaos, Veidt found out (which of course he would be), a new Rorschach (I’m calling now is the little African American kid form original Watchmen reading the pirate comic), and a new plot direction to “find god” to fix this (dr Manhattan).
The plot is thoughtfully handled and feels like a sequel that would pick up right where it should as a next step after watchmen. And that statement itself should tell how well I think it was written in that Watchmen is meant to be self contained.
And then there are clear overtones and commentary on current politics and themes.
Again; I knew I’d probably like this but it exceeded expectations. Looking forward to the next year.
Thoughts?
I’m still digesting this because it had a lot of content to it...and it’s only 1 of 12.
So my review will be twisting and winding, apologies in advance.
So there are many types of people in comics fandom who fall somewhere on a spectrum of “don’t touch the watchmen” to “have Manhattan and Superman punch it out.” Years ago when the Before Watchmen content was released to mixed results (Minutemen being amazing, other stuff so so) it seemed like not touching this beloved classic material was a better idea.
And then Geoff Johns said he was gonna touch it and my ears perked up. I don’t remember the exact details but Johns and Morrison have always respected the material but disliked its cynicism. Morrison in his book Supergods went as far as to say that Adrian Veidt, the worlds smartest man, did the stupidest thing.
It’s with this context in mind intermingled with Johns promoting optimism in DC Rebirth that made me excited he may do something thoughtful and great with this concept. The idea of Watchmen meeting DC to have this meta narrative about cynicism vs optimism has a ton of potential.
And based on this first issue it’s lived up to the hype (so far).
This issue kicks off 8 years after Watchmen ended with a world thrown back into chaos, Veidt found out (which of course he would be), a new Rorschach (I’m calling now is the little African American kid form original Watchmen reading the pirate comic), and a new plot direction to “find god” to fix this (dr Manhattan).
The plot is thoughtfully handled and feels like a sequel that would pick up right where it should as a next step after watchmen. And that statement itself should tell how well I think it was written in that Watchmen is meant to be self contained.
And then there are clear overtones and commentary on current politics and themes.
Again; I knew I’d probably like this but it exceeded expectations. Looking forward to the next year.
Thoughts?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 6, 2018
This was so good. The intrigue the art, the combination of rebirth story lines was great. Loved seeing some of the old faves back in action. Really looking forward to the rest of these.
November 30, 2017
Se siente y se ve venir algo grande en el universo DC. Esa escasa sensación de tener el inicio de algo extraordinario entre manos.
November 23, 2017
I found this to be an intriguing read. Geoff Johns takes the ending of the original Watchmen series as a springboard into his own narrative. Gary Frank's art is amazing, as always . I don't want to say too much because I don't want to spoil anything. If you are at all curious, just read it. I think if you do, you will be back for the second issue. I do think that if you are not at all familiar with the Watchmen story, this comic may not work for you. If you haven't read Watchmen, but saw the movie - you could follow the story just fine.
November 22, 2017
DC Takes My Money Again, Not a Single Regret
While hesitant to any extension of the original, remarkable Watchmen series from the 80's, Geoff Johns does what he does best and compiles a faithful and enthralling tale that I was more than pleased to read. I'm eagerly anticipating the next issue, there's plenty of ground to be covered in Doomsday Clock, and seeing where they're headed with the story is sure to be a wild ride. Definitely would and will recommend to fans old and new of both Watchmen and DC in general, they hit the nail right on the head.
While hesitant to any extension of the original, remarkable Watchmen series from the 80's, Geoff Johns does what he does best and compiles a faithful and enthralling tale that I was more than pleased to read. I'm eagerly anticipating the next issue, there's plenty of ground to be covered in Doomsday Clock, and seeing where they're headed with the story is sure to be a wild ride. Definitely would and will recommend to fans old and new of both Watchmen and DC in general, they hit the nail right on the head.
November 29, 2017
The hypest comicbook of the year is finally been release
Before I start to describe my thoughts and opinion on this, lets get rid of the Alan Moore sinanigans and others like oh "Their killing/ruining the Watchmen" and ohhh "Their gonna make Dr. Manhattan fight superman" and ohhh "DC's kicking Alan Moore's mystical dick again" and also "How is this gonna tie-in to the Dark Knights: Metal(current event story)". But instead lets praise how amazingly written this book is and how beautiful its art too.
How would the writing of this goes out
The best way to describe this single issue in a single word to any readers (both comic readers and not) is Thoughtful.
Its not just giving a giving sequel(not officially i guess) to a beloved comic franchise but also folding two different story into one(watchmen uni. adding to the DC uni). Its difficult to write in someone else writing we all know that. Watchmen was written on Moore's voice and what Geoff Johns did here cannot be called a blasphemy to his voice. John's knows what's prevailing comic book world would react to. So he didn't just make a story out of the blue with watchmen and bring back dead characters to life and then dump them on the DC universe and end up cheapens the ending of Watchmen No No he didn't do that.
But what he did is simply use its character(I still dont know If Nite Owl and others will show up) and then added them to the DC and also give a sequel to the main story of the Watchmen. I still dont know whats the catch on this and how is this gonna tie-in on the DC comics beside superman but what I really like on this is that you dont need to read Batman/Metal or even other comicbook just to get the core of this story.
This is a stand alone superman story( you can read the Button and Oz Effect for the immersion its up to you) but also connects to the entire DC without you getting you readers to spend alot of money just to get the juice out of it and that's pretty smart. Because we all know that comic events sometimes really exhausting specially if the company is releasing 5/6 tie-in just to get the core of the story and making people spend money(or download) just to get to know whats really going on *cough* *cough* secret empire *cough* *cough*
Lets talk about the art
This is one of the most humane comicbook I ever seen it comes to art. Brad Anderson/Gary Frank is not just drawing ugly people and giving them special expressions. His showing human emotions to its art, the art is really show the readers that "The world is truly ending". It doesn't just look like Watchmen, I feels like Watchmen just look at the panels. AND THE COLORS WOOOOH PRETTY
Its the 1st out of 12 issue series. I'm really looking forward to whats to come.
10/10 fully recommended
Before I start to describe my thoughts and opinion on this, lets get rid of the Alan Moore sinanigans and others like oh "Their killing/ruining the Watchmen" and ohhh "Their gonna make Dr. Manhattan fight superman" and ohhh "DC's kicking Alan Moore's mystical dick again" and also "How is this gonna tie-in to the Dark Knights: Metal(current event story)". But instead lets praise how amazingly written this book is and how beautiful its art too.
How would the writing of this goes out
The best way to describe this single issue in a single word to any readers (both comic readers and not) is Thoughtful.
Its not just giving a giving sequel(not officially i guess) to a beloved comic franchise but also folding two different story into one(watchmen uni. adding to the DC uni). Its difficult to write in someone else writing we all know that. Watchmen was written on Moore's voice and what Geoff Johns did here cannot be called a blasphemy to his voice. John's knows what's prevailing comic book world would react to. So he didn't just make a story out of the blue with watchmen and bring back dead characters to life and then dump them on the DC universe and end up cheapens the ending of Watchmen No No he didn't do that.
But what he did is simply use its character(I still dont know If Nite Owl and others will show up) and then added them to the DC and also give a sequel to the main story of the Watchmen. I still dont know whats the catch on this and how is this gonna tie-in on the DC comics beside superman but what I really like on this is that you dont need to read Batman/Metal or even other comicbook just to get the core of this story.
This is a stand alone superman story( you can read the Button and Oz Effect for the immersion its up to you) but also connects to the entire DC without you getting you readers to spend alot of money just to get the juice out of it and that's pretty smart. Because we all know that comic events sometimes really exhausting specially if the company is releasing 5/6 tie-in just to get the core of the story and making people spend money(or download) just to get to know whats really going on *cough* *cough* secret empire *cough* *cough*
Lets talk about the art
This is one of the most humane comicbook I ever seen it comes to art. Brad Anderson/Gary Frank is not just drawing ugly people and giving them special expressions. His showing human emotions to its art, the art is really show the readers that "The world is truly ending". It doesn't just look like Watchmen, I feels like Watchmen just look at the panels. AND THE COLORS WOOOOH PRETTY
Its the 1st out of 12 issue series. I'm really looking forward to whats to come.
10/10 fully recommended
October 21, 2022
Interesting start. hoped for more, but it was okay as a prologue.
February 13, 2018
The copy of this book which I have just read is the second printing and has a black and white cover. I could not find that on GR. I'm ashamed to admit that I still have yet to read Watchmen, even more so after reading this ( I know...*tsk* *tsk* ). However, I did enjoy this first issue. This is supposed to crossover the Watchmen characters with the regular DC Universe. Should be interesting to see what happens next. I love Gary Frank's art. I'll have to stick with this. And I'll have to get a damned copy of Watchmen and read it soon!
August 13, 2018
Ok, I'm climbing aboard. Geoff Johns and Gary Frank are undeniably talented. My edition (3rd printing of issue #1) features a cover image by Dave Gibbons of Rorschach's face, with the blotches made into logos of DC superheroes.
Got to reread Watchmen, too: and finally read Moore's novel Jerusalem.
We'll see! Anyone else reading these installments as published?
Got to reread Watchmen, too: and finally read Moore's novel Jerusalem.
We'll see! Anyone else reading these installments as published?
July 27, 2018
Incredible start. I’m already hooked!
November 25, 2017
Just wow! For years I was dreaming of a Watchmen sequel and now here it is... and with what look like a cross-over with Superman and maybe other big DC heroes... who knows? Not a big fan of cross-over but this one is gonna be epic like we never saw anything like it! Big Big expectation for what's next!!
November 22, 2017
I've been waiting for what feels like forever for this story and I was not disappointed. Great read!
November 26, 2017
I have so many questions.
November 26, 2017
Oh man, and I thought Metal was going to be big.
December 10, 2017
This series is gonna be great.
November 29, 2017
Summary
Geoff Johns and company are picking up the story of the Watchmen 8 years after Ozymandias' scheme. The comic starts in the chaos of 1992 describing the public and political unrest that has followed the exposing of Veidt's deeds which has landed him into concealed dealing with Rorschach (who isn't Walter Kovacs, but an African American copy cat).
After the dust settles, Rorschach is skulking through a high security wing of a prison on a mission from Ozymandias to collect 'the Marionette' using her child as an incentive, all seemingly in an effort to return Dr. Manhattan to Earth to prevent nuclear holocaust. She barters with him that they must also rescue her husband 'the Mime'. Without notable incident all three proceed to the Nite Owl's workshop to convene with Veidt about the plan to locate and return Manhattan to Earth.
The story then turns to the introduction of Clark Kent who is asleep beside Lois Lane. In the final frames of this issue, we relive the death of Clark's adoptive parents in a dream.
Review
This first installment of Doomsday Clock ranks a 4/5 for me for three main reasons.
Firstly, seeing as this maxi-series event is to take course over the next year and some of the leading characters are new or reemerging, it is necessary to set the stage and not rush to stride through plot points when it would simply cause confusion. That being said, there is much hype over this series and this first episode was slightly more aloof and fastidious on introduction, so delivering on that hype may have to wait until the next release.
My second reason for this moderately high rating is because the artwork is very clean and professionally executed. Watchmen was filled with noir stylizing and darker frames and this new continuation harkens back to that style. The artwork looks more polished and realistic whilst maintaining scenes that are easy to understand without detail getting "lost in the dark".
Finally my third reason is the dialogue and characters. Rorschach is back, but in a new character and identifies himself as an impostor/copy cat to the Marionette by displaying his black skin. This left me interested more in how this man came into the similar mannerisms, dialect, and behavior as Kovacs which must certainly be revealed at some point. Additionally, Marionette and her man, the Mime, do leave a little bit of a strange impression on me because they appear a slightly deranged but this could be due to their having been kept in a prison for some time (Marionette having been in a isolated, armored cell.) Veidt is Veidt, and he carries himself in the familiar fashion of being the world's smartest man. Lastly are characters Clark and Lois, whose cameos serve as a promise that they will be involved in this series because they don't actually participate in this issue.
In conclusion, with the stage being set and all the actors in place, this issue has definitely captured my attention and as written a pretty big check. I'm sure they'll be able to cash it.
Geoff Johns and company are picking up the story of the Watchmen 8 years after Ozymandias' scheme. The comic starts in the chaos of 1992 describing the public and political unrest that has followed the exposing of Veidt's deeds which has landed him into concealed dealing with Rorschach (who isn't Walter Kovacs, but an African American copy cat).
After the dust settles, Rorschach is skulking through a high security wing of a prison on a mission from Ozymandias to collect 'the Marionette' using her child as an incentive, all seemingly in an effort to return Dr. Manhattan to Earth to prevent nuclear holocaust. She barters with him that they must also rescue her husband 'the Mime'. Without notable incident all three proceed to the Nite Owl's workshop to convene with Veidt about the plan to locate and return Manhattan to Earth.
The story then turns to the introduction of Clark Kent who is asleep beside Lois Lane. In the final frames of this issue, we relive the death of Clark's adoptive parents in a dream.
Review
This first installment of Doomsday Clock ranks a 4/5 for me for three main reasons.
Firstly, seeing as this maxi-series event is to take course over the next year and some of the leading characters are new or reemerging, it is necessary to set the stage and not rush to stride through plot points when it would simply cause confusion. That being said, there is much hype over this series and this first episode was slightly more aloof and fastidious on introduction, so delivering on that hype may have to wait until the next release.
My second reason for this moderately high rating is because the artwork is very clean and professionally executed. Watchmen was filled with noir stylizing and darker frames and this new continuation harkens back to that style. The artwork looks more polished and realistic whilst maintaining scenes that are easy to understand without detail getting "lost in the dark".
Finally my third reason is the dialogue and characters. Rorschach is back, but in a new character and identifies himself as an impostor/copy cat to the Marionette by displaying his black skin. This left me interested more in how this man came into the similar mannerisms, dialect, and behavior as Kovacs which must certainly be revealed at some point. Additionally, Marionette and her man, the Mime, do leave a little bit of a strange impression on me because they appear a slightly deranged but this could be due to their having been kept in a prison for some time (Marionette having been in a isolated, armored cell.) Veidt is Veidt, and he carries himself in the familiar fashion of being the world's smartest man. Lastly are characters Clark and Lois, whose cameos serve as a promise that they will be involved in this series because they don't actually participate in this issue.
In conclusion, with the stage being set and all the actors in place, this issue has definitely captured my attention and as written a pretty big check. I'm sure they'll be able to cash it.
November 23, 2017
This is better than I expected, hell, this is better than everyone expected. Everyone agreed this was a bad idea.
If you are a fan of DC comics then high chances are you’ve picked up at least one Johns book, the writer behind the one-shot DC Universe: Rebirth (and Mr. Creative Officer) made us wonder secret behind secret that only ended with the revelation that the Watchmen existed somehow in continuity.
I like Johns, but it had me worried — he’s not Alan Moore, however, he channels his writing on a decent level here, it sort of reminds me of how TFA channeled a lot of a New Hope, it was a safe bet. But hopefully we’ll get to see a more Johns-esque writing in the upcoming issues.
We learn that Ozymandias is a fugitive after the events of Watchmen, and that there is a new Rorschach. For me, Ozymandias was the weaker link. I really hope that Johns doesn’t go for the misunderstood villain since it would defeat the purpose of the character, the new Rorschach is obviously a fraud, and that’s the entire aspect of it. The new characters rock in the Watchmen fucked up ways, especially the Mime.
I’ll probably reread Watchmen to keep finding clues about Johns’ possible reveals. But over all, it’s a good start for a comic that will shape the DCU (for real this time, apparently) and whose effects should affect everyone in the DCU, included the ones that are on limbo.
If you are a fan of DC comics then high chances are you’ve picked up at least one Johns book, the writer behind the one-shot DC Universe: Rebirth (and Mr. Creative Officer) made us wonder secret behind secret that only ended with the revelation that the Watchmen existed somehow in continuity.
I like Johns, but it had me worried — he’s not Alan Moore, however, he channels his writing on a decent level here, it sort of reminds me of how TFA channeled a lot of a New Hope, it was a safe bet. But hopefully we’ll get to see a more Johns-esque writing in the upcoming issues.
We learn that Ozymandias is a fugitive after the events of Watchmen, and that there is a new Rorschach. For me, Ozymandias was the weaker link. I really hope that Johns doesn’t go for the misunderstood villain since it would defeat the purpose of the character, the new Rorschach is obviously a fraud, and that’s the entire aspect of it. The new characters rock in the Watchmen fucked up ways, especially the Mime.
I’ll probably reread Watchmen to keep finding clues about Johns’ possible reveals. But over all, it’s a good start for a comic that will shape the DCU (for real this time, apparently) and whose effects should affect everyone in the DCU, included the ones that are on limbo.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 26, 2017
I would just like to say for the record that I'm still morally opposed to a Watchmen sequel and also the Watchmen becoming a part of the DC Universe. I still think Watchman should be left alone.
Since DC doesn't care what my sad little bitter self has to say, they're going along with it anyway. And since I saw one of the variant covers has a holographic cover where Rorschach's mask changes into Bats/Supes/Wondy's logos and since I am attracted to shiny, pretty objects - I decided to buy it and read it anyway.
And IF they're going to do this (which they are)....at least they're trying. The writing isn't the rushed, cynical cashgrab of Before Watchmen. I have to say, this first issue did snare my attention and have me itching to find out what happens next (damn you Geoff Johns). There are some important reveals in this issue, just enough to make you go "oh!" but with more questions left unanswered to build suspense.
So I'm on board. I came onto the train kicking and screaming but now that I'm here the seats are softer than I thought they would be and the refreshments are tastier, so I'm content to see where this train is taking us.
Since DC doesn't care what my sad little bitter self has to say, they're going along with it anyway. And since I saw one of the variant covers has a holographic cover where Rorschach's mask changes into Bats/Supes/Wondy's logos and since I am attracted to shiny, pretty objects - I decided to buy it and read it anyway.
And IF they're going to do this (which they are)....at least they're trying. The writing isn't the rushed, cynical cashgrab of Before Watchmen. I have to say, this first issue did snare my attention and have me itching to find out what happens next (damn you Geoff Johns). There are some important reveals in this issue, just enough to make you go "oh!" but with more questions left unanswered to build suspense.
So I'm on board. I came onto the train kicking and screaming but now that I'm here the seats are softer than I thought they would be and the refreshments are tastier, so I'm content to see where this train is taking us.
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