![]() ![]() Readers can't really do too much preliminary reading to prepare for Doomsday Clock, as it makes reference and connection to more shreds of DC continuity than can be reasonably counted. Delays kind of suck, but every issue has been incredibly detailed, and providing such an interesting look at the DC universe. He is infamous for being the first villain in DC history to successfully kill. He is an unkillable and virtually unstoppable monster created by the alien scientist, Bertron, who despises all life and desires to eradicate it. Updated on June 10th, 2021 by Josh Davison: Doomsday Clock is a monumental event for the DC Universe, and it ties into just about every corner of the DC Comics continuity. It’s really quite good, I don’t think it’s better than Watchmen, but it’s a worthy sequel imo. The Ultimate, better known as Doomsday, is a major antagonist from DC Comics, appearing as a major antagonist in the Superman and Justice League franchise and media. ![]() To truly grasp Doomsday Clock, readers would need to have read these stories beforehand. Some fans still take umbrage at the fact that DC is using the Watchmen brand, yet Doomsday Clock's ambitions cannot be denied. Doomsday Clock is the first time the DC Universe and the Watchmen Universe crossover, and it also served as the culmination of several long-running DC storylines. RELATED: 10 Bizarre Things Comic Book Superheroes Have Done For MoneyĮventually, DC would finally release a true sequel to the Watchmen story with Doomsday Clock, a twelve-issue maxi-series published from 2017 to 2019. After several decades sitting on the property, DC Comics decided to forgo any courtesy they once had for Moore and chose to expand on the Watchmen line with Before Watchmen, a set of prequel mini-series released in 2012 that got mixed reviews. They were able to contain rights to the story and characters of Watchmen by continuing to publish the graphic novel, preventing the rights to revert to the original creators Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. I’m curious to see how Johns will tie it all together. ![]() in the Before Watchmen books, and in the currently running Doomsday Clock series 12. Delays kind of suck, but every issue has been incredibly detailed, and providing such an interesting look at the DC universe. In 2012, DC published a series of ambitious, and controversial. For several decades, DC Comics left it alone. It’s really quite good, I don’t think it’s better than Watchmen, but it’s a worthy sequel imo. For most fans, the story of Watchmen was a one-and-done story with no need to further be expanded upon. ![]()
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