The DOOMSDAY CLOCK is ticking...

****... Got spoiled with two leaked frames from tomorrow's issue...

 

That sucks. I'd rather not know.

 

I’m intrigued but still unsure about Doomsday Clock.

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were the protests by the public against Batman on the Watchmen earth or ours?

 

Ours.

 

Thought issue two was good. Slow paced, but beginning to build the story very well. I’m not finding the weaving of the Watchmen tone and style with the DC universe jarring, which is a good sign. Only criticisms would be the two characters introduced feel a little too similar to Batman’s most famous psychopathic couple (I’m assuming this will pay off though) and not sure having ‘that’ character return was such a good move... but we’ll have to see. All in all, great stuff

 

I wouldn't be surprised if all these parallel characters end up together in a big mash. It's no accident that Rorschach ended up with who he did as did Viedt.

 

Glad you mentioned it, I think you just may be right. Hadn't occurred to me at all.

 

The whole talk of [BLACKOUT]Jon being on DC's Earth and having taken another identity[/BLACKOUT] makes me wonder about this fan theory:

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What if Jon is J'onn J'onzz? Jon has a connection to Mars and J'onn is from Mars... And both characters are ****ing OP. J'onn has been gone MIA since Rebirth started. I miss the guy.

 

Neat easter egg:

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The location where the Owlship crashed is the carnival from Killing Joke.

 

So is the story not in continuity? I hadn’t noticed

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protests against Batman

in Gotham lately in either Batman or Detective Comics.

 

Read Detective Comics this week.

 

The first two issues of Doomsday Clock have been quite interesting to say the very least.

 

I've enjoyed them.

 

Gotcha. Thanks. I haven’t gotten to it yet this week.

 

Another solid issue of art by Gary Frank although a couple of the Geoff Johns moments I found kind of eye-rolling.

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Rorschach easily wandering into Wayne Manor and finding the Batcave.

Marionette and Mime basically being less interesting analogues of Joker and Harley Quinn.

The resurrected Comedian showing up at the end shooting Luthor and Ozymandias.

What If...

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New Rorschach is someone like Mr. Terrific sent to the Watchmen verse by Batman to investigate the energy signature left in the events of "The Button"? Probably not though.

The "green fire" mentioned in the news article is the return of Alan Scott?

 

Am I the only one who thinks --

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that the new Rorschach is really Owl Man, just taking his place? It's the first thing that came to my mind.

 

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new Rorschach is a black man, so no.

 

How do you know that?

 

It's in the first issue. Here's a link to an IGN interview with Geoff Johns that explains it. Scroll down for a scan from the issue that shows it.

 

I guess I thought it was that the room was dark. My observation skills are crap.

 

Did a review of the second issue, and do I think Doomsday Clock is essentially Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Watchmen fan fic? Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that, so far, this series is very well written and illustrated.

Stillanerd Reviews: Doomsday Clock #2 review

 

Been loving this series so far. Very well done both the writing and the art.