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• #DOOMSDAY CLOCK DC SERIES#

The idea is that the once Doomsday Clock is complete that all of the other comics will have caught up and begin feeling the consequences of the story. When Is Doomsday Clock Set In Continuity?ĭoomsday Clock is set a year ahead of all of the other DC Comics at the moment. It’s a big story told over 12 issues, all done by the same creative team. There are no tie-ins or any other auxiliary content that will be published alongside the series. Writer Geoff Johns has specifically said that Doomsday Clock is not an event. Johns has stated that the 2016 US Election result and the events that transpired soon after were a major inspiration of this story. It will run for a total of 12 issues, starting in November 2017, over the space of approximately 13 months.ĭoomsday Clock #1 cover by Gary Frank. I thought, a conversation between those two would be amazing.” And you’ve got one that’s a human, and is probably the most alien of all superhumans. Who would have the power, the inclination - the curiosity - to remove that humanity from the DC Universe? And the ability to do that? Doctor Manhattan and Superman, you’ve got one that’s an alien, that’s probably the most human of superheroes.

It felt like some of the humanity had been ripped away from the books. For me, DC has always been about heart, heroes and humanity. “I actually never thought about it until a year-and-a-half ago when I was writing the Rebirth special. Here’s what Johns had to say at New York ComicCon 2017 in regards to crossing Watchmen and the DC Universe: In Doomsday Clock, we will see discover the mysteries that DC Comics has been teasing for the past 18 months – including why Watchmen is crossing over with DC Comics. This sets Batman to explore it’s origin and how it appeared in the Batcave and is also one of the first signs of the Watchmen characters appearing in the DC Universe. In DC Universe: Rebirth, Batman discovers the blood smeared smiley face badge, an item prominently featured in the Watchmen, in the Batcave.

#DOOMSDAY CLOCK DC SERIES#

As a result of this, it will include many of the characters from the series – with Rorschach and Doctor Manhattan being confirmed so far. Set after the events of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s seminal work, Doomsday Clock will explore what happened afterwards.

What Is Doomsday Clock?ĭoomsday Clock is the upcoming 12-part story, which acts as a sequel to Watchmen and also a crossover with the DC Universe.