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RSS FeedsDoomsday Clock #1 Successfully Combines The DC And Watchmen Universes
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20 november 2017 09:48:44

 
Doomsday Clock #1 Successfully Combines The DC And Watchmen Universes
(GameSpot DS News)
 


DC`s newest event is a self-contained mini-series that pays homage to one of the greatest comic stories of all time, Watchmen, all while introducing it into the DC Universe. This is something we`ve all known has been coming, since the DC Rebirth one-shot hit comic shops back in May 2016, when fans around the world found out that Dr. Manhattan had a hand in shaping the current DC Universe.But is Doomsday Clock any good, or does it fall flat like 2012`s Before Watchmen series? Obviously, nothing will live up to Watchmen, but judging from the first issue of Doomsday Clock, DC has something special on its hands that adds to the mythos of these characters and the world they inhabit.The first issue is relatively inclusive. You don`t need to be a Watchmen or DC expert to truly understand what this book tries to accomplish. Does it help to have read Watchmen to fully appreciate all the subtle nuances and references? Sure it does, but not having read the original mini-series won`t hinder the audience`s understanding of the plot, the characters, or the world this all takes place in.Doomsday Clock #1 takes place seven years after the events of Watchmen, and the opening pages do a fine job at delivering expositional narration that doesn`t feel like expositional narration. That`s because it`s introducing us to the narrator--a familiar character who now has an obsession with breakfast--as well as driving the story. The missing years are condensed and the reader is brought right up to speed. There is no time to waste in what seems to be a book that has the potential to change the DCU forever. The story`s hook is intriguing, and it`s a page-turner with an exciting hook to keep the reader engaged.Writer Geoff Johns has channeled the pacing and tonality Alan Moore presented in the original Watchmen and put his own twist on it. While Johns is a fabulous writer who has put his stamp on many series, this doesn`t feel like a quintessential Geoff Johns book. Watchmen had this underlyi ...


 
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