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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
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.
This is a really solid first chapter. I was nervous about how this book would turn out. Not nervous anymore. Now I just want the next issue.
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.
I wish this book was released on time but what an amazing series
Not bad however I don't remember much about Watchmen (read it 8-9 years ago) so I think I may have to read that graphic novel again. I like how they are branching and adding other DC characters though.
I was told by the comic shop employee that the series is late when releasing titles so I may hold off on reading this until it is complete.
I was told by the comic shop employee that the series is late when releasing titles so I may hold off on reading this until it is complete.
Everytime I read a comic by Geoff Johns I hate super heroes. This is utter crap and I refuse to read the rest.
Woof, off to a very underwhelming start. Almost everything about this issue, from the writing to the art to the layouts and contents of the frame, just feel like a big step backward from the quality and density of the original.
Granted, this issue is all about setup, but it's clearly missing the original's ability to tell engrossing character-based stories while simultaneously and surreptitiously laying the foundation for later issues. This, by contrast, just feels thin and blunt, and lacking any of the qualities that made the characters and world of the original feel so human.
Hopefully the quality picks up quickly, or the payoff is worth the clunky setup. As of now I'm largely giving up on the idea that it might be a worthy sequel, and hust hoping for it to be a worthwhile read. But hey, I'd be thrilled to be wrong.
Granted, this issue is all about setup, but it's clearly missing the original's ability to tell engrossing character-based stories while simultaneously and surreptitiously laying the foundation for later issues. This, by contrast, just feels thin and blunt, and lacking any of the qualities that made the characters and world of the original feel so human.
Hopefully the quality picks up quickly, or the payoff is worth the clunky setup. As of now I'm largely giving up on the idea that it might be a worthy sequel, and hust hoping for it to be a worthwhile read. But hey, I'd be thrilled to be wrong.
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.
4/5 Stars (%80/100)
I've waited more than 2 years for this series to finish so that I could start it. Thank god the last issue was released exactly 1 month ago.
I have to say it is a very good start. I am glad we get to see Rorschach and Ozymandias this early on. Also, Mime seems to be a very interesting character as well. I will definitely read it more as the comic really has a mysterious tone that makes you want to read more.
I've waited more than 2 years for this series to finish so that I could start it. Thank god the last issue was released exactly 1 month ago.
I have to say it is a very good start. I am glad we get to see Rorschach and Ozymandias this early on. Also, Mime seems to be a very interesting character as well. I will definitely read it more as the comic really has a mysterious tone that makes you want to read more.
The story continues 7 years after the Watchmen event, Ozymandias is the most wanted man in the world, the war has begun.
There's also a new Rorschach, he is looking for two new watchmen, also, he is linked with ******.
Their mission is to find God, or maybe the thing will be even worse.
In this issue we see the first crossover with the DCU.
There's also a new Rorschach, he is looking for two new watchmen, also, he is linked with ******.
Their mission is to find God, or maybe the thing will be even worse.
In this issue we see the first crossover with the DCU.