Doomsday Clock: The Complete Collection
Dr. Manhattan, a near-omnipotent being from the Watchmen universe, has been using his powers to rewrite the DC Universe--reshaping some heroes' histories, erasing other heroes altogether, and playingwith the fates of the good and evil alike.
But why? What does a godlike being from another worldstand to gain from the DC Universe? The mystery remains, but now that our heroes know they're being toyed with,what can they do to stop it? The clock is ticking...
From Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson, the critically acclaimed team behind Shazam! and Batman: Earth One, this collection includes the full groundbreaking 12-issue miniseries.
Reviews (44)
Not for Me, Most Likely Not for You Unless You're a DC Completionist
Spoilers. This one is pretty messy. But here's what works. The core conceit--that this arc explains the creation of the New 52 universe and ties together the subsequent Rebirth clues that Dr. Manhattan was messing with the main DC continuity--is a great idea. Some of the issues toward the end, when Dr. Manhattan is essentially monologuing the thesis of the story, are also interesting, and you can tell that this thesis is what Johns et al. really wanted to get on paper, i.e. Superman is the heart of the DC multiverse (or metaverse), and changes to Superman throughout the decades are the core of the various rebooted universes. It's obvious, but also elegant. In addition, the art by Gary Frank is well done. And of all the subplots and new characters, I thought Mime and Marionette were the most intriguing, and I really loved everything about their storyline. Now, that being said, what didn't work? Pretty much everything else.* And I mean everything. Every time the story tries to be a Watchmen copy, it's grating. The story-within-a-story told via a noir film, the escalating mystery with political cold-war type tensions rising in the background, even the darn 3 x 3 grids (which you can feel constraining the story, especially as they occasionally, thankfully break from the format). You can feel the writing try super hard to imitate Watchmen and it just. Does. Not. Work. Whereas Watchmen was a dense, literary puzzle-box of interwoven materials and themes and references, this story is like a wikipedia article thrown in a blender--a whole lot of surface level mess. Similarly, the majority of character interactions between the DC and Watchmen characters, Batman and Rorschach, or Joker and Mime/Marionette, Luthor and Veidt, was like really cringeworthy fan fic. Hey, let's put together the detectives! The clowns! The evil geniuses! We get it dude. I don't pretend that I'm an expert in DC lore, but I do think I read more than the average person. So every time there is a Crisis-level event, I do my best to keep up with the canon. And, usually, while these events are flawed, I admire the ambition and guts it takes to try to write these universe-changing stories. But some of them, like Final Crisis, and now Doomsday Clock, are ones that I do not recommend to most readers. I think folks should buy this if you really, really, really, really, want to be a completionist and cover all major DC events. But otherwise skim/rent/borrow whatever this one and just get the cliff notes. *In re-reading this, I realize this came off as more blunt and harsh than I intended, so I just wanted to edit and add, I am a huge fan of Johns' work as a general matter, so I don't mean to imply he is a bad writer by any means. I just think, stepping back, and comparing this to some of his other major works, like Infinite Crisis, this doesn't reach that level (which is a high bar, for me). So, grain of salt.
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surpsingly impressive
Like many people i've been interested in how things would play out ever since it became clear Doctor Manhatten was influcencing the DC universe. I must confess i find it surpising he can influence entire timelines so easily since i didn't think he was that powerful, and the nature of how time affects the story can make things confusing. But it's all worth it for when Superman and Manhattan meet, and how hope can always come back
It’s a very specific audience
You should only read this if you like Justice League AND Watchmen. I’m not really a fan of either but I like DC in general and I like most of the individual Justice League members so I thought it would be fine l. Got halfway through the book and realized that I didn’t know what was going on so I had to have my ex-boyfriend explain it to me.
Thought it kind of stunk, sorry
The authors tried to tie DC universe with the Watchman universe, and Dr. Manhattan and Superman... don't really think it clicked and was a bit antithetical to Alan Moore's original work
Time and Good are always being Watched
A great sequel to the Watchmen story. Through a lot of modern D.C. titles it can serve as another reamagining of the Multiverse and a good potential to future Watchmen storylines. Only reason why I'm not rating it a full 5 is due to its long complexity of a conclusion. It may serve other veteran readers a satisfying ending but to most causal readers it can be a real thinker. But again, great cross dimensional story. And highly recommended for Superman fans of any caliber or era.
Amazing story
I read this novel over 3 days and it was hard to put down. I loved the different story choices that were made to continue the watchmen. It was an interesting take on DC history and incorporating the watchmen's universe into the story. I don't want to give away any details, but if you're a comic book fan I strongly encourage you to get this.
Doomsday Clock is engaging and thought provoking
Incredible Watchmen follow up. Great art. Totally in tandem with the tone of the 80’s book.
Awesome crossover event that really setups a unique future for DC...if they do it right
Going into this, I am a huge fan of DC but I have never read the actual Watchmen comic. I wasn't sure what to expect but let me tell you, I was hooked after the first issue within this collection. This is DC at it's gritty best but you really get to see what drives each character as you wonder...who will survive and what will happen to our heroes.
Not entirely sure how to feel about this one
I almost gave it a 2/5 but I feel like a 3/5 might be the right call. I'm still a little confused on how to feel about this comic. It's all right, not bad just all right. But that's the problem.
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