Doomsday Clock 2

The first volume was a fantastic read, taking a classic story and weaving a new tale into it. The delays & rewrites take their toll on Vol. 2, resulting in a convoluted mess that this long-time DC fan had trouble following. Worse, much of it feels like an info-dump, with Jon standing around giving us a recap of events. A major disappointment, stick with the original.

If I had to recommend a sequel to the original Watchmen, it would be this over the tepid and vapid HBO show. This series ups the ante and takes the story to some entertaining places, all while maintaining the signature multiplicity of being a Watchmen title. This was a cool collection that rewards longtime DC fans in the sense that you may find yourself thinking, “oh they incorporated that?” Even if those Easter eggs are only a few panels in length. I knocked a star off because of the tonal shift towards the end of the book. Mild spoilers: the ending feels like a love letter to Superman in a ham-fisted way. I enjoy Superman as a character and I won’t deny he’s the glue holding the DC Universe together, it just rubbed me the wrong way seeing as I came for a Watchmen story and that takes a backseat to discuss how amazing of a character Superman has become. Also, I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it feels like this title sullies what Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons set out to communicate in Watchmen. Maybe it’s the embracing of that which was criticized, superhero-culture was the problem in watchmen and it seemed like this story aimed to have the message of leaning into superhero-culture, problems and all. Either way, it was a good story and I don’t regret reading it.

The product arrived in perfect condition. The Doomsday Clock series just might be my favorite graphic novel series. It follows the adventures of characters form The Watchmen Universe as they teleport to the Justice League/DC Universe. I can't say much without spoiling anything, but Doomsday Clock part 2 ends the enthralling story of the battle of the gods between Dr. Manhattan and Superman. It is awesome for any Justice League and Watchmen fan. Before reading this I read Before Watchmen ominbus, The Watchmen deluxe edtion, Batman/ The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edtion, DC Universe : Rebirth Deluxe Edition, and Doomsday Clock part 1 as well as watched The Watchmen Movie, The Curse Of The Black Freighter and extras form the movie. You don't have to watch and read everything I did, but I would recommend it if you are unfamiliar with The Wathcmen Universe and/or The Falsh Point parodox. I did because I have already have a strong knowledge for the DC Universe, but not for the Watchmen Universe and wanted to catch all references. And instead of reading the deluxe editions of both the Batman/ The Flash: The Button and DC Universe: Rebirth, you can read through the DC Universe: Rebirth Omnibus if you want a small brush up on the DC Universe Characters. This contains the last 6 issues of the Doomsday Clock plus some extras. The mailing process was and the graphic novel is amazing.

I really love this series. Both the illustrations and plot are excellent. The art done by Gary Frank is beautiful and intricate, especially on the splash pages near the end. I feel the plot, overall, is a good conclusion to both the original Watchmen and DCUs new 52 and Rebirth lines. The first half, Doomsday Clock vol. 1, may have been a little slow, but vol. 2 more than makes up for it. Overall, I think the ending was both awesome and heartwarming, including what happens to Johnny Thunder.

When this mini series was announced I was skeptical. I didn’t know if it was a good idea to have Watchmen characters interact with the mainstream DCU. However Geoff Johns proved me wrong.Doomsday Clock is a masterpiece that adds to the Watchmen story and makes the appearance of characters like Dr Manhattan and Rorschach in the DCU work.Having the series now collected is a major help as now it can be enjoyed without waiting for delayed installments, thus allowing the story to unfold naturally.The delay the individual issues suffered from is the only real downer in this series. There’s also one or two scenes I have to wonder were the result of editorial mandate.That said, there is a moment in the finale where I cheered

The showdown is here but in ways not expected. Because this is the second half (final part of the story) I won't give away too much but hey we get the clash we have been waiting for ,still not what I expected but it was a great twist. Superman has to make super decisions

Alan Moore’s Classic “Watchmen” took his idea of showing us “humanizing” super hero's.Geoff Johns has added the “Watchmen” to the DC universe. The idea of taking Alan Moore’s incredible “Watchmen” graphic novel and going 1 better? It has to be one of the most innovated ideas yet.Not only did Johns story add to the DC universe, he re-wrote all of the DC character stories along with it.This is a MUST for all comic collectors. Story, art and pacing, moving this story and Gary Franks artwork make a fantastic story.It’s a Johns/Frank masterpiece!

MILD SPOILERS: Vol 1 was good, not great. Some genuine cool moments of crossover. Vol 2 was just overly complicated and presented the threat of nuclear war more as a time dimension problem than a human condition one. And the ending further proves this point by completely subverting the conflict (the fate of the world) with some truly silly stuff. I say go on and read it but keep in mind this is not the vision of this world's creator. Try to have fun and you might enjoy some it it. But above all else, keep your expectations low.

First of all I should say that I was dead against this book existing. I am a huge Watchmen fan and consider it to be the perfect graphic novel, a stone cold stand alone masterpiece that should never be messed with, especially by people that are not Alan Moore. However when Doomsday Clock first came out I read a few very positive reviews - and saw a bit of the impressive artwork - and became curious. Then came the TV serious (I was, of course, also dead against) which I watched reluctantly at first but ended up absolutely loving and even rewatching. So with my resistance against non-Moore Watchmen sequels significantly softened, and bouyed by the ever increasing tide of great reviews, I decided to give Doomsday Clock a try and waited with some excitement for both trades to be out.Based on the reviews and my revitalised interest in Watchmen I was expecting to like it.I wanted to like it.And I really tried to like it.I hated it so much.Many people who know a hell of a lot more about comics and stories than me are calling this a worthy follow up to the original story but my opinion is quite the opposite.Im a lifelong comics fan but never really been that into DC (nor Marvel before we get into that one!) and this is very much a story for big DC fans. If you are mainly a fan of Watchmen, and more mature themed comics in general, you are going to be appalled.It is problematic to use the word “ludicrous” when criticising a story featuring people that can fly and teleport and what not but I’m going to do it any way - Doomsday Clock is ludicrous.One of the main plot devices is literally just characters sneaking up behind people unnoticed - it happens time and time again regardless of where in the city (or universe) somebody is, if they’re looking for somebody they just need to skip forward a few pages and they will miraculously find them.So many utterly silly things happen which I won’t list for spoiler reasons but I have to mention the bit where all the superheroes on earth gather in groups and fly off to Mars in various different spaceships. Takes them like a couple of pages to get there. If you’re happy to accept that then fine but please not in a sequel to Alan Moore’s Watchmen.As for the of treatment of Moore’s characters themselves it’s pretty depressing. Ozymandias is the moustache twiddling villain with a super cute baby Bubastis (yes - really), there’s a couple of new ones who are actually pretty great until they hook up with all the DC villains and it gets silly, a new Rorschach that Batman incarcerates in Arkham Asylum by saying “follow me to Arkham Asylum”, and and The Comedian is brought back to life FFS! Edward Blake - one of the most terrifying yet compelling of Moore’a creations - is here treated as a one dimensional, cigar chomping bozo who just appears from time to time trying to shoot up stuff. This made me angry.It is unfair to compare any writer of comics to Alan Moore but when you attempt to write a sequel to Moore’s most revered work then you are inviting that comparison and for me Geoff Johns did not do anything like near a worthy job here.It looks beautiful though. The artwork is staggering and consistently so. Gary Frank has done an incredible job here and it Is amongst the best I have ever seen.Hense the three stars for this abomination of a story.

THIS COVERS VOLUMES 1 & 2..At 63 years of age,I have been reading and buying comics/graphic novels for a long time..and found this to be a waste of time and money..The idea of young boys/girls buying comics that they will read time and again,as stand alone stories,seems to have disappeared.The unecessary over complexity of this would leave most kids wondering what the heck was going on.An exercise in ego massaging by the writers..and poor at best artwork..The sleek images we are used too,and pay for in graphic novels have been thrown out of the window..to make way for some mock WATCHMEN style blocky artwork.A desperate attempt to make a mini series,then hardback/soft back money making omnibus collection..I can not (although I am trying) express how saddened I was when I received these books.and started to read them..As I read on I thought,something original will happen soon..As it didn't in Vol 1 I presumed that Superman vs Dr Manhattan would be a cracking bout in Vol 2....Wrong about that as well..Purchase at your peril..

This book took me by surprise. I really enjoyed how the peices fitted together, not just in this story but in DC in general. I admit to not liking the first story as it seemed to be more from the Watchman point of view which I did not know enough about. This book if definitely the DC part, the heroes I am much more familiar with.The story is huge with very good art work,not so action packed, but the story makes up for this. It is quite political but I did like it. I am not the biggest Superman fan as he is so powerful it make him a boring character,but I really like his he was used in this book. It is more about what he stands for and his compassion that he being all powerful. Batman is Batman, he is just cool in any universe. Not much of Wonder Woman in this book.A very good and ambitious story, that I think succeeded. I really enjoy fitting puzzle peices together and continuity so this book gets plus points in that department from me. The book also has a cover gallery of full page art work of all the regular issues, not the variants.

I just finished my second reading of Doomsday Clock and I think it is massively underappreciated. The way Johns integrates the watchmen and the DC universes and the "philosophical" implications of this clash are amazing. He shows deep respect and knowledge about both universes and, for the most part, is true to the roots of the characters. The book is even more impressive when you imagine the thousands of ways that this project could have ended up being bad or simply a cash grab. It has meaning, it adds something to the table and ends up being a love letter to both Watchmen and (especially) Superman.If you are one of these Watchmen fans that don't want to see any update on Moore's classic, please open your mind and try to see the possibilities. If you don't like it, that's ok... Watchmen is still there, in all its glory :-)p.s.: the art is amazing!

Enjoyed this Doomsday Clock series, it managed to crossover the Watchmen universe and DC hero universe well, although, and I'm not a writer at all, even I could see knowing Dr Manhatten's abilities from Watchmen he is ideal character to make a crossover into any alternate franchise/universe completely plausibl, but the writers brilliantly introduce two new great characters to/from the Watchmen universe also that make Doomsday Clock very good and a worthy addition to the Watchmen and DC universes.