Doomsday is Coming - DC Heroes & Watchmen Crossover
The Clock is Ticking
By Ashley Samuel
Ever since the big DC Comics Rebirth began last year, fans have been waiting for confirmation of a Watchmen crossover that was teased in Rebirth Special #1. Since then several subtle hints have been present in DC Comics' titles and now we have the official reveal for Doomsday Clock, a special crossover event uniting the world of the DC Heroes and Alan Moore's Watchmen characters.
The announcement comes from DC Entertainment CCO, Geoff Johns who has been speaking with SyfyWire about the project, check out his comments below.
“It is Watchmen colliding with the DC Universe. It is the most personal and most epic, utterly mind-bending project I have ever worked on in my career. With Rebirth, I opened the door to Manhattan. Part of that was I loved the real-world influence Watchmen has. I put Manhattan out there, and always thought there was a Manhattan/Superman story to be told, but then … it grew. And grew. It took my heart and soul over. Still, at the core of it, there’s a being who has lost his humanity, and distanced himself from it, and an alien who embodies humanity more than most humans. I love the idea that Watchmen influenced DC, but what would that look like in reverse? And it goes well beyond that.”
“We’re not going to do a story like this unless we one-thousand percent believe in it. It is all about the story; it is only about the story. There are no crossovers. No watered down one-shots or mini-series on top of this one. This is a standalone story. There is only Doomsday Clock. We had no interest in doing a crossover with this. We didn’t want to see Doctor Manhattan facing off against Superman in Action Comics, with all due respect. That is not what this is about. It is about something different … It will have an impact on the entire DC Universe. It will affect everything moving forward and everything that has come before. It will touch the thematic and literal essence of DC.”
The series will be more self contained and not follow the often criticised path of several tie-in mini-series and crossovers into other monthly titles. Doomsday Clock is not a sequel to Alan Moore's Watchmen story and that may well put some naysayers hearts at ease.
Doomsday Clock begins counting down in November 2017.
What do you think of the project?
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