Doomsday Clock #12

My only concern is Johns worked in some very cool and overdue fan service nods that really need to be part of whatever DC is planning for the future. If those are undone or ignored it would be a bad look since some of those developments have been teased since the start of Rebirth. Regardless, Doomsday Clock is in the books and as challenging a task as it appeared, it successfully brought the Watchmen into the mainstream DC Universe in a way that made sense and ended in a satisfying manner. Read Full Review

The wait is over andDoomsday Clock #12 (Johns, Frank, Sinclair, Leigh) is available today. SPOILERS AHEAD for an event that will surely go down as one of the most well-crafted superhero events in the history of comics. Read Full Review

Gary Frank with Brad Anderson were the icing on the cake of this series. I know Frank has been a long time partner to Johns in various other comic ventures, so he was decidedly the best choice to bring Johns’ vision to light. There’s not much you can say of Franks art that hasn’t been said before, so I’ll leave it at this: his art brings a certain realism to the page that only enhances the subject matter and I’m glad I could be part of the ride. Read Full Review

Its beautiful, its emotionally charged, and it feels like the end of one era and the start of a new one. Who knows what comes after this, or what crises lies over the horizon? What we do know is that regardless of the time and place, with things looking grim and someone coming to the rescue, no matter if its 1938 or 2019, the story will keep going. Because as a wise god once said all the way back in 1987 nothing ever ends. Read Full Review

What can I say, it feels like Geoff, Gary, Brad and Rob made this comic just for me, and I love them for it. Read Full Review

Johns and Frank have stuck the landing on what's sure to be a DC classic. Read Full Review

Gary Frank's art is beautiful. Frank manages to keep the reader's focus on the characters while also delivering blisteringly detailed action scenes. There is some beautiful brutality to the visuals in this issue and those are tempered with scenes of detailed beauty. A great looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review

While it isn't quite perfect, Doomsday Clock #12 is as good an ending to this story as you could want. It is masterfully written and illustrated, with strong themes that resonate through each and every page. Rather than being a sequel to Watchmen, this is a story about how Superman can and should inspire goodness and hope, and in turn save even a world as “too far gone” as Ozymandias, Rorschach, and Doctor Manhattan's. This is a series that will inspire no end of debate and discussion, and even if it doesn't impact the wider DC Universe as much as it could or, frankly, should, it is still a great work of comics art and storytelling that I will gladly return to again and again. At its core, this is a story about hope in the darkness, and at the end of Doomsday Clock, hope shines bright. Read Full Review

Doomsday Clock is finally over and I'm happy to say it ended on a high note. Read Full Review

Though some characters fell by the wayside, Johns utilized most of them well enough but his focus on Manhattan and Superman in Doomsday Clock #12 as well as his closing argument for his thesis on Superman's true power and relevance is the highlight of the issue. Its meta examination of Superman's past and future is a treat for fans of the Man of Steel while the artwork from Gary Frank is nothing but gorgeous. Despite the long wait, Doomsday Clockwas well worth the ride. Read Full Review

An interesting, thought-provoking series, and well worth reading. Read Full Review

The conclusion of Doomsday Clock is damn near perfect, with fantastic art and hope for the future. Read Full Review

Ultimately, I think this series effectively accomplished what Frank and Johns set out to do. They've inserted Watchmen into the consciousness of the DC universe and directly into Superman and Batman's knowledge. The two are no longer disparate, and while it's unclear if DC will continue the threads offered here, we can at least imagine where it may go from here. That's an inspiration much like the multiverse, which was honored and held up in an exhilarating way here. Read Full Review

Johns still tries to cram a lot of information into this last issue"and some square pegs into some round holes along the way. The results are a mixed bag and, even at its best, it's hard not to be a little frustrated with a series that was billed as a high-minded Watchmen follow-up and instead became a sequel to Infinite Crisis. Read Full Review

A fantastic finale that should have quit while it was ahead. Read Full Review

Doomsday Clock is a project that will be looked at for years and examined in a lot of different ways because of how it unfolded. With the delays, changes, the meta-aspect of it all, it felt like it started with huge importance amid the Rebirth phase but comes out with a whimper here where I suspect there may be something that's being missed entirely that will make it important later. Read Full Review

It just doesn't feel like they went as big as they could have. In my opinion, the team spent to much time trying to follow the “rule book” of The Watchmen and Alan Moore. Of course, they had to respect the original story and team but, I would have liked to see them make it more of their own. Doomsday Clock was an interesting series and one person will talk about. There will be people who love and people who hate it. After two long years, it is finally over. We can now go back and reread it all at once and see if it comes off any different. Maybe without the delays leaving sour tastes in the mouth it will be more enjoyable. How will the series be remembered? Ask again in a few years. Read Full Review

This would have been a perfect endcap. The book is brilliant in all respects, but now none of it really matters. DC botched the landing on the end of Rebirth and it makes me quite fearful for the 3 Jokers book we will eventually get. Read Full Review

While I was completely hyped by the ending we get here, the majority of the issue really showed us that for the most part none of the Watchmen characters really mattered to this story and served as merely filler to get this story to twelve issues.  Yeah, that's a bit harsh, but even with that fact I was happy by the end for what this says we may get down the line, not to mention that I loved the art throughout.  I had a great time with this series overall, I just wish that beyond the inspirational narrative ending that we got that it would have stuck the landing a little more with the other aspects of the story that were used throughout. Read Full Review

The only reason this was twelve issues was the Watchmen parallels, but the parts of it that work, work really well and give you the requisite goosebump moments. It's good to see the Legion and JSA back. Read Full Review

It's hard to say that Doomsday #12 was worth the three-month wait, especially since we don't live in a vacuum and can't pretend that a great version of Watchmen didn't just happen in Doomsday Clock‘s absence. The story wraps up well, if not a bit safe. Ultimately, it will be hard to look back on this series and not at least put it in conversation with a cohesive media from the same source, that couldn't be more different. Read Full Review

Doomsday Clock #12, and the series as a whole, is a bit of an oddity. It brings together a meta-story that began with DC's Rebirth and explores some interesting concepts. It also feels a bit steeped in DC history and continuity that feels more for diehard fans instead of an exploration of concepts. But, there is an exploration of concepts that stand out. But, one that's not enough to really examine like the original source material. We've seen what a follow up to Watchmen can be thanks to HBO and compared this just doesn't hold up. Much like DC post Rebirth, something is just off and while it rights the ship it also still feels a little convoluted and too much thrown in at once. The comic has its moments but it just doesn't quite fit in to the world it attempts to correct. Read Full Review

At the end, I'm left disappointed in how things wrapped up and, sticking with my no spoilers rule, we're left with wondering how different things could have been. I'll freely admit that I've been influenced by the superior show but its only crime was giving me a glimpse of the potential these characters hold and this series squandered. Read Full Review

A fairly successful ending to a confounding event. Read Full Review

DC, and to some extent Geoff Johns, had grand hopes for this book, as they tried to encompass so many different aspects. Firstly, the series was about bringing the Watchmen to the DC Universe. Then it was about given Rebirth a reason; then there was bringing back the Legion and JSA! Looking back over the entire run, I can't help feel that creativity has given way to a level of pretension that has failed to meet the all the overall goals. Given that the delays were never going to help the book, maybe a less is more or at least a less planning and more doing would have helped this Clock wind down. Read Full Review

The legacy of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen is undeniable. I wonder now, after today, what the legacy of Doomsday Clock will be. Will it be thought of as wasted potential? An occasionally great, but consistently frustrating cult curiosity? A storyline that reads better in the trade than it did coming out drip by drip? We will just have to see, but for now, I can safely say Doomsday Clock #12 is a heartfelt, but aggressively average finale. Read Full Review

As it is, Doomsday Clock #12 is an ending. Not really a good one or a bad one but it is a conclusion. Then again, nothing really ends, does it? Read Full Review

Doomsday Clock is a love letter to Watchmen from Geoff Johns' scripting to Gary Frank's use of nine-panel grids, but it isn't a love letter to the current landscape of DC. Read Full Review

Watchmen just wrapped up on HBO. Maybe, check out that instead. It is a far more relevant and impactful sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons seminal work. Read Full Review

Danny

Dec 14, 2019

What, you want to know why I gave it a 10? Read it yourself first :) This is a once-in-a-lifetime type deal that deserves your attention only. In other words, stay off of everything until you get your hands on this issue. After the biblical confrontation at the end of issue 11, this issue will... Nevermind. But hey, DON'T expect a fight. Just don't. Expect, instead, a debate about what makes us human. Read it, and savor every panel. And for those who have read it and want to offer their opinion, keep it vague, or don't say anything at all. This thing has been nearly 3 years in the making. Let's let those who haven't gotten the chance to read it have an experience unlike any other found in literature.

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allenquanobi - Dec 17, 2019

I know you probably mean well and this issue might be very good, but these kind of reviews make zero sense and provide no subjective or objective points as to why someone should buy or read this series, you're better off saying it's good and that's it. That's basically what I got out of reading this review since you basically say the same thing in like 5 times the length

Danny - Dec 17, 2019

Yeah, sorry >.< I'm normally open about my opinion but when it comes to something that's been under the works for a long time I tend to suck at it, honestly. I don't want to ruin people's perception or expectations about it...

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

No worries just was trying to gauge people's opinions before I got the book myself :D

Inknight033

Dec 18, 2019

It's the best f**king end to an amazing series that was pulled down by constant delays. Go pick it up today. It deserves all the attention it has been getting.

Walker

Dec 18, 2019

Godlike masterpiece, Geoff Johns has achieved what a paramount and bright change to the dcu（though apparently those current shit writers will ignore the change it has made and continue writing their own shit）. brilliant and astonishing work，Geoff，looking forward to your return

TheHyruleElf

Dec 18, 2019

So, after two years, here we are, at the end, and I have to say for all the excitement I felt at the beginning of the series, this issue brought me right back to that moment. It's not enough to say I loved every moment, but rather, I loved the message that Geoff was trying to tell of the endless nature of this universe, and the importance of DC's past on it's present. All of it read like a letter saying, "Here is what DC should always have, because it makes the universe RIGHT" and as a lifelong DC fan that message really hits home for me. I almost wish I could give this issue a higher rating but I guess a 10 will do for now.

thecomiccookebook

Dec 18, 2019

I know everyone was upset about how long it took for Doomsday Clock to end but with the way this ended, all should be forgiven and forgotten. Gary Frank and Geoff Johns concluded a beautiful story that's more a thematic sequel to Action Comics #775 than Watchmen. There are a few allusions to current or future DC continuity but Johns doesn't let that editorial mandate affect his overall story. This should read wonderfully in trade considering that I read all 12 issues this past week again and despite delays, it did not affect the read of this modern classic.

Grifter

Dec 18, 2019

E P I C

jarheadtree

Dec 18, 2019

This is Geoff Johns’s masterpiece. It pays great homage to the original watchmen and creates exciting new territory for the future of DC comics.

Wally West

Dec 18, 2019

Hey fans ! I make an appearance in Doomsday Clock ! Crazy right ?! And even my son and half of my daughter are present ! The Metaverse is so cool ! Hope is back again, it’s like a Rebirth ! Nothing missing at all !

Maud Benjamin

Dec 19, 2019

A love letter to Superman, to the DC universe. Geoff Johns fixed everything.

Dr. Poison

Dec 19, 2019

As antagonizing as the delays were, this was well worth the wait. I've been a die-hard fan of Geoff Johns for 2 decades and even I was wondering if he could wrap everything up that he started in issue 12 but he did and in a neat little bow. I love the revelations/changes made to Superman, Wonder Woman, the Justice Society, Earth 1985, and the Legion of Super Heroes. I'm really hoping we get some books showing more details on how all of these characters' histories play out. The art was spectacular as well. Johns and Frank brought their A-game with this series.

Mr Headcannon

Dec 20, 2019

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Dec 20, 2019

Masterful.

mrDovydas

Jan 07, 2020

Even with all the delays, this is a one fantastic story. A real modern classic. I just really hope this isn't the end for some of the characters involved.

daspidaboy

Jun 01, 2021

Doomsday Clock in my opinion is the Greatest modern comic book event of all time. it fixes DC Comics, great art and pacing as well as dialogue, and shows why Superman is the most important superhero of all time. It's a bad Watchmen story, but its a great DC Comic Story. Highly reccomend this event.

M1sf1r3

Dec 18, 2019

Prelude: Doomsday Clock started in 2017 and now, two years later the twelfth issue is finally here. Let's see how Johns goes landing this series after so many delays. The Good: Wow, this is a lot to unpack. I really like the resolution with the Watchmen characters. It feels right in a weird way. Gary Frank's art is utterly amazing. The absolute focus and reverence on Superman was fantastic. The characterisation is great in this issue. JSA! There were some really tear-jerking and flat out enjoyable scenes in this issue. It sets up a lot and it's quite interesting. The Bad: I have to say it, the delays really killed this book. I'm not sure how it stacks up as one series. Conclusion: While it is a great iss ue in of itself, I do wonder how it would read in trade as a whole and the delays really killed this series. more

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Nihilist - Dec 18, 2019

Yeah, no doubt, delays impacted the flow of thi run significantly. Them, and lack of real promotion from DC, who were too busy trying to market crap like Heroes in Crisis or Batman #50 instead.

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

I've said this in any other DC review I've had about bendis and Tom king, DC has no plan it seems. Doomsday clock could have changed the company for the better, but DC was too impatient to allow Johns to right the ship

M1sf1r3 - Dec 18, 2019

Yeah, if DC actually supported Doomsday Clock and planned around it, maybe promote it a bit more than this ending might've stuck. But who knows at this rate.

Comix4fever

Dec 18, 2019

The wait was worth it!

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Dec 18, 2019

This potentially fixes everything wrong with the DC Universe since New 52 if they stick with it. Canon as it is now is questionable how it will lead here, but it sounds like it *will* happen. Also that surprise crossover... kind of blew my mind.

egonnn244

Dec 19, 2019

"Jon calls me Clark" I've read this issue yesterday, but I had to sleep on in so my review would resemble a cohesive thought. Alright, let's go. SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS!!! I always thought Dr. Manhattan is impossible to kill and now I've seen him die twice this week. And while the show was good, this issue, this whole book is something on an entirely different level. This issue is beautiful, amazing and breathtaking. Geoff Johns is a genius and Gary Frank along with Brad Anderson are true artists. Aside from fixing the DC Universe, until some other major crisis will mess it up, and tieing this book to the current continuity, this issue does two things. First, something that I was hoping for from the moment Superma n had a nightmare in one of the first issues. It fixes Grant Morrison's mistake and brings back Ma and Pa Kent. Supes without them is just not the same. And now, finally, I will be able to see them both interacting with their super-grandson. Second. This issue restored my faith a bit and given me hope. Faith and hope in that the people in charge of the DCU actually have some idea what are they doing and where they are going with it, or maybe it's just Geoff Johns. I don't know. All I know is that I have hope now. And I guess that's what Superman is all about. This book truly is something else. Reading those twelve issues was an amazing experience and an incredible journey, plagued by many, many delays though. Geoff Johns and the rest of the creative team behind this book did a marvelous job and created, well, a genuine masterpiece. more

Linkush

Dec 18, 2019

This series is truly a love letter to Superman. And one of the better ones I'd say.

Nihilist

Dec 18, 2019

Doomsday Clock may be Johns' opus magnum, and I don't think it'd be an exagerration to call the comic a masterwork. It doesn't try to cash out on the name alone, like Before Watchmen comics, or to a degree the movie, and now the TV series. It takes the mythos, and faithfully expands it, merging it with the main continuity of DC Comics, in an organic, consistent and clever way. This is where Johns' writing shines - he has experience with big tales, giant events, all impacting the world in a meaningful way. And while some of you could call certain creative decisions in this final issue "fan service", admit it, you've been cheering when JSA shown up, and when Mime and Marionette's purpose in the story was revealed. Even if there's some wish fu lfillment in the comic, I can't call it out as something negative, because we all hoped this series will transform DC forever, leave a mark and retcons past publishing mistakes. If there's on problem I have with the comic (other than huge delays), it would be Comedian's role in it. Yeah, he gets a closure, but he hardly plays a role in the plot. He just exists, and that's it. Other heroes, in comparison, actively impact the story, take it from point A to point B, inevitably leading here, to this finale. Or is it a finale? It certainly closes up many arcs, both major and minor, but leaves plenty of door open, which DC hopefully utilizes in the future. And boy, oh boy, do we get some material for further speculation here... so many teasers of what's to come in next couple of years, so many things to look for in between the lines... this is an end of an era for DC, you know. Doomsday Clock single handedly shut New 52 down, and thank goodness for that. Time will tell if other writers take that opportunity and use it as foundation to fix issues plaguing their books, though. Final verdict? It's a bloody masterpiece, and a musst read for any DC fan out there. Johns finished this series on a high note, with both nicely concluded arcs, and plenty of new potential ones to explore in the future. more

Azrael

Dec 22, 2019

A very decent ending to a good series. Maybe it’s just me but the ending seems similar to the ending of the tv series. Also it’d be good to see more of Batman and the Justice League at the end fighting with the returning JLA.

Humble Hero

Dec 20, 2019

A very good end to the series and I am excited for what is to come. I will admit I was dissatisfied with the lack of action that I was hoping for but overall worth a read.

ohhaimark

Dec 21, 2019

THE GOOD: -I really liked this finale. I was thoroughly engaged the whole way through. -I can see why maybe some people were disappointed by how Dr. Manhattan acted here. I honestly didn’t really have a problem with it. It’s not totally in line with his previous personality, perhaps, but I found his internal dialogue and character compelling. -Gary Frank’s art is always a treat, and, if I’m being honest, my favorite part of this whole series. -I liked Long quite a bit in the end. The scenes with him and Batman were great. -I don’t think I ever expected to, but I’m glad this wasn’t just a fistfight. -I really liked the second half of this comic. The first half was fine, maybe a bit slow-moving, but the s econd half really elevated the issue for me. -Eh, the Comedian was never fully realized, but the end of his story got a chuckle out of me. -I really liked the end of Carver Colman’s story. -Damn, I never would’ve guessed that was Mime and Marionette’s story would end. -References to Marvel always make me smile in DC. It shouldn’t, it’s fanservice, but eh, at least it’s effective for me. THE BAD: -I had a bit of trouble getting into this at first. Perhaps it was the delays, perhaps it was the grating nature of Dr. Manhattan’s dialogue, especially the way Geoff Johns writes him. I don’t know -I have no idea why, but the last two pages felt oddly contrived for me. Maybe it was because it was following up that beautiful panel with the roses. I don’t know. more

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myconius - Jan 4, 2020

i've heard and read so many mixed things about this finale. i'll have to try to find time to read this.

ohhaimark - Jan 5, 2020

It's not for everyone. The delays didn't help. A lot of people are upset about how this issue treated Dr. Manhattan. Overall, I really enjoyed the miniseries, however.

myconius - Jan 8, 2020

i'm definitely going to have to check this out then. i've heard this series is less about watchmen and more of a fan-service to Superman. something which i'm not opposed to. can't say that i was ever that big of a Watchmen fan. and the idea of restoring Superman to his former glory and sweeping the New52 under the rug is something i am very much in favor of.

ohhaimark - Jan 8, 2020

Yeah, you’ll probably like this, then.

myconius - Jan 8, 2020

cool! now i'll definitely have to check this out!

allenquanobi

Dec 17, 2019

I'm just gonna throw up the spoiler tag because it is pretty hard to talk about this issue without discussing the tease at the end. **SPOILERS** Just read this issue, and it's a nice little bow to wrap things up. The art is amazing, obviously it's Frank, and Johns obviously has reverence for DC continuity past and present. Not only that, he has a good grip on every DC character, so nothing feels out of place. If you came into this comic expecting Superman to actually throw punches with Dr. Manhattan, you must not understand what you've been reading the past 30 years. I'm glad that fight didn't happen, it would have been the most creatively bankrupt DC could get. As a standalone comic, I'm giving this an 9/10. My biggest problem i s the non-ending. Nothing too universe changing, except the promise of another Crisis event and other teases towards events that have a chance of not happening. And I have no faith in anyone at DC, or at Marvel, to carry this out with good promise. The reason JLA/Avengers worked so well was because Busiek had written DC and Marvel comics for so long that he knows all the characters, I don't think there's a writer at either company that can do that currently. It's such a non-tease with how that plays out, teasing out an Marvel/DC crossover, as if that is supposed to get people excited for the ending of this event, and it supposedly isn't coming for a while, if that date is supposed to literally be believed. Also the word-play suggests that this isn't even a Marvel/DC crossover being teased, just another crisis. And they don't even tease one, but two? At least let one crisis be written and end before already planning out the next. Because of the "supposed" ramifications of the ending and its kind of ridiculousness, that brings the overall score for me down to an 8. The book is fine, and fulfilled the promise of DC Rebirth by tying in with Watchmen, but to what end? Basically it ended with barely a change in status quo, and used Dr. Manhattan as an advertisement to set up future DC events. That's the most frustrating part, I thought this would end up and just be a standalone event that changed the DC universe, but the comics money wheel must keep going I suppose... EDIT: to clarify, of course I know these teases are never meant to happen. They are Johns speaking about the state of DC comics in a meta sense. I was being humorous when i stated that it felt like DC editorial prodding the marketing machine again. But to include it as part of this issue as it provides no narrative incentive or addition makes it bizarre to me and it feels like DC editorial really did tell him to put that in there to hype people for books again. Another thing I don't like about this book is the way it just resets everything back to pre new 52 status quo. It's like secret wars 2015, but at least in secret wars 2015 there were new elements sprinkles throughout the main Marvel universe still like Miles being transported, no more FF (and that definitely was a Marvel mandate), the maker being transported, etc. This has Dr manhattan become a human or create an offspring to be raised as a human, and of course, I get the message here: superman taught Dr manhattan to be human again. It just feels unearned and very rushed to get there, I would have rather DC show all the status quo revert stuff in one page and beef up the ideological battle between Superman and Manhattan much more more

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Nihilist - Dec 18, 2019

I'd disagree with you when it comes to no universe haking elements in the book. I think it's on the contrary. Superman's life was just changed, with him saving his parents. JSA and Legion came back (well, Legion already did, but here we finally get some decent explanation for it). We've got a nice explanation of comic retcons throughout the decades. Characters from different countries were highlighted, and may play bigger roles in the future, alongside the entire conspiracy involving the US...

Nihilist - Dec 18, 2019

... government creating metas. There really is a lot this comic changed, fixed, retconned and moved in a new direction. But then again, I agree, the last few pages with teasers and name drops of what's to come was a bit too on the nose and felt like marketing, not storytelling. I didn't mind it, personally, because it just added more layers to this event, but yeah, it didn't expand the story itself.

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

The stuff that did change with this story basically was the status quo before new 52. I've had more time to think about this, and now I just feel like this was DC saying ya convergence was bad so even though we brought back the multiverse in that, let's do that story again but in a way people would like. And also let's just bring back the status quo to pre new 52. And it just makes me feel so meh, but as I said I think it's a fine story, i just don't think it is amazing as it could have been

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

Basically it felt like DC editorial deciding hey we want pre new 52 back and we want Superman's parents back

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

For me it's similar to the secret wars 2015 ending that Hickman did, just resetting the universe instead of really going for something fresh and breath taking as it should have because it had spent the better part of the entire event doing so

Nihilist - Dec 18, 2019

If they want to bring back the pre New-52 status quo back, hell, I'm all in! Anything to retcon majority of this trash! Harley, Mr. Freeze, Lobo, Deathtroke, Teen Titans, Wally, just forget all of those atrocities and bring back what worked! Granted, many of the above were improved in Rebirth.

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

Same, I'm in, but I feel like this series over time also changed from a sequel to watchmen, and more of a retcon/reboot/crisis event. Honestly this event was a crisis event, and it just feels repetitive given that Convergence supposedly did away with the New 52 already, so idk I don't feel the emotional weight that this book is supposed to give me.

Psycamorean

Dec 19, 2019

This was good. I'm not crazy about this or anything. It's a solid comic. And it sure did wrap up the story it was trying to tell. I feel like a lot of the wind was taken out of this series by the delays. Had it come out on time, both the Legion and JSA returning would've had more impact. I know the JSA we saw in Justice League is technically not the same as what we'll presumably get in DC soon, but still. I don't really care about Dr. Manhattan relearning his humanity. I mean, sure, if anyone could teach him it, it's Superman, but I much prefer where Watchmen left him. And that goes for basically any of the Watchmen stuff in this series that wasn't introduced specifically for this story. At the end of the day, I can't say I know for a fact how this reads collected, but it still feels disjointed to me. I don't feel like this holds up to the legacy of Watchmen. And it was never going to, so I can't just act like that's valid to even say... I don't know. This is well-written, that's why it's getting the score it's getting. But I am not excited by this final issue. I guess it doesn't help knowing that, with this ending, there's no real hope for change at DC. It's back to the regularly scheduled shit show. The irony of that is not lost on me. more

EDiakota

Dec 21, 2019

" I see tomorrow. I see the man of tomorrow. And for the frist time... I am inspired. " - DR. MANHATTAN

Superheroes for Hire

Dec 28, 2019

I have to process the conclusion and implications of this issue a little more, but it did address several outstanding questions and complaints I had with the series. The ending is a bit rushed, with some unnecessary confusion about locations and times with regards to the children mentioned. Overall, I give Doomsday Clock a B grading. Too dang slow on release, obviously changed directions midstream, but an excellent coast into the finish line. Killer art. Mostly tidy return of the Watchmen to their world. And a world of possibilities of further storytelling in the Rebirth timeline.

Spacey Medicine

Jan 30, 2020

I feel kind of like I’ve wasted my time to get a worse legacy for a bunch of characters that I quite liked, once upon a time.

Darkseid24

Dec 18, 2019

I don’t like the final issue as much as others do, because it doesn’t give the Watchmen characters enough respect. They also don’t really have a purpose in this story. Plus Doomsday Clock remains to be irrelevant for the DC universe. Overall Johns disappointed at the end. MAJOR SPOILER!! I find it hard to believe, that Dr. Manhatten is convinced so fast by Superman. I mean why? Just because he refused to fight him& remembered him of his first wife? There should have been more dialogue. Jon is also undoing what he did to the DC universe, so by logic Pre52 timeline should be restored, but it obviously isn’t, so what’s the point? Johns is doing a great job portraying Superman here, but this is also one of the problems I have with this issue. It’s nice to know, that there will always be a Superman, but what about the many other characters, that DC messed up& disrespected in New52& Rebirth? Aren’t they important enough? I guess they aren’t. I also don’t like the end: Dr. Manhattan either turned himself into a kid or used the other child, which was on Mars with him& is now living a Clark Kent kind of life. Whatever it is ( some say merge of the worlds too), I find it disrespectful to the Watchmen characters. They are their own characters, so they really don’t have to turn into a copy of Superman. Especially not Dr. Manhattan. He is his own character& is great the way he is. So what’s the point? Darkseid War was a Batman fanboy story, Doomsday Clock a Superman fanboy story. Don’t think Johns gave the Watchmen characters the respect they deserve. The other Watchmen characters also don’t do anything in this issue, they are basically placeholders. Ozymandias is terribly underused. Doomsday Clock also still feels like an Elseworld. Even 1 year later ahead of the current timeline it just doesn’t fit. So what’s the point of it? Just showing how important Superman is? That could have been told in 1 issue. The art is awesome though. Overall not worth the long wait& disappointing. more

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Talon1load - Dec 18, 2019

I mean, all of the Watchmen characters were just versions of the Charlton characters so saying they need to be respected seems a little ridiculous. Did Moore show respect for the characters he pretty much plagiarized? No, and to be clear I know he didn't "plagiarize" them but he did copy them for his characters. I think you're taking your hatred for Johns and making more out of this than there really is. Dr. Manhattan is just a copy of Captain Atom so he's not really his own character.

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

^ what? All of his points are valid, the watchmen characters are revered. Yes, they're just ripped from Charlton characters, but their motivations and history are extremely different, and that was the magic of Moore and the original story. Dr. Manhattan definitely is not a copy of Captain Atom, if you've read the original Watchmen comic and this story even. You seem to be just in love with this story to not accept any criticism of it from your response

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

also, looking at Darkseid's past reviews of this series, he gave them high scores. So your point of hatred for Johns makes no sense? I happen to agree with Darkseid here, this ending is immensely disappointing given the wait we had to endure and the hype that was built around this event

Darkseid24 - Dec 18, 2019

Thank you @ allenquanobi @Talon1load It’s true, that I don’t like Johns as a writer, but as you can see on my past reviews of Doomsday Clock, that didnt stop me from giving him high scores, if he deserved it. Watchmen are their own characters indeed. Similarities between Watchmen characters & the DC characters are part of the story in Watchmen. You didnt get Watchmen, if you think they are just a copy. By your logic Thanos would deserve no respect, since his character was inspired by Darkseid.

Darkseid24 - Dec 18, 2019

As a fan of Dr. Manhattan & of the Watchmen characters in general I am disappointed by DDC in the end. Johns didnt need the Watchmen characters for this plot, nor did it give, what it promised- another Crisis that would fix the DC timeline.

Talon1load - Dec 18, 2019

I actually didn’t care for this issue but thanks for attacking me for my points. I mentioned Darkseids hatred of Johns because it’s something we’ve discussed on here quite a bit. He gave them different characteristics but Moore really just warped preexisting characters to come up with his dark dystopian comic. You can get as heated as you like but my point still stands that faulting Johns for a doing what Moore did is ridiculous.

allenquanobi - Dec 18, 2019

wait, that still doesn't address darkseid's review lol. Darkseid mentioned that he didn't enjoy what this issue/story did with the watchment characters, not what moore did in the original watchmen. he is faulting johns because what of what he did in this story, not what moore did in the other one

Talon1load - Dec 18, 2019

I’m aware. I was saying that to highlight that he’s made a Johns for doing something that Moore essentially did in the first place. That’s my opinion. If that doesn’t work for you then that’s ok.

Darkseid24 - Dec 18, 2019

@Talon1load If I was just hating on Johns I would have never given any Doomsday Clock issue 9 or 10 point, don’t you think? Watchmen was a darker universe than the normal DC universe, but that doesnt mean Watchmen characters arent their own characters. It also doesnt mean writers can disrespect their Legacy just to praise their favorite character. Thats the very definition of bad writing.

Detective Chimp - Dec 19, 2019

Talon1load style to argue is ever triying to ridiculize everyone who disagrees with him. He uses lines as "seems a little ridiculous", "thanks for attacking me" (when no one is attacking him), "You can get as heated as you like" (when no one but him is heated), "whatever help you sleeps at night" (that one was for me in another thread). So Talon is just a dirty debater. His way is just disrespect and provocation with little punchlines as those. And he dosn't even realize is him whom provokes.

Talon1load - Dec 19, 2019

Reread through your entire rant and think about what you just said. You literally just proved my point about you.

Detective Chimp - Dec 20, 2019

What point? When we were talking you just throw a sarcastic comment looking to ridiculize me. If that's what you consider to make a point you just proved you are a dirty debater and you don't even realize.

Superheroes for Hire - Dec 29, 2019

No one actually promised a reboot or crisis coming out of Doomsday Clock. From the beginning, Johns a confrontation between the philosophies of Superman and Dr. Manhattan instead of a brawl between Justice League and Watchmen. You can judge how well it performed to that promise.

Darkseid24 - Jan 1, 2020

Doomsday Clock did back then when it was announced& the Button teased that change.

EdNothIng

Jun 11, 2020

11 impecable issues for... this? Really? Man...

Ulf

Dec 18, 2019

I really don't understand how people can like this. Well, maybe on one level, which is as fan fiction. I'm not so precious as to say that Moore's wishes should be respected and Watchmen characters should never be seen again....mind you Before Watchmen was a pain (despite beautiful Darwyn Cooke material). But this...I won't get into the entire series and just mention a couple of things about #12. #1 Rorschach II - really? Talk about a childish move of trying to redefine Rorschach a 'hero'. "I'm taking you to jail, Adrian!" - sounded much better in the otherwise excellent HBO show, coming from 2 different characters who we gave a damn about. #2 Dr. Manhattan as an omnipotent supergod who doesn't understand hope. Ugh. #3 Punch and Jewelee (I mean Mime and Marionette) - not a bad homage, but too much screen time even here. I could go on....lovely, wonderful cheesy costumed superheroes (like the JSA which I love) and Watchmen just don't mix well. more

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Big Brother - Dec 18, 2019

I think the Watchmen trappings give it a feeling of weight, but most everyone who cares is really interested in the continuity/Superman stuff. It's a weird thing that won't age well at all.

Ulf - Dec 18, 2019

Yeah this is a very good point; Watchmen is timeless. Doomsday Clock is really of one period in time and will definitely not age well.

VicSav - Aug 15, 2020

This review is big fail

JollyVillain

Jan 14, 2020

It’s January 2020 and I’m putting this over stuffed issue of exposition into the blue recycle bin. It’s December 2019 and I fork over the $5.99 just to “reward” my patience of waiting 2+ years for a 12 issue series. I know this comic will put me to sleep just days later, and the money would be better spent on Super Man Smashes the Klan 2 but I can’t change time. It’s October 2017. I’m at my local comic book shop for the midnight launch of Doomsday Clock. I go home, read and enjoy the first issue fully aware that in the distant future Dr Manhattan, a deconstruction of Superman , is brought back to praise the Man of Steel and “explain” the history of the DC MultiVerse to us in over 100 light blue background narratio n boxes. But I can’t change time nor get a refund from my LCS. more

MKW69

Dec 18, 2019

PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!

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Comix4fever - Dec 18, 2019

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Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Dec 18, 2019

Zzzzzzz.

Walker - Dec 18, 2019

we all had, but just u donno ur already dead