COMICS: BATMAN And THE FLASH To Investigate WATCHMEN This April In "The Button"
After The Comedian's bloodstained button first appeared in DC Rebirth, it's been clear that the Watchmen Universe will soon collide with the DC Universe. Well, it's time for an investigation...
It's been clear for some time now that we're getting a crossover between Watchmen and the DC Universe, with all the signs pointing to Dr. Manhattan being the one who was really responsible for "The New 52" and Ozymandias playing some sort of role in the weirdness currently surrounding Superman. Well, it looks like some answers are coming this April in four-part storyline, "The Button."
That title is a reference to The Comedian's bloodied button after it first appeared in the Batcave during DC Rebirth, and both Batman and The Flash will come together to investigate during a crossover with takes place in issues #21 and #22 of their twice monthly solo titles. Here's what DC Comics have to say about the storyline, and it definitely sounds like this will be the beginning of a pretty massive event.
Courtesy of the Batman team of writer Tom King and artist Jason Fabok, along with The Flash writer Joshua Williamson and artist Howard Porter, the two greatest detectives in the DC Universe unite to unravel the mystery behind a certain blood stained smiley face button stuck in the Batcave wall. However, what begins as a simple investigation soon turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party – and it’s not who anyone suspects! This is a mystery woven throughout time, and the countdown starts here!
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