At the end of Doomsday Clock #2, The Comedian made a very unexpected return in Gotham City to confront Ozymandias and stop him from learning more about Dr. Manhattan's location. In issue #3, things kick off with Eddie Blake falling from the skyscraper he was thrown from in Watchmen before he's suddenly teleported above the water and swims to the shore only to be met by Manhattan.
We don't learn what came next following that but he clearly saved The Comedian for a reason and that was to slow Ozymandias down. The latter is ultimately hospitalised alongside Lex Luthor while Batman gets to know Rorschach in the Batcave. The Dark Knight sits down to read the original Rorschach's journal while he makes himself at home in Wayne Manor and when he unmasks, we see that he's actually a young black man whose parents died when New York was destroyed by Ozymandias' squid.
Marionette and Mime, meanwhile, run afoul of The Joker's gang and decide to hunt down The Clown Prince of Crime. Whether or not that will explain the who three Jokers thing from DC Rebirth is unclear.
Batman goes to retrieve Rorschach, telling him that he knows where Dr. Manhattan is. They journey to Arkham Asylum where it appears the powerful hero (villain?) has disguised himself as an inmate but when Rorschach walks into a cell to confront him, the door is closed behind him; the Dark Knight has locked him inside, clearly sure that he's insane and his story about his world are the ravings of a loon!
So, lots happened in this issue of Doomsday Clock to move the story forward and it's going to be very interesting seeing where things go from here. What did you think of the issue? Let us know below.
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