COMICS: DOOMSDAY CLOCK Preview SPOILS The Return Of A Major WATCHMEN Character
During his panel at New York Comic-Con tonight, Geoff Johns revealed that a certain Watchmen character will be making his return in the pages of the new 12-issue Doomsday Clock event. SPOILERS ahead!
"Hurrrrmmm."
Yes folks, despite being vaporised by Doctor Manhattan at the end of Watchmen, Rorschach will return for Geoff Johns Doomsday Clock, which has now been confirmed as a direct sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' iconic original.
Exactly how the highly unstable vigilante manages this particular feat is unclear, but fans of the character will definitely appreciate the following preview:
The pages above do reveal that the sequel kicks-off seven years after the events of Watchmen, and that Rorschach's journal entries have resulted in the exposure of Ozymandias’ "Great Lie". It also seems clear that Rorschach wants to find a way to bring Doctor Manhatten back after the blue god-like being left earth once Ozy's lethal plan had been executed.
Of course, we know that the good Doctor has been busy meddling in the DC Comics Universe in the interim!
What do you guys think about this reveal? Does Rorschach's return cheapen the character's demise, or are you happy we'll get to continue reading about his ultra-violent exploits? Sound off below.
Doomsday Clock #1 by Johns, Gary Frank and Brad Anderson releases on November 22.