Doomsday Clock 2

Firstly, this is a great comic. I think it is a great sequel to Watchmen (whilst also not being tied down by that fact) and it was a very enjoyable read. It is not as good as the original Watchmen comic (although I wasnt expecting it to be), but the story was very well executed and it had a lot of great ideas that were put to page very well. It was such a good read and was hard to put down. The art is fantastic and the way it is drawn is perfect. It is not completely realistic to the point where it falls into the uncanny valley, but it is also very distinct and more realistic than regular comic art (not that I don't like simpler art as well). Of course, this is all my opinion and you are welcome to disagree. When ordering this from amazon, it got here a day earlier than expected and the package arrived in perfect condition without any damage on it. This was a great purchase and I highly recommend it!

Dr. Manhattan has taken an inordinate interest in Superman and begins experimenting within Clark's timeline, killing the Kent's during Clark's Prom, or moving the arrival of the rocket from Krypton forward to see how this impacts on what Manhattan calls the Metaverse. What can Dr. Manhattan learn from the Man of Steel and how will it affect the multiverse? Johns writes about why Superman is important in the DC Universe with conviction, pointing out (through Dr. Manhattan) why the idea of Superman is so strong. The artwork is amazing and the likeness to Christopher Reeve is often uncanny. The colouring is strong and the panelling is used with great effect.

First of all I should say that I was dead against this book existing. I am a huge Watchmen fan and consider it to be the perfect graphic novel, a stone cold stand alone masterpiece that should never be messed with, especially by people that are not Alan Moore. However when Doomsday Clock first came out I read a few very positive reviews - and saw a bit of the impressive artwork - and became curious. Then came the TV serious (I was, of course, also dead against) which I watched reluctantly at first but ended up absolutely loving and even rewatching. So with my resistance against non-Moore Watchmen sequels significantly softened, and bouyed by the ever increasing tide of great reviews, I decided to give Doomsday Clock a try and waited with some excitement for both trades to be out. Based on the reviews and my revitalised interest in Watchmen I was expecting to like it. I wanted to like it. And I really tried to like it. I hated it so much. Many people who know a hell of a lot more about comics and stories than me are calling this a worthy follow up to the original story but my opinion is quite the opposite. Im a lifelong comics fan but never really been that into DC (nor Marvel before we get into that one!) and this is very much a story for big DC fans. If you are mainly a fan of Watchmen, and more mature themed comics in general, you are going to be appalled. It is problematic to use the word “ludicrous” when criticising a story featuring people that can fly and teleport and what not but I’m going to do it any way - Doomsday Clock is ludicrous. One of the main plot devices is literally just characters sneaking up behind people unnoticed - it happens time and time again regardless of where in the city (or universe) somebody is, if they’re looking for somebody they just need to skip forward a few pages and they will miraculously find them. So many utterly silly things happen which I won’t list for spoiler reasons but I have to mention the bit where all the superheroes on earth gather in groups and fly off to Mars in various different spaceships. Takes them like a couple of pages to get there. If you’re happy to accept that then fine but please not in a sequel to Alan Moore’s Watchmen. As for the of treatment of Moore’s characters themselves it’s pretty depressing. Ozymandias is the moustache twiddling villain with a super cute baby Bubastis (yes - really), there’s a couple of new ones who are actually pretty great until they hook up with all the DC villains and it gets silly, a new Rorschach that Batman incarcerates in Arkham Asylum by saying “follow me to Arkham Asylum”, and and The Comedian is brought back to life FFS! Edward Blake - one of the most terrifying yet compelling of Moore’a creations - is here treated as a one dimensional, cigar chomping bozo who just appears from time to time trying to shoot up stuff. This made me angry. It is unfair to compare any writer of comics to Alan Moore but when you attempt to write a sequel to Moore’s most revered work then you are inviting that comparison and for me Geoff Johns did not do anything like near a worthy job here. It looks beautiful though. The artwork is staggering and consistently so. Gary Frank has done an incredible job here and it Is amongst the best I have ever seen. Hense the three stars for this abomination of a story.

This book took me by surprise. I really enjoyed how the peices fitted together, not just in this story but in DC in general. I admit to not liking the first story as it seemed to be more from the Watchman point of view which I did not know enough about. This book if definitely the DC part, the heroes I am much more familiar with. The story is huge with very good art work,not so action packed, but the story makes up for this. It is quite political but I did like it. I am not the biggest Superman fan as he is so powerful it make him a boring character,but I really like his he was used in this book. It is more about what he stands for and his compassion that he being all powerful. Batman is Batman, he is just cool in any universe. Not much of Wonder Woman in this book. A very good and ambitious story, that I think succeeded. I really enjoy fitting puzzle peices together and continuity so this book gets plus points in that department from me. The book also has a cover gallery of full page art work of all the regular issues, not the variants.

I just finished my second reading of Doomsday Clock and I think it is massively underappreciated. The way Johns integrates the watchmen and the DC universes and the "philosophical" implications of this clash are amazing. He shows deep respect and knowledge about both universes and, for the most part, is true to the roots of the characters. The book is even more impressive when you imagine the thousands of ways that this project could have ended up being bad or simply a cash grab. It has meaning, it adds something to the table and ends up being a love letter to both Watchmen and (especially) Superman. If you are one of these Watchmen fans that don't want to see any update on Moore's classic, please open your mind and try to see the possibilities. If you don't like it, that's ok... Watchmen is still there, in all its glory :-) p.s.: the art is amazing!

Lo amé! Cada segundo que leía me atrapaba más! Tremenda historia

Hier ist nun der zweite und abschließende Band des wohl unerwartetsten Crosovers im DC-Universe. Wir steigen ein in eine Betrachtung einiger Origin-Geschichten mächtiger DC-Helden, wie Green Lantern und Superman und wie jemand in diese Origins eingreift. Gleichzeitig entwickelt sich der Konflikt um die die Superman Theorie weiter, als Metamenschen in immer mehr Ländern mit hinein gezogen werden und sich insbesondere die Helden Russlands unter der Leitung Putins mehr und mehr gegen das angebliche Regierungsprogramm zur Schaffung von Metamenschen in den USA wenden. Bei einer Demonstration in Moskau greift dort Firestorm ein – und löst ungewollt eine Katastrophe aus. Eine Katastrophe, die sich durch einen späteren Klärungsversuch Supermans zu einer Art Krieg gegen Metamenschen auf der ganzen Welt auswachsen könnte. Währenddessen sind Adrian Veidt und seine Begleiter – darunter immer noch der neue Rorschach – auf der Suche nach Dr. Manhattan um ihn dazu zu bewegen, diese Welt und die, die er zuvor verlassen hat, zu retten. Und wie schon in der ursprünglichen ‚Watchmen‘-Geschichte zeigt sich Adrian dabei absolut skrupellos und hoch manipulativ, nicht ahnend, dass es noch jemanden gibt, der in dieser Situation hoch komplexe Pläne verfolgt. Pläne, die das von diversen Crossover-Krisen geschüttelte Multiversum nachhaltig verändern könnten. Im Weiteren verfolgen wir Dr. Manhattan, wie er durch die Welt des 20. Jahrhunderts dieses neuen Universums reist, das er nun sein Zuhause nennt. Dabei wird er der Zeuge weiterer Origins von Metawesen, die teils magischen und teils 'natürlichen' Ursprungs sind. Deren Entstehung scheint keine wirkliche Gefahr darzustellen. Der Ursprung der positiveren Ent-wicklung des Verhältnisses zwischen Metawesen und Menschen in diesem Universum scheint ganz stark an einer ganz bestimmten Figur zu hängen. Eine Figur, deren Entstehungsgeschichte sich Veränderungsversuchen immer wieder zu widersetzen scheint. Mittlerweile hat sich das Verhältnis Metamenschen und Menschen in der Welt aber sehr zum Negativen verändert und Batman sieht sich gezwungen, sich mit dem amerikanischen Militär anzulegen, während eine ganze Reihe von Helden sich auf den Weg zum Mars macht, wo sie durch die Arbeit Adrian Veidts und seiner Gehilfen die Quelle ihrer Probleme vermuten. Und Lois Lane, die kaum noch weiß, wo ihr bei all diesen Dingen der Kopf steht, bekommt auf einemal einen überaus unerwarteten Verbündeten: Lex Luthor. Im Abschluss wird die Geschichte stellenweise ein wenig zu sehr konstruiert um ein bestimmtes Ende zu erreichen, aber insgesamt ist der Abschluss zufriedenstellend. Als Gesamtkonzept ist die Reihe auf jeden Fall ganz großes Lesekino.

Um dos maiores prazeres em leitura de quadrinhos que tive neste ano. O Geoff Johns entregou uma continuação digna do Watchmen do Alan Moore, mostrando as consequências para aquela realidade após o diário do Rorschach cair nas mãos dos jornalistas (na última página da história). E o Gary Frank entregou belíssimas páginas, verdadeiras obras de arte. Vale muito a pena ter estas edições como parte da coleção.

The product arrived in perfect condition. The Doomsday Clock series just might be my favorite graphic novel series. It follows the adventures of characters form The Watchmen Universe as they teleport to the Justice League/DC Universe. I can't say much without spoiling anything, but Doomsday Clock part 2 ends the enthralling story of the battle of the gods between Dr. Manhattan and Superman. It is awesome for any Justice League and Watchmen fan. Before reading this I read Before Watchmen ominbus, The Watchmen deluxe edtion, Batman/ The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edtion, DC Universe : Rebirth Deluxe Edition, and Doomsday Clock part 1 as well as watched The Watchmen Movie, The Curse Of The Black Freighter and extras form the movie. You don't have to watch and read everything I did, but I would recommend it if you are unfamiliar with The Wathcmen Universe and/or The Falsh Point parodox. I did because I have already have a strong knowledge for the DC Universe, but not for the Watchmen Universe and wanted to catch all references. And instead of reading the deluxe editions of both the Batman/ The Flash: The Button and DC Universe: Rebirth, you can read through the DC Universe: Rebirth Omnibus if you want a small brush up on the DC Universe Characters. This contains the last 6 issues of the Doomsday Clock plus some extras. The mailing process was and the graphic novel is amazing.

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