DOOMSDAY CLOCK DC SERIES

However, in January 2018, it was announced that the series would take a break in March and April 2018, before releasing again in May 2018 and switching to a bi-monthly schedule, with the series ending in July 2019. The series was originally scheduled to release monthly and end in December 2018, with planned breaks in March and August 2018. The first issue of Doomsday Clock was released on November 22, 2017, with a planned run of 12 issues. It will touch the thematic and literal essence of DC.' So by the time the final issue is released, 'the rest of the universe will have caught up to it - and the repercussions of the event will become known.' Release schedules It will affect everything moving forward and everything that has come before. However, it 'will have an impact on the entire DC Universe. Johns also explained that Doomsday Clock is a stand-alone story with no tie-in material. He explained that Doomsday Clock was the 'most personal and most epic, utterly mind-bending project' that he had worked on in his career. This idea led to over six months of debates amongst the creative team about whether or not to intersect the Watchmen universe with the DC Universe. Johns felt like there was an interesting story to be told in DC Rebirth with Doctor Manhattan he thought there was an interesting dichotomy between Superman-an alien who embodies and is compassionate for humanity-and Doctor Manhattan-a human who has detached himself from humanity. The story includes many characters, but has a particular focus on Superman and Doctor Manhattan. It is Watchmen colliding with the DC Universe.' ĭoomsday Clock was revealed on May 14, 2017, with a teaser image displaying the Superman logo in the 12 o'clock slot of the clock depicted in Watchmen and the series title in the bold typeface used for Watchmen. Although Dan DiDio (then DC's co-publisher) confirmed that it is a sequel to that miniseries, Johns originally declined to characterize it as such, viewing it as a standalone story, saying, 'It is something else. It is a follow-up to the 1986–1987 miniseries Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, and it introduces that story's characters into the DC Universe, alongside a few original characters created for the book. Doomsday Clock is part of the DC Rebirth initiative, and it continues the narrative that was established with the 2016 one-shot DC Universe: Rebirth Special, the 2017 crossover event ' The Button' and other related stories.

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