10 Comic Book Arcs That Went On Too Damn Long
3. Doomsday Clock
Now that Doomsday Clock is finally wrapping up, it seems like a lifetime ago that we were all excited at the beginning of a crossover event between Watchmen and the wider DC Universe.
That's primarily because, in comic book terms at least, it was a lifetime ago. Similar to DKIII: The Master Race, the series was plagued with production delays and missed released dates. This actually led to the series being so far behind the rest of the DC Universe, it would feature characters who had died in other comics months earlier, now seemingly alive and well with no explanation.
Production delays can sometimes be forgivable, but the unique release schedule Doomsday Clock promised was a large part of its appeal. Mirroring an actual Doomsday Clock, the twelve-issue series was supposed to be released once a month over a year, with each issue bringing us an hour closer to Doomsday itself. If all had gone according to plan, it could have been a singular comic book experience, rather than an intermittent twenty-five month waiting game.
It didn't help that, by the time it was meant to be hitting its stride, the comic was being overshadowed by the far superior Watchmen HBO show. While that was a sequel undeniably done right, Doomsday Clock felt overblown and messy in comparison.
The comic was also planned to be the finale of the story set up by DC's New 52 and Rebirth storylines, but more on those later...