8 Biggest Things To Come Out Of Doomsday Clock #1

3. This Is The Definitive Follow Up To Moore's Novel

One thing that will inevitably grate a portion of DC's audience, however, is the fact that the events of Doomsday Clock are the definitive follow up to Watchmen's ending. This is how it all went down, Rorschach's journal and all.

While there's a chance that all of this could be undone through some Manhattan-esque space-time malarkey, there's nothing to suggest that what we see in this first issue isn't canon. Apart from the fact that Alan Moore is no fan of DC reusing the Watchmen license, whether it be for film, TV or otherwise, it's also true that Johns' continuation detracts from the ambiguity surrounding the original book's ending.

And this isn't just another prequel; 2011's Before Watchmen did - irrespective of the ethical issues surrounding DC's use of Moore's work - serve a purpose in fleshing out the history of the Watchmen mythos. With Doomsday Clock, the story's own sense of importance is somewhat mitigated by an overriding sense of cynicism on DC's behalf; they know that Watchmen sells, and they know that Moore isn't fond of a return to the license.

It's likely to be a sticking point for fans of the original comic, but if you can get past it, Doomsday Clock could just be the comic it's cracked up to be.