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TheWatchmensequel comicDoomsday Clockhas bring The Comedian himself back from the idle , and into the DC Universe . There ’s still the matter of explicate how it ’s all possible , which writer Geoff Johns will plausibly be keep a secret until the next way out . For now , fans of the originalWatchmenseries can decide whether it ’s time to observe , or pull out the pitchforks ( metaphorically speaking ) . But you have to admit : for a guy who consider the integral Earth was a joke , The Comedian would love his return from the comic book graveyard more than anyone .
Perhaps it ’s a compliment that this bombshell is n’t theonly twist inDoomsday Clock#2guaranteed to have fans babble . Yet as thrilling as it may be to see Rorschach step into Batman ’s city , nothing can liken to aWatchmencasualty - the first one , in fact - unite the living heroes of the DC Universe . Especially now that he ’s fix his chance at revenge with Ozymandias in his crosshairs .
It ’s only the second subject , and alreadyDoomsday Clockis proving to be a must - read for fans of either DC orWatchmen , now that theheroes ofWatchmenhave traveled to DC ’s actual universe . Unless , of line , the old run ofBefore Watchmenprequel comics and side stories seemed too close to capitalizing on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ’s original storey . In which caseDoomsday Clockacting as a fullWatchmensequel probably amount to unorthodoxy in concept alone .
The next weeks and month should prove even more interesting than expected in that debate , thanks to this twist . Geoff Johns had previously teasedOzymandias assay out Lex Luthorupon arriving in the DCU . What hedidn’ttease was the former opposition of Ozymandias being revive to crash the company .
The Comedian is Alive in DC’s Universe
We obviously commend every DC referee snaffle the issues themselves , but for those eager to have it off the biggest reveal , it ’s a welcome surprise to see The Comedian get the drop on Adrian Veidt . The ' world ’s voguish humanity ' manages to hedge the putting to death burgeon forth with a split - second to part with , but Eddie " The Comedian " Blake is veracious to have a chuckle of victory . Whether it ’s his sharpened senses this clock time around , as Eddie claim , or simply years out of practice for Veidt , the odds have changed . With Issue # 2 terminate on a cliffhanger , fans are left waiting for the factual face-off until Issue # 3 .
As someWatchmenfans will be speedy to point out , this ostensible Resurrection of Christ make some serious job . honest , it ’s not even the first deadWatchmenhero thatDoomsday Clockhas return to the glare . Of of course , this is something different thana new version of Rorschachwith a mystery of his own . To this decimal point , the unexampled Rorschach has even commented on the original ’s destruction ( although his pesky journal is still a swing game train of thought ) .
In the case of The Comedian , no such account is remotely potential . For starter motor , Gary Frank and Brad Anderson ’s artwork usher this is the same Eddie Blake that Ozymandias bemuse out a window to kvetch offWatchmen ’s narration . Scar and all . Ozymandias reacts to his voice and visage without missing a beat , sum up further grounds . The printing , despite the betting odds , and despite the diehard fans ' protest , is that The Comedianlives .
At least … that ’s what readers are meant to assume .
Did Manhattan Bring Comedian Back From The Dead?
The obvious first choice ( and quite possibly theonlychoice ) is Dr. Manhattan himself . Assuming that The Comedian ’s end inWatchmenwas actual ( which it has always seemed to be , with little wiggle way for ambiguity ) , then he ’s only alive and recoil through some artificial substance . And while the DC Comics creation has provided more than one means for resurrection in the past , the bearing of Dr. Manhattan changes what ’s possible .
The most obvious explanation being : Dr. Manhattan has recreate The Comedian to baffle Ozymandias ’s plan . As much of a leap as that may be , it helps explains the glimpse of Dr. Manhattan ’s finger’s breadth regain the trademark push afterkilling the Reverse - Flash . Perhaps the persist in attempts by DC Hero to uncover the ' world behind the drapery ' ofRebirthconvinced Manhattan to start laying some snare . Beginning with a new Comedian , should Adrian Veidt endeavor to descend find him .
How else would the same button meander up on The Comedian ’s chest ?
It seems an uttermost response from Dr. Manhattan , since Ozymandias is only search help to hold start the world . But if Dr. Manhattan has committed all the heinous , savage acts he ’s believed to in DC’sRebirthmystery , he ’s not a hero any longer . And if you demand our opinion , deliver The Comedian ( or ' a ' Comedian ) to taunt Ozymandias seems like the kind of misrepresented Dr. Manhattan always had a knack for .
The remote explanation must be accounted for as well , and that someway , somehow , Eddie Blake is active in the DC Comics Universe . It ’s possible , give the rules of DC ’s Multiverse , that aversionof Blake existed in the DCU all along ( just not as a Minuteman in the universe ’s timeline ) . But the time would n’t append up , in that case , give the discrepancy of decades .
We miss the detail needed to solve this puzzle after just two way out , but judging by the story so far , decipheringthe brain-teaser does n’t seem to be the point . Geoff Johns has a chronicle to tell , and we doubt that this the last time lecturer will see the out of the question .
Doomsday Clock#2is available now .
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