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Long-awaited sequel to 'Watchmen' has humor, heart

November 22, 2017

Warning: this post contains spoilers for the first issue of Doomsday Clock

There seems to be two kinds of comics — gritty, dark, and serious on the one hand, lighthearted and funny on the other. Somehow, the first installment of Doomsday Clock does the impossible: it manages to be both.

That’s appropriate, because this comic is attempting to do the impossible in another way, too. Writer Geoff Johns (who also happens to be the President and CCO of DC Entertainment) is trying to close the divide between the regular DC Universe of Superman, Batman et al, and the world of Alan Moore’s 1986 standalone classic Watchmen — in which Superman is named as a fictional character in a comic book.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Long-awaited sequel to 'Watchmen' has humor, heart

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