Readers of Doomsday Clock all SPOILERS thread

[KangMiRae]

WHOOPS! Delete!

If this was spoilers, you're welcome to PM me them :P

[lemonpeace]

I have soiled myself with knowledge of spoilers; the curiosity got to me. I really need to see this before I can really pick a concrete stance. based on what I read i do have one thought: if what i read is true, then John's does....live up to being considered a DC architect but he was it makes me realize he was not the best fit for a Watchmen follow-up.

[KangMiRae]

I have soiled myself with knowledge of spoilers; the curiosity got to me. I really need to see this before I can really pick a concrete stance. based on what I read i do have one thought: if what i read is true, then John's does....live up to being considered a DC architect but he was it makes me realize he was not the best fit for a Watchmen follow-up.

Can't seem to find them

[lemonpeace]

Can't seem to find them

it was a little tricky for me to find, I just kept googling till I stumbled upon a message board with them. i, like the dumbass I am, did it in incognito mode so I don't even have the link in my history :facepalm:

[KangMiRae]

Excuse me, but what the hell did this issue just reveal?! I'm so at a loss!

[Sacred Knight]

I presume its safe to post this untagged since its a spoilers thread and the issue's summaries are out there now? Well, wait, the summary I read is still labeled as spoiler itself, so I'll tag it just in case?

spoilers:

Every time something big enough happens that affects the metaverse to the point that the main Earth's continuity changes, the Earth splits, in a sense making a copy of what is being overwritten and adding a new Earth to the multiverse in the process. This is specifically done because the metaverse will always preserve any and every incarnation of Superman. And by proxy everything that goes along with that continuity. Recent examples: Flashpoint upset the metaverse, changing the timeline of the pre-FP Earth. The metaverse copied that Earth and it was added to the multiverse, preserving pre-FP Superman and everything else as the New 52 took over the main Earth. When Rebirth happened, it affected the metaverse, which changed the timeline of the now New 52 Earth. So that Earth was then divided/copied into the multiverse as its own standalone world as the Rebirth continuity took over the main Earth (becoming Earth-52). Rinse and repeat.

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[KangMiRae]

I presume its safe to post this untagged since its a spoilers thread and the issue's summaries are out there now?

Every time something big enough happens that affects the metaverse to the point that the main Earth's continuity changes, the Earth splits, in a sense making a copy of what is being overwritten and adding a new Earth to the multiverse in the process. This is specifically done because the metaverse will always preserve any and every incarnation of Superman. And by proxy everything that goes along with that continuity. Recent examples: Flashpoint upset the metaverse, changing the timeline of the pre-FP Earth. The metaverse copied that Earth and it was added to the multiverse, preserving pre-FP Superman and everything else as the New 52 took over the main Earth. When Rebirth happened, it affected the metaverse, which changed the timeline of the now New 52 Earth. So that Earth was then divided/copied into the multiverse as its own standalone world as the Rebirth continuity took over the main Earth (becoming Earth-52). Rinse and repeat.

spoilers:

So, in terms of main continuity, this earth is Earth-Rebirth currently? Manhattan mentions Earth-5G. Is that going to become its own earth/continuity or will this current earth/continuity become Earth-5G, splitting the Rebirth continuity into Earth-Rebirth in the process? What'll be the main continuity earth to follow?

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[Sacred Knight]

That...that I don't know, those are pertinent questions in this story's wake that has yet to be answered. Depending on how they want to do it, 5G could just be a natural progression, or it could actually end up its own dedicated timeline.

Btw, I was paranoid and ended up tagging the full explanation. I was late to pull the trigger though and it was quoted first but that's my fault not yours. Its after midnight so I think the legit digital copies are going up, so I don't think its breaking etiiquette to go ahead and utilize the spoiler thread. Hope I'm not wrong.

[Robanker]

spoilers:

Looks like the pre-FP JSA is back with some revisions, notably Jade is on it alongside Beth Chapel replacing Pieter and Yolanda replacing Tommy. It's damn good to see the aged JSA around with Michael, Karen, Courtney, Jakeem, Jessie and Rick in tow. And the Kents... Clark said it best. It really was so good to see them. I'm sick, tired and going to be moreso in the morning, but Johns really did do his best to make this a mission statement on DC and love letter to Superman as a whole.

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[Bossace]

It’s out on comixology so I’m assuming it’s safe to spoil especially if you’re coming in this thread now.

Happy the Kent’s are back as well as JSA and Legion. Though I am confused if this book says the legion was inspired by Clark and he knows them how does this explain legion iteration compared to the old one as well as Jon being on the team and with them (haven’t gotten around to reading latest superman issues or legion yet) was Clark isn’t he legion as superboy now?

Disappointed we didn’t see the son of the mime and marionette since he needs an anchor. I feel the comedian and rorschach 2.0 really didn’t play into the plot overall with how it ended and were kinda just there for “hey more watchmen references” and I feel mime and marionette are more setup for future stories instead of this story.

The mention of 5G I am curious if that means the crisis mentioned to be in 2020 will lead to 5G but in 2026 another crisis will happen a “revert to status quo” maybe and 5G becomes its own earth like how New 52 became earth 52 after rebirth.

[Buried Alien]

A little loosely related geek humor in a momentous December for collective geekdom:

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Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Robanker]

A little loosely related geek humor in a momentous December for collective geekdom:

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Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

Reminds me of a similar post circa Doomsday Clock #10 that was pretty great. These Manhatten roasts always slay me.

[lemonpeace]

this should've been an Infinite Crisis remake rather than a Watchmen sequel

[DragonPiece]

Make no mistake, this was a good issue. But my main issue is that the book looses a lot of impact by the currenct DC books not reflecting the optimism Johns shows. Instead we have ric grayson, alfred dead, Jon aged up, diana and steven broken up and the center of rebirth that brought the renewed home to a forefront, Wally West, is now a mass murderer who wanted to kill himself at one point.

[king of hybrids]

this should've been an Infinite Crisis remake rather than a Watchmen sequel

Thematically yes, but I imagine the corporate perspective was more about squeezing blood from the stone.

It’s certainly a meta aspect that Johns took this on at when his career was at its peak, and now finishes it after DC has cast him aside as it did everyone before. Or that as a guys who made his bones dumpster diving for plot hooks of writers gone before, especially Moore, caps his last major contribution to the comics side spoilers:

by leaving stuff for future writers to develop if they want, however they want

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