DC Universe #1 came out big! It had a lot of twists that made comicbook fans wet themselves. The biggest reveal is probably the presence of The Watchmen in the DC Universe. Although the original series was published by DC Comics, fans accepted the fact that The Justice League and The Watchmen lived in different universes (or multiverses--oh wait, is it microverses now?).
To make things more clear, let me explain the DC Universe #1 narrative (or at least the significant parts in connection with The Watchmen). Without picking up any Watchmen books, it is safe to conclude that the threat to the DC Universe is The Watchmen; or at least the universe where The Watchmen came from.
The biggest question most fans were asking is: The Comedian? No doubt, thats his badge. But isn't he dead? Hmm.. now thats a good entry point of a good effing story! But please read until the end of this article. I promise not to make it long, but I assure you that you'll shit bricks. Just let me connect the dots for you.
Wally West was trapped in the Speed Force after the advent of Flashpoint. Since then he narrates that something was stolen from the DC Universe. He goes on and tries to find that lightning rod to make his come back. His first target was Batman. Let me remind you of this scene...
Wally West was trapped in the Speed Force after the advent of Flashpoint. Since then he narrates that something was stolen from the DC Universe. He goes on and tries to find that lightning rod to make his come back. His first target was Batman. Let me remind you of this scene...
Lets address the big elephant in the room. See that "TNK" sound at the lower right hand of the photo? What do you think it they deliberately made that sound? If you check the other panels, no sound effect was made by Wally's speed force thunder thing.
Ow wait... Batman, the detective that he is, was also curious as to the sound it made. Go check this out.
When I first read DC Universe Rebirth #1, I thought to myself, "hey, whats that yellow shinny thing? Why did Batman randomly used his pick to take off something on the wall?" The next page was the killer. It showed that we're in Watchmen territory now. But if you go back to the beginning, Wally was right all along. He did say that he saw the new threat from the speed force. Wally also used the speed force to reach out to Batman. In effect, maybe the "Watchmen" were watching and threw The Comedian's badge for the greatest detective to decipher.
But that leads us to the next question: are the Watchmen new to the DC Universe? Hmm... with all the theories circulating around the web stating that The Watchmen are already part of the DC Universe, its hard not to adhere to something as logical as that.
But you know, theories are just theories until we see them on paper.
But then again... let me remind you of these panels from Superman/Batman World's Finest by Dave Gibbons (which predates DC Universe Rebirth #1 by almost a decade). And a little trivia, Dave Gibbons was the illustrator for the original Watchmen. dun dun dunnnn.
Hey, thats a cute lapel pin... ow wait. SHIT!
Are we looking at some weird coincidence here? Or is The Comedian the Joker in the DC Universe? Well... as the old saying goes...
**photos from reddit user JLAsuperdude
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