Doomsday Clock #1

This ambitious 12-part DC series opens with a cover by Dave Gibbons that sets an unmistakably ominous tone: an angry crowd surges forward holding signs — one reading "THE END IS HERE" in stark lettering, another bearing a crossed-out portrait of a costumed figure — rendered in a brooding palette of deep amber and shadow that feels deliberately reminiscent of Watchmen's aesthetic roots. The chaos and fury on the faces of the mob make clear that the world these characters inhabit has reached a breaking point. With Geoff Johns writing and Gary Frank on art, Doomsday Clock #1 arrives in 2018 as one of DC's most ambitious and carefully crafted undertakings in years.