Last month’s Doomsday Clock left readers with ... His murder kicks off the events of Watchmen’s plot. His smiley face button, adorned with a smear of his own blood, is the first image the ...

A two-page epilogue in today’s The Flash #22 from Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter sets up the forthcoming Doomsday Clock ... page of Watchmen #1, which famously began with blood and panned ...

You might have missed it, but this subtle reference could hint that DC’s ongoing Doomsday Clock series ... squids are Watchmen’s second-most recognizable symbol beyond a blood-stained smiley ...