WHO WATCHES THE WATCHTOWER? In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League Unlimited has created a haven for all heroes--but can they keep it secure? Enter Renee Montoya, reeling from an abrupt end to her time in Gotham and looking for a place to hang her hat. But the Trinity didn't bring her up to the Watchtower to relax--there's a dark threat bubbling underneath the surface, and only the Question and her ad hoc support team stand a chance of figuring out who the problem is before it's too late.
The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1 looks for danger in the safest place in the Universe. The concept is excellent, trying to start a mysterious detective story in such a secure location. It gives the fortress a fragility and infuses the Watchtower with life and personality. Read Full Review
This is a great example of how to fuse the grittier corners of the DCU with its more fantastical stories. Read Full Review
The Question: All Along The Watchtower #1 is a strong start to the series that not only looks to explore Renee Montoya's new role for her alternatives ego The Question, but contining to define and build the larger DCU All In era storyline. Read Full Review
The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1 is a solid debut issue that blends a good mystery with superheroes ending in a murder mystery. It doesn't fall into traps of that DC superhero murder mystery from years ago, instead keeping things a bit brighter as well as focusing in on Renee herself and how she's taking in the experience. It may involve superheroes on a space station hovering over Earth, but the comic delivers a grounded, familiar, and entertaining story that's easy to dive in to. Read Full Review
The next phase in Renee Montoyas life spirals towards conflict in the first issue. Segura brings out the best of The Question with the writing. Tormey, Fajardo jr. and Schubert depict a hero finding themselves along with a case that might be too great to overcome. Factor in the showstopping close and this opener gives readers much to speak about. Read Full Review
An interesting introduction to life on the new Justice League Watchtower. The creative team set out with a fresh concept: a detective noir story within a futuristic Watchtower filled with superheroes. It ends up feeling novel and refreshing. Even though these types of stories are often told in bleak, rainy cities, the Watchtower setting can open avenues for creative storytelling. Overall a well-crafted, atmospheric introduction to a unique detective noir narrative in a superhero setting. Read Full Review
The Question: All Along The Watchtower #1is a perfectly serviceable reason to get Renee Montoya on the Watchtower by giving her a mystery to solve. Alex Segura nails the voice and character work for Question, and Cian Tormey's art, which gives us our first full look at the Watchtower, is very good. That said, the basic setup that explains why The Question is invited onto the Watchtower doesn't make much sense.6.5/10 Read Full Review
Segura and Tormey provide an atmospheric and polished piece of scifi/western/detective mashup, but don't quite thrill the reader to care what happens next. Read Full Review
An intriguing premise. Sold.
I love the JLU concept as we now get to read about so many of the characters we never get to see anymore. This issue is a little slow in the beginning but it's necessary for the overall story so I can give that a pass. When DC did the whole diversity thing with Bbeetle, Atom, ect back in the day Renee was my favorite and I would love to get a Questions book where she and Vic team up for mysteries....maybe this book will fulfill that desire eventually. Overall the concept of this title is right up my alley and I'm pretty excited for issue #2. Good stuff.
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