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The world of HBO’sWatchmenis one without literal superpowers , but a young Easter Egg just showed the people living in it stillknowabout DC ’s most iconic superheroes – asSupermanhimself has been affirm to subsist in the TV show ’s universe . Just not in the way comic al-Qur’an rooter might desire .
HBO’sWatchmenhas done a superb line at building on an extensive universe from the original funny series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons . With the show being produced by DC Entertainment , there always survive the ( unlikely ) theory that DC character could bolt down up . Watchmenwill believably never featureSuperman front off against Doctor Manhattanlike in DC’sDoomsday Clock . However , it ’s now been confirmed Superman does subsist in the show ’s universe .
InWatchmen’ssixth episode , " This Extraordinary Being , " the narrative is engage back in time , as Will Reeves ' backstory is explored after Angela Abar digests Nostalgia pill , unlocking her granddaddy ’s memories flop before her eyes . In the flashbacks , Reeves becomes a officer on a racist , intolerant military force . When he ’s out on patrol , he find a tidings salesman reading a comic . The book?Action Comics#1 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster - the first appearance of Superman .
Thinking it ’s a paper , Reeves asks the human race what ’s happening in the news . The man explains to him that his book is"more hopeful . “And to make certain no witness misses the comic book superhero being cite , the serviceman excuse that the account is about"a babe . His founder puts him in a rocketship and sends him to earth just before his major planet explode . "
Including the book is not only a nice nod to DC ’s history , but the fact that Reef ' story parallels that of Superman ’s . Like Kal - El , he was orphan after a slaughter , with his parents sending him aside during the Tulsa Black Wall Street Massacre , in hopes of retrieve a good life-time . As the Hooded Justice , Reeves - like Superman - was an former vigilante and inspired others to assume a secret individuality to serve those around them . It ’s purely coincidental , but the fact his last name is Reeves , like his childhood hero Bass Reeves AND both iconic Superman actors George Reeves and Christopher Reeve is unvoiced to miss , too .
It ’s exciting to see theWatchmencontinuity feature Superman even if it is just an Easter Egg . BeforeDoomsday Clockmerged continuitiesin the amusing book side of things , Watchmenfeatured just a small , somewhat obscure reference toAction Comicsin Superman in Hollis Mason ’s " Under the Hood , " story , despite the cast members being intemperately based on Charlton Comics and DC Comics characters , and the book being published by DC . Had there been a hero with a nerve like Superman in theWatchmenreality , perhaps thing might not have gotten so grim . Even so , the analogue now draw between Kal - El and Will Reeves ' own heartbreaking backstory can only enrich the experience for comic book devotee .
Wearing a mask and turning into the Hooded Justice was a real direction for Will to deal with the surrounding racism and injustice . He might not always keep his hands clean like Superman , but Reeves is every bit the submarine sandwich . So while we would n’t expect any DC characters to show up inWatchmen , a insidious nod , like this one , is unexpected and pitch perfect .
Watchmenairs Sundays @ 9 pm on HBO .
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