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The Question: All Along the Watchtower (2024-) #1
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 Go-tham 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 ?guring out who the problem is before it’s too late.
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Published November 20, 2024
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About the author
Alex Segura
273 books571 followersAlex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful” and The L.A. Times called it “a magnetic read.”
Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.
His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.
A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.
His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.
A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
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September 15, 2025
Yay! 52 Gang is back!
Some of them, anyway. Montoya. Animal Man. Batwoman.
Some of them, anyway. Montoya. Animal Man. Batwoman.
November 20, 2024
yoo im glad i decided to pick this one up. i love a good mystery.
November 24, 2024
A brilliant start! DC ALL IN is pretty cool so far.
November 20, 2024
Intriguing
This is a great start to this series with an intriguing plot. The art style is excellent. This is my first time reading Segura’s comic work but I love his writing. Looking forward to more of this series.
This is a great start to this series with an intriguing plot. The art style is excellent. This is my first time reading Segura’s comic work but I love his writing. Looking forward to more of this series.
November 27, 2024
I was worried without Greg Rucka this would have the wrong voice for Renee. Alex Segura is the perfect writer to fill Rucka’s shoes. This is shaping up to be a great mystery. Cian Tormey’s art is gorgeous too.
November 21, 2024
This series has me so hooked, I love Renee and to have her as the sheriff of the Justice league watchtower is awesome. So far we’ve only seen the watchtower as this shining symbol for the new Justice league. But upon its creation there is already something lurking in the corners, and it’s not just the creeper’s room, because of that the higher ups of the Justice league decided to bring in the question to figure it out. There is something trying to make its way into the watchtower and to use its systems. So getting a call from Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to help investigate it is pretty hard to pass up on. Especially when they also ask you to remain as their ground.
“You know people Renee. You see the cracks and the patterns of any place you call home. OU ask the right questions. We need that on the watchtower. We need someone to hold us accountable.”
But Renee won’t be doing this alone, even if she has a cool cowboy look and a special shotgun that can paralyze and shunt people into a phantom zone holding cell. The watchtower is a big place and they already have people investigating and watching. It’s just taking the question to bring them all together and see the big picture. Such a the two blue beetles: Jaime and Ted on tech. Or there is also Buddy Baker, who was apparently hit with a brick recently? He is in charge of their space zoo and is in charge of all incidents regarding the animals, and there are a lot. At this point it’s also really easy to notice all the challengers of the unknown running around. They are the nerve center of the watchtower they handle everything and have been trying to predict the next “glitches.” But Renee also has a person on the field…none other than Batwoman. Aka Kate Kane. Aka Renee’s ex and the one she let get away and has been trying to avoid. That’s a really rough first day. But it’s about to get worse, as a glitch was just detected and the D-List villain known as conduit just broke into the watchtower…and is targeting the question!! But the even bigger problem is that conduit is still locked up, so what’s the suit doing here trying to attack everyone!!
Something I’ve only just found out is that Fire and Ice swapped powers. So it’s a bit of a shock when fire freezes conduit, but I guess they have a Greenland vs Iceland thing going on now lol. Conduit was able to break free from the ice, but that just have Renee a chance to use her dope shotgun on a target that couldn’t die, as it was just an empty suit automatically being controlled. The game is afoot and we are already behind. Back at Renee’s housing unit it appears that a message has been left for her. A challenger that looks a lot like the one we just saw with Buddy has been left bloodied and dead in her room, and walking through the blood it looks like klarion’s cat? That could be entirely wrong and it could just be the zoo incident he was rushing to deal with, but it idk that cat looks majorly suspicious.
“You know people Renee. You see the cracks and the patterns of any place you call home. OU ask the right questions. We need that on the watchtower. We need someone to hold us accountable.”
But Renee won’t be doing this alone, even if she has a cool cowboy look and a special shotgun that can paralyze and shunt people into a phantom zone holding cell. The watchtower is a big place and they already have people investigating and watching. It’s just taking the question to bring them all together and see the big picture. Such a the two blue beetles: Jaime and Ted on tech. Or there is also Buddy Baker, who was apparently hit with a brick recently? He is in charge of their space zoo and is in charge of all incidents regarding the animals, and there are a lot. At this point it’s also really easy to notice all the challengers of the unknown running around. They are the nerve center of the watchtower they handle everything and have been trying to predict the next “glitches.” But Renee also has a person on the field…none other than Batwoman. Aka Kate Kane. Aka Renee’s ex and the one she let get away and has been trying to avoid. That’s a really rough first day. But it’s about to get worse, as a glitch was just detected and the D-List villain known as conduit just broke into the watchtower…and is targeting the question!! But the even bigger problem is that conduit is still locked up, so what’s the suit doing here trying to attack everyone!!
Something I’ve only just found out is that Fire and Ice swapped powers. So it’s a bit of a shock when fire freezes conduit, but I guess they have a Greenland vs Iceland thing going on now lol. Conduit was able to break free from the ice, but that just have Renee a chance to use her dope shotgun on a target that couldn’t die, as it was just an empty suit automatically being controlled. The game is afoot and we are already behind. Back at Renee’s housing unit it appears that a message has been left for her. A challenger that looks a lot like the one we just saw with Buddy has been left bloodied and dead in her room, and walking through the blood it looks like klarion’s cat? That could be entirely wrong and it could just be the zoo incident he was rushing to deal with, but it idk that cat looks majorly suspicious.
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January 21, 2025
As big of a fan as I am of ‘The Question’ I cannot help but question the premise of not only Renee Montoya, a Gotham detective, in this role but the lack of inspiration that seems to bleed over from the previous Question titles featuring Vic Sage as the titular detective. The Question, originally a reporter, was always an anti-authoritarian figure and trusted very few people, perhaps state-sanctioned belligerents least of all. I’m of the opinion that a police officer should not fill the shoes of The Question. This series has already mentioned Renee’s career multiple times and makes no effort to disguise the fact that The Question has essentially been reduced to another super-cop, sans spandex and cape billowing in the wind.
This series, currently on issue #3 as of my writing this review, is utterly devoid of the noir or Shaolin elements that previously made The Question such an interesting character for me. The setting of this run, being the Watchtower, an orbiting satellite-headquarters for super powered individuals carries a great deal of potential to be a paranoia filled iron coffin when things start going haywire aboard. Turn the lights out, blow a hole in the glass, lock people in certain rooms- you could do nearly anything to create a genuine sense of paranoia that this half cocked thriller seems to so deeply lack. A space leopard mauls a man near to death in issue #2 and what is the response from our resident super sheriff? Lockdown? Alerting the rest of the League? Or strolling down to the ICU for some contrived banter with an ex. This series lacks genuine tension and doesn’t seem to know what to do with The Question or how to build a thriller.
The Watchtower as a setting is not used in a way to saturate the story with any of the noir detective elements that The Question should benefit from. It appears to exist in this narrative as little more than a way to have cameos every two pages from other DC heroes. Renee herself is not genuinely challenged on an intellectual level as a detective thus far either- she resolves the tension with Batwoman in about 1.5 issues and it never manifests as anything plot relevant. It seems clear to me that the writer is not crafting a story that plays to The Question’s strengths or history but rather a cheap play at shoehorning established characters to gawk at.
This series, currently on issue #3 as of my writing this review, is utterly devoid of the noir or Shaolin elements that previously made The Question such an interesting character for me. The setting of this run, being the Watchtower, an orbiting satellite-headquarters for super powered individuals carries a great deal of potential to be a paranoia filled iron coffin when things start going haywire aboard. Turn the lights out, blow a hole in the glass, lock people in certain rooms- you could do nearly anything to create a genuine sense of paranoia that this half cocked thriller seems to so deeply lack. A space leopard mauls a man near to death in issue #2 and what is the response from our resident super sheriff? Lockdown? Alerting the rest of the League? Or strolling down to the ICU for some contrived banter with an ex. This series lacks genuine tension and doesn’t seem to know what to do with The Question or how to build a thriller.
The Watchtower as a setting is not used in a way to saturate the story with any of the noir detective elements that The Question should benefit from. It appears to exist in this narrative as little more than a way to have cameos every two pages from other DC heroes. Renee herself is not genuinely challenged on an intellectual level as a detective thus far either- she resolves the tension with Batwoman in about 1.5 issues and it never manifests as anything plot relevant. It seems clear to me that the writer is not crafting a story that plays to The Question’s strengths or history but rather a cheap play at shoehorning established characters to gawk at.
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November 27, 2024
El Question de Renee Montoya sigue en activo. Y en el actual panorama superherico con la Atalaya actuando de micro ciudad. Su papel como "sheriff" particular del lugar parece la mejor opción para este personaje. Sobre todo si ya empieza en el cargo con una amenaza directa a la seguridad del lugar.
Alex Segura va a todo tic del género noir y detectivesco (hasta el aliado confundiendo sentimientos). Pero ayuda un estilo de dibujo fresco en consonancia con el nuevo panorama ALL IN.
Alex Segura va a todo tic del género noir y detectivesco (hasta el aliado confundiendo sentimientos). Pero ayuda un estilo de dibujo fresco en consonancia con el nuevo panorama ALL IN.
December 10, 2024
This was decent, and could maybe be 4 stars, but isn't particularly exciting on its own. That being said, this issue could fit into the larger run nicely. It is a lot of exposition, setting the stage for whats to come. Hopefully it all pays off!
My only small complaint is that its got the sense it could turn into a team book, which isn't what I thought the book would be. However, we've still got five issues so we shall see where it ends up.
My only small complaint is that its got the sense it could turn into a team book, which isn't what I thought the book would be. However, we've still got five issues so we shall see where it ends up.
January 16, 2025
I declare Jihad against every dogshit American comic that thinks it's "kewl" to show "heroes" as dipshit alcoholics. All modern comics do is glorify alcohol. "Ughhhhhh alcohol.....ughhhh identity politics.....ughhh i'm so edgy!" How many issues of this crap actually sold?? 7?
January 16, 2025
This is a very enjoyable and fun comic. This ties in nicely to the over arcing storyline, while still being it's own thing.
I like Renee Montoya and she fits nicely into this story.
The art is excellent as well.
I like Renee Montoya and she fits nicely into this story.
The art is excellent as well.
December 3, 2024
This wasn't boring but it wasn't entertaining. All set up which could pay off but it was a drag tour of the watchtower for the majority of the story.
December 23, 2024
This was much better than I expected. Bonus points for having Animal Man
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July 19, 2025Read the whole mini series …. Was p good cause I enjoy the characters but also like way too big of an adventure for Renee lmfao
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