Renee Montoya is back as The Question to investigate a mysterious murder at the Justice League’s new satellite headquarters, the Watchtower – and everyone is a suspect, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the League’s other heroes.
Written by up-and-coming artist Alex Segura (currently writing Marvel’s Spider-Society title) with art by longtime DC artist Cian Tormey, who recently worked on Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, The Question: All Along the Watchtower finds Renee Montoya tracking down a killer on a newly released version of the Justice League’s Watchtower satellite.
In an interview with Polygon announcing the six-issue limited series, Segura compares the story’s mystery to “Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie,” comparing it to “plot-driven novels that feature colorful characters and situations that are often outside the expected or mundane.”
“But I also have to tip my hat to more modern detective novels, like the works of Walter Mosley, Laura Lippman and George Pelecanos – stories about flawed protagonists who are overwhelmed and trying to do the right thing,” he continues.
The new Watchtower will serve as the reformed team’s new headquarters in the coming post-Absolute Power era, where Superman himself will assemble a new Justice League. And while we don’t yet know who the victim is, we do know that not even the members of the League themselves are safe from the scrutiny of Question’s search for the killer.
“The last book I drew was set in 1930s New York, so drawing a massive station full of emerging technology was an exciting challenge,” series artist Cian Tormy tells Polygon. “Add to that the fact that we’d be telling a noir story – usually set in dives, smoke-filled rooms and back alleys – in a clinically pristine environment. The juxtaposition was too fascinating to pass up!”
“The Watchtower is as much a character here as Renee herself, but ultimately it’s a noir story,” Tormey concludes. “So you’ll have to believe me when I say that a lot of thought has gone into all that background that you can’t see beneath all the blood and shadows!”
Check out a gallery of covers for The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1, including the main cover by Tormey, plus variants by Danny Earls, Lucio Parrillo, and Jorge Fornés:
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“Who guards the Watchtower? In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League Unlimited has created a sanctuary for all heroes – but can they protect it? Enter Renee Montoya, reeling from the abrupt end of her time in Gotham and looking for a place to hang her hat,” reads DC’s official promo text for The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1.
“But the Trinity didn’t bring her to the Watchtower so she could relax – there’s a dark threat brewing beneath the surface, and only the Question and her ad hoc support team have a chance of finding out who the problem is before it’s too late.”
The Question: All Along the Watchtower No. 1 will be available in stores on November 20th.
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