Following a three-part story in The Brave and the Bold , writer Alex Segura will continue the adventures of Renee Montoya/The Question in a new series, along with artist Cian Tormey. Segura, a mystery novelist, is also writing Spider-Society for Marvel right now, and Mad Cave's new take on Dick Tracy . In the new series, titled The Question: All Along the Watchtower , Montoya will be tasked with solving a series of crimes, with murder in the mix. Whether that means a Justice Leaguer will actually be a victim, or whether there's some other reason the investigation has to happen out of the Watchtower, is anyone's guess at this point.
On his Substack , Segura promised fans plenty of cameos and Easter eggs in the book. Where's Batman? Well, maybe he called in Renee for a particular reason -- or maybe he's a suspect and doesn't feel right investigating. Either way, Segura called the story "a love letter to Renee, the work of [Dennis] O'Neil and [Greg] Rucka, and the DC universe as a whole."
"If the title didn't tip you off, All Along the Watchtower chronicles Renee/The Question's story about the JL Watchtower, after she's enlisted by Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to get to the bottom of a series of deadly events And yes, there might be a murder or two," Segura teased. "It's a noir murder mystery on the biggest DC stage, featuring, hands down, my favorite DC Comics character. To say I'm thrilled would be an understatement. The Denny O'Neil/Denys Cowan run on The Question , along with Greg Rucka's work on Renee in Gotham Central, 52, and with Cully Hamner as the Question, are seismic influences on me as a writer, period, and on this book in particular. It's not a job I take lightly, and I'm definitely trying to do my best to perfect that potent blend that makes Renee stories sing: weaving through the tenets of classic noir crime fiction and mixing them with the wide-eyed wonder of superheroics."
"All Along the Watchtower" is also the name of a Bob Dylan song. Appearing on Dylan's 1967 album John Wesley Harding , "All Along the Watchtower" debuted in the same year as the character of The Question, which Steve Ditko created for 1967's Blue Beetle #1. Those characters, along with other Charlton characters, would eventually be sold to DC and would serve as the underlying basis for Watchmen . The tenth issue of Watchmen , titled "Two Riders Were Approaching," takes its title from lyrics in the Dylan song.
Here's the solicitation text for the first issue, per Polygon :
Renee Montoya investigates a murder mystery on the Justice League Watchtower
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.
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