WARNING! Spoilers for The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1An iconic Gotham vigilante has left the city streets behind as theJustice Leaguepromotes her to a prominent role on the team. TheQuestion, also known as Renee Montoya, is joining the Justice League in a big way, and her new mission is a daring departure from her previous status quo in Gotham City.
The Question: All Along the Watchtower#1 by Alex Segura, Cian Tormey, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Willie Schubert marks the beginning of Renee Montoya’s latest - and most ambitious - endeavor asthe Question. In a preview for this first issue, Renee wakes up on the Watchtower and reflects on past events that have led her to joining the Justice League’s ranks before suiting up as her vigilante alter ego.
Now that she’s no longer theGotham City Police Commissioner,Renee Monyota has been given a new job among the Justice League’s heroes to investigate a threat within their base of operations, kicking off a bold new era for the Question.
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Renee Montoya made her DC Universe debut inBatman: The Animated Seriesbefore migrating to the comics inBatman#475 by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. Since then, she’s made a name for herself among Gotham’s detectives and even risen through the ranks of the GCPD toreplace Jim Gordon as Commissioner. By accepting this role, Renee had attempted to leave her past as the Question behind,but she couldn’t abandon the vigilante lifestyle that easily.In a three-part story fromBatman: The Brave and the Bold, Renee becomes the Question again and begins the journey that leads her back to the Justice League.
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold#15-17 features the “Duality” storyline by Segura and Andy MacDonald, in which people close to Renee are targeted by a mysterious enemy called Zero. She takes action as the Question to thwart Zero’s plans and preserve her double life, only for Zero toreveal her secret identityto the people of Gotham in a shocking twist. Following the exposure of her alter ego,Renee is let go from the GCPD and forced to start a new life.Luckily, thereformed Justice League teamseeks out her detective services and recruits her to leave Gotham for the Watchtower.
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With her identity exposed, Renee Montoya has no choice but to uproot her life and forge a new path for herself in the Justice League. This detective gig won’t be an easy task for the former Commissioner, as amurder mystery will soon unfold in the Justice Leaguethat only the Question can get to the bottom of. She’ll need to prove herself as aBatman-level detectiveif she wants to retain this job after losing her last one, but if her investigative history is any indication, then theQuestionis sure to be a valuable asset to theJustice League’s roster.
The Question: All Along the Watchtower#1is available November 20th, 2024 from DC Comics.
