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word of advice : hold back spoilers forOutsiders#7 !
DC just shattered the fourth wall in a ugly way , present an vicious version ofUatu the Watcher . The publishing firm ’s newOutsiderstitle has taken fans on a raving mad , meta - textual journey through the DC Universe , and this is carried to its terrifying extremum in issue seven . There , lover learn of the universe of a mysterious force that is watching and waiting for the moment to strike .
Outsiders#7 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Robert Carey . The issuing tells about Jakita Wagner , the last survivor of the Wildstorm universe write up , follow her through the New 52andRebirtheras . lastly , during one of DC ’s multiversal Crisises , she take on the Final Knight . Outside of time , space and all reality , he warns Jakita of a violence he holler “ the Observer . ”
The Final Knight does not live much about the Observer , only that they exist — and are tarry out there with an unknown docket .
The Observer Is Bad News for the DC Universe
An Evil Version of the Watcher Is a Scary Idea
Since its launch , DC’sOutsidershas trafficked in high - conception , metafictional story – and the mysterious Observer is the vestal distillate of it yet . Described as someone who simply “ reads , ” the Observer shares some uncouth traits with Marvel ’s The Watcher . herald from one of the world ’s old wash , Uatu the Watcher chronicles effect in the Marvel Universe , curse to never interfere . Of course , Uatu has broken this vow on several occasions . Uatu is powerful but mostly harmless , in pure contrast to the Observer , who seemingly has forbidding plans . The lack of information in the Observer only heighten the mystery .
give the meta - textual nature ofOutsiders , it is also easy to reap parallels between the Observer and the fans themselves . The Final Knight really refers to multiple Observers , all watch and somehow affecting events . Jakita finds herself in the New 52 universe , only for it to be put down later and supplant with another embodiment of the multiverse . Fans balk at the New 52 , guide DC to back - foot pedal away from it after a few twelvemonth . The Observers became a stand - in for loyal DC fans , whose reactions and opinions at long last shaped the circumstances of the universe .
Thanos erased one-half of all liveliness in the creation when he did the Infinity Snap , but he deliberately hold the Watcher out of the equivalence - here ’s why !
Could the Observers Be Benevolent After All?
They Are Causing Crisis-Level Events
What fans learn from the Observers inOutsiders#7 was filter through the Final Knight ’s position . This intend the Observers could be more charitable than the Final Knight is letting on . If so , this puts them more in league with The Watcher than before . However , as seen in this issue , the Observer ’s actions are causing Crisis - stage result in the DC Universe , extend to serious questions about their moral compasses . Unlike theWatcher , who is sworn to not interpose , the Observers take a vested interest in the DC Universe , but to what end continue unidentified .
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Outsiders#7 ( 2024 )
