Rorschach is dead. But another dimension needs a hero, and the vigilante is given a final chance in a new world with new surprises...

Veidt's attempt to save the world creates a wave of mutations and with it a new generation of heroes and villains, some of whom look to the old guard for guidance and some who look forward to a world ripe for a change in power.

Iron Man awakes from a bad dream and is assigned to locate the long disbanded Watchmen and encorage them to join the superhuman registration act.