Following months of rumors about a potential Watchmen follow-up project, in February 2012 DC announced it was publishing seven prequel series under the "Before Watchmen" banner.
Setelah berbulan-bulan rumor tentang potensi proyek Watchmen tindak lanjut, pada Februari 2012 DC mengumumkan bahwa mereka mempublikasikan tujuh seri prekuel di bawah spanduk "Before Watchmen".