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Watchmen Coming This Fall On HBO

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Tick tock. WATCHMEN debuts this fall on HBO From Damon Lindelof and set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, this drama series embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own. The cast includes Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk. WATCHMEN is based on the…

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Len Wein’s Final Story To See Print In ‘Swamp Thing Winter Special’

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Legendary comic book writer and editor Len Wein passed away last month, aged 69. This week, DC Comics ran tributes to Len in all their titles. And yesterday at New York Comic Con, DC announced that his final story would see print in the upcoming Swamp Thing Winter Special, starring the character he co-created for DC Comics with Bernie Wrightson, and then a few years later, as editor, hired Alan Moore to write. The story will be drawn from Len’s outline by Kelly Jones, who most recently worked with Len…

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Rorschach Appears in ‘Doomsday Clock’ #1

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Rorschach, the fan-favorite character who provided the narrative voice for Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen, will return in the Watchmen sequel Doomsday Clock. Following the Doomsday Clock panel at New York Comic Con today, DC chief creative officer Geoff Johns released the first six pages of the story online in the form of a black-and-white ashcan, physical copies of which were distributed to the audience at the panel. Characters of the series have just been hinted at up till now. The teaser imagery that many had taken to mean…

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DC DOOMSDAY CLOCK COVERS REVEAL THE END IS NEAR

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POSTED BY BLAIR MARNELL At the very beginning of the DC Rebirth initiative, writer Geoff Johns teased the first ever crossover between the DC Universe and characters from Alan Moore and David Gibbons‘ classic Watchmen. This November, Johns will reunite with artist Gary Frank for Doomsday Clock, a 12-issue miniseries that brings Superman into the orbit of Doctor Manhattan, Watchmen‘s godlike being who may be responsible for changing the lives and history of every DC hero and villain. Now, we’ve got our first glimpse at the covers for the first…

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WATCHMEN TV SERIES COMING TO HBO

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A Watchmen TV series is coming to HBO. Variety reports Damon Lindelof, who recently finished his Leftovers series and is known for Lost, will be developing the Watchmen TV series for HBO. Back in April actually saw rumor of a Watchmen project being developed as apparently WB conducted a survey asking fans if they would be interested in an R-rated Watchmen series. Zack Snyder directed the Watchmen movie back in 2009, which is based on the 1985 Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons graphic novel. Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen TV series at…

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JOHNS & FRANK Reunite For DC/WATCHMEN – DOOMSDAY CLOCK

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Geoff Johns’ anticipated follow-through on 2016’s DC Universe: Rebirth #1 has been revealed as a new miniseries titled Doomsday Clock. Reuniting with frequent collaborators Gary Frank and Brad Anderson, Johns is framing the title as Dr. Manhattan versus Superman and “the conflict between optimism and pessimism.” “It’s time. Last year, the DC Universe confronted the legacy of Watchmen in ‘Rebirth’ the way Watchmen confronted the legacy of superhero comics three decades ago,” said Johns. “Thematically, and metaphorically, there was no better choice than to use Dr. Manhattan. If you’re going…

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Rebirth, Watchmen Mysteries Explored In Early 2017 Says Dan DiDio

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One of the biggest mysteries spinning out of “DC Universe: Rebirth” #1 is how have the characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ “Watchmen” series manipulated DC Comics continuity. In the latest issue of DC’s “Direct Currents” magazine, co-publisher Dan DiDio gives information on when fans can expect to find the answer to that question. “Everyone at DC knows how interested readers are in the seeds planted in DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1,” DiDio says. “Your patience will be rewarded in 2017.” “You’ll start to see some of the great mysteries…

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Batman v Superman Possible Ending Short

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Will Warner Bros. do a Marvel style post credit sequence to lead into the next installment? Well, not exactly. The following is not only original, but BRILLIANT! Zack Snyder has utilized the following technique before on Watchmen. You guys ready? The closing credits on Batman v Superman will consist of a montage sequence reminiscent of what Zack Snyder did with the opening credits on Watchmen. Don’t remember that montage? Check it out. Warner Bros. The opening credits montage on Watchmen ran five minutes and thirty six seconds and was one…

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Before Watchmen Comic Series

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Before Watchmen is a series of comic books now being published by DC Comics in 2012. Acting as a preque to the 1986 12-issue Watchmen limited series by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, the project will consist of seven limited series and an epilogue one-shot. Moore stated in 1985 that if the Watchmen limited series was well-received, he and Gibbons would possibly create a 12-issue prequel series called Minutemen featuring the 1940s superhero group from the story. DC offered Moore and Gibbons chances to publish prequels to the…

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