Discussions about this film's creation went on for what seems like an eternity. The original Watchmen graphic novel was released in 1986 I was all over it. I bought each of the 12 limited series graphic novels, every month waited with baited breath! My little teenage brain feverishly imagined what delectable treats a film version of this story would contain. Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons; the teaming up of these two masters produced a truly groundbreaking, visually stunning, and brutally honest piece of work. To this point Watchmen is the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award, and is on Time Magazine's 2005 list of "the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present."The years passed... and no Watchmen feature film materialized. Batman, Spiderman, even DARKMAN paraded through the theaters.. but no Watchmen. Then, a mere 22 years later it has finally happened, Watchmen is in production! The trailer shows a film matching the tone and feeling of the original graphic novel, and I'm currently holding both sets of fingers in a 'crossed' position. Please don't mess this up. Please don't mess this up. Remember Darkman! Jullllieeeeee! shudder.
Check out the trailer, and for heaven's sake read the graphic novel! (yes, all 12) It's likely the finest bit of graphic storytelling produced in the last 25 years.
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Alan Moore - Author - Wikipedia
for EdmontonWebPages - Ian Davis - Editor.
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