Two-Episode Watchmen Series Set as a Prequel

We were a bit disappointed when we heard the recent two-episode Watchmen series announcement since it was to be set as a brawler. However, it seems that these two games will be set as a prequel with the ability to play either Nite Owl or Rorschach in the days before superheroes were outlawed. "If you're wondering who could possibly replace the much-revered Alan Moore in the scripting department -- as the story is the linchpin upon which the whole Watchmen experience pivots -- comic fans will be glad to know that respected comic veteran Len Wein (co-creator of DC's Swamp Thing and Marvel's Wolverine characters) is on board to provide the dialogue, and original Watchmen illustrator Dave Gibbons is lending his insights as the game's adviser. Due out around the same time as the film's theatrical release, the game will be released in multiple parts designed to lead the player up to the graphic novel/film's events."

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Re:Watchmen Motion Comics on iTunes

[CestusGW]

That horrifies me. The point of the graphic novel was that you could take your time, and absorb every little nuance - graffiti of lovers burned into a wall, the headlines on the newspapers, the reflections in windows. And then you animate that? Everything that made the comic great will wash past in low-detail animation, moving too quickly to allow even the faintest bit of appreciation.