DC to publish Watchmen prequel?
12-29-11 | 12:56 AM
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Re: DC to publish Watchmen prequel?
Watchmen 2 Art:
Part 1: Night Owl
Night Owl by Andy & Joe Kubert
Part 2: The Comedian
Comedian by JG Jones.
Part 1: Night Owl
Night Owl by Andy & Joe Kubert
Part 2: The Comedian
Comedian by JG Jones.
12-29-11 | 04:56 PM
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01-01-12 | 10:05 AM
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Not impressed. It looks like something by another of those comic book artists who never drew from life, and so never learned how the pieces fit together. And Laurie has gone from busty to top heavy.
02-01-12 | 05:57 AM
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This summer, DC Entertainment will publish all-new stories expanding on the acclaimed WATCHMEN universe. As highly anticipated as they are controversial, the seven inter-connected prequel mini-series will build on the foundation of the original WATCHMEN, the bestselling graphic novel of all time. BEFORE WATCHMEN will be the collective banner for all seven titles, from DC Comics.
“It’s our responsibility as publishers to find new ways to keep all of our characters relevant,” said DC Entertainment Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee. “After twenty five years, the Watchmen are classic characters whose time has come for new stories to be told. We sought out the best writers and artists in the industry to build on the complex mythology of the original.”
Stepping up to the challenge is a group of the comic book industry’s most iconoclastic writers and artists – including Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS), Lee Bermejo (JOKER), Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL), Darwyn Cooke (JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER), John Higgins (WATCHMEN), Adam Hughes (CATWOMAN), J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS), Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), Joe Kubert (SGT. ROCK), Jae Lee (BATMAN: JEKYLL AND HYDE), J. Michael Straczynski (SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE) and Len Wein (SWAMP THING).
BEFORE WATCHMEN includes:
RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes
NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner
Each week, a new issue will be released, and will feature a two-page back-up story called CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR, written by original series editor Len Wein and with art by original series colorist John Higgins. There will also be a single issue, BEFORE WATCHMEN: EPILOGUE, featuring the work of various writers and artists, and a CRIMSON CORSAIR story by Wein and Higgins.
“The original series of WATCHMEN is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC’s reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire,” said Dave Gibbons, WATCHMEN co-creator and original series artist.
“Comic books are perhaps the largest and longest running form of collaborative fiction,” said DiDio and Lee. “Collaborative storytelling is what keeps these fictional universes current and relevant.”
“It’s our responsibility as publishers to find new ways to keep all of our characters relevant,” said DC Entertainment Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee. “After twenty five years, the Watchmen are classic characters whose time has come for new stories to be told. We sought out the best writers and artists in the industry to build on the complex mythology of the original.”
Stepping up to the challenge is a group of the comic book industry’s most iconoclastic writers and artists – including Brian Azzarello (100 BULLETS), Lee Bermejo (JOKER), Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL), Darwyn Cooke (JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER), John Higgins (WATCHMEN), Adam Hughes (CATWOMAN), J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS), Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), Joe Kubert (SGT. ROCK), Jae Lee (BATMAN: JEKYLL AND HYDE), J. Michael Straczynski (SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE) and Len Wein (SWAMP THING).
BEFORE WATCHMEN includes:
RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes
NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner
Each week, a new issue will be released, and will feature a two-page back-up story called CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR, written by original series editor Len Wein and with art by original series colorist John Higgins. There will also be a single issue, BEFORE WATCHMEN: EPILOGUE, featuring the work of various writers and artists, and a CRIMSON CORSAIR story by Wein and Higgins.
“The original series of WATCHMEN is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC’s reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire,” said Dave Gibbons, WATCHMEN co-creator and original series artist.
“Comic books are perhaps the largest and longest running form of collaborative fiction,” said DiDio and Lee. “Collaborative storytelling is what keeps these fictional universes current and relevant.”
02-01-12 | 09:08 AM
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written by original series editor Len Wein and with art by original series colorist John Higgins
02-01-12 | 11:08 AM
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I'm disappointed by this news, but I also know that I won't be able to stop myself from buying them and reading them...just like I bought the Watchmen video game fully knowing that it would be awful.
02-01-12 | 03:13 PM
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(And even though I'm a fan of Wein, I still have no interest in this or any other Watchmen prequel).
02-01-12 | 03:31 PM
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On paper it seems like a stupid idea, but I'm with you... I will probably read these.
02-01-12 | 04:51 PM
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I'm interested. Always felt the story suffered from the characters not having a real history.
02-01-12 | 05:11 PM
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We got detailed histories of all of the major characters.
02-01-12 | 05:37 PM
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I may pick up the Minutemen series if I find it in a bargain bin. I love Cooke's art and may just view it as four issues of pinups. Everything else is do not want.
02-01-12 | 06:07 PM
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This screams "wait for the trade" for anyone interested in reading it.
At the "current" timeline in Watchmen is more like a period piece... so they're making these characters more relevant by going even further back in time, or are they going to do the usual "we assume Watchmen happened in the present time" thing that comics usually do.
So the big DC books of the last few decades:
Crisis on Infinite Earths: Gets a kinda-sequel 20 years later (Infinite Crisis) that pretty much craps all over it by basically retconning every single plot point the original contained. Written by a guy who apparently liked the DC Universe before Crisis, and wanted to get it back that way (only to be forced to reinvent it a few years later)
Batman The Dark Knight Returns: gets a sequel 15 years later from pretty much the same creative team that is almost universally panned by all.
Kingdom Come: Gets a sequel (only) 3 years later by the writer (but not the artist), which is almost universally forgotten/ignored within a year.
Watchmen: Gets a sequel 25 years later with parts done by the editor and colorist of the original series.
I don't want to see All-Star Superman 2 done by the original letterer or The Newer Frontier done by Darwyn Cooke's cousin (though I would love to see a sequel by Cooke himself).
At the "current" timeline in Watchmen is more like a period piece... so they're making these characters more relevant by going even further back in time, or are they going to do the usual "we assume Watchmen happened in the present time" thing that comics usually do.
So the big DC books of the last few decades:
Crisis on Infinite Earths: Gets a kinda-sequel 20 years later (Infinite Crisis) that pretty much craps all over it by basically retconning every single plot point the original contained. Written by a guy who apparently liked the DC Universe before Crisis, and wanted to get it back that way (only to be forced to reinvent it a few years later)
Batman The Dark Knight Returns: gets a sequel 15 years later from pretty much the same creative team that is almost universally panned by all.
Kingdom Come: Gets a sequel (only) 3 years later by the writer (but not the artist), which is almost universally forgotten/ignored within a year.
Watchmen: Gets a sequel 25 years later with parts done by the editor and colorist of the original series.
I don't want to see All-Star Superman 2 done by the original letterer or The Newer Frontier done by Darwyn Cooke's cousin (though I would love to see a sequel by Cooke himself).
02-01-12 | 09:14 PM
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To be fair, Kingdom Come got something close to a sequel with Alex Ross in JSA a few years ago. But yeah, your list doesn't inspire hope. Don't forget the Badge of Honor Marvels sequel without Kurt Busiek or Alex Ross (though Busiek did a better follow up recently).
02-02-12 | 01:40 AM
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Totally disagree with your assessment of Amanda Connor's art style and talent.
02-02-12 | 10:48 AM
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02-02-12 | 10:52 AM
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02-02-12 | 02:06 PM
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Within the text, yes, but we the readers didn't have detailed histories of reading about them for years before we got the big "ending" story. Yes, the archetypes are as subtle as a sledgehammer, but my point is the reader's first exposure to these specific named characters is within the same text.
02-02-12 | 02:35 PM
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Within the text, yes, but we the readers didn't have detailed histories of reading about them for years before we got the big "ending" story. Yes, the archetypes are as subtle as a sledgehammer, but my point is the reader's first exposure to these specific named characters is within the same text.