Jan. 31, 2012 -- The Associated Press released a photo today of the cover to the WatchmenTPB with the following information:
"In this image released by DC Entertainment, the cover of "Watchmen," a graphic novel, is shown. DC Entertainment is launching seven miniseries this summer that will focus on the characters made famous by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons in their 1986-987 12-issue maxi-series "Watchmen," which has gone on to become one of DC's best-selling graphic novels. (AP Photo/DC Entertainment)"
The Associated Press wire service has no stories attached to this photo as of 5:15 EST. I'll post more when I know more.
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Without getting into the merits of doing this at all, the decisions on which books merit 6 issues and which merit 4 just strikes me as odd. It surely can't be based on perceived popularity of the characters -- I mean, surely DC expects a Rorschach mini to sell more copies than an Ozymandias mini. Perhaps (we can hope) the length of the mini reflects the author's proposed story and his estimation of the page count he needs to tell it?
I have little sympathy for self-righteous cranks.
Yeah, I get that all the time.
I don't think anyone believes Moore will work with DC again. These books won't change things one way or another.
I agree -- for one thing, that ship sailed long ago. For another, it's not like, considering what Moore writes, it matters one bit who publishes it. He'll never lack a publisher, and I can read and enjoy it from Top Shelf or whoever. Even if he were published at DC, how likely is it he'd ever write another issue of Green Lantern?
Granted all that is true but then again, he is one of the greatest writers in this field of the last thirty years and perhaps its best known, so why antagonize him? Why not let them come to some compromise so that he's part of this project?
I know, I know, I'm naive about these things but it's sad to see him left out of it, even with my misgivings about him.
Still, it would be a kick to see Moore dig through the DC toybox again. I mean, what if he DOES want to write Green Lantern story again?
You've read recent interviews with him, right? He's done with comics, not just big company comics.
For me, given that Watchmen was about the medium of comics as much as anything, a new series of comics about these characters feels right whereas the film was just wrong.
They've reached out to him several times to get his blessing on this or that, Phillip, and I'm sure there were financial and other incentives involved with that outreach. But Moore isn't motivated by anything anyone at DC has in their power to give him. There's no compromise possible. He's a stubborn dude.
Philip Portelli said:
Granted all that is true but then again, he is one of the greatest writers in this field of the last thirty years and perhaps its best known, so why antagonize him? Why not let them come to some compromise so that he's part of this project?
I know, I know, I'm naive about these things but it's sad to see him left out of it, even with my misgivings about him.
Still, it would be a kick to see Moore dig through the DC toybox again. I mean, what if he DOES want to write Green Lantern story again?
As somebody (I forget who) once said about the Beatles: It is entirely possible to be the best in your field and still be overrated.
As for "Why not let them come to some compromise so that he's part of this project?", this is what Alan Moore told The New York Times: “I don’t want money,” he said. “What I want is for this not to happen.”
Moore's relationship with DC is thoroughly soured, for reasons well-documented elsewhere; there is no compromise to be had.
The Beatles cannot be overrated by definition.
The Beatles were overrated. As good as they were, no one could be as good as people have made them out to be.
The Watchmen doesn't need a sequel (or a prequel). It stands alone. Having said that, The Rocketeer didn't "need" a sequel, either, yet Rocketeer Adventures was one of the best mini-series of last year (one of my favorites, anyway). I'll definitely give the new Watchmen stuff a look.
Here's the official press release:
DC Entertainment
Feb. 1, 2012
I'm interested in the Azzarello and Cooke books. I have some trepidation with the JMS and Wein series.
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