We ’ve heard murmurs of the so - calledWatchmen 2 undertaking , and evenan imageortwomysteriously traipsed into the internet state of nature a few hebdomad back .
https://gizmodo.com/we-warned-you-watchmen-2-is-really-happening-5864267
https://gizmodo.com/is-this-the-silk-spectre-from-watchmen-2-5872299
https://gizmodo.com/first-watchmen-2-artwork-leaks-updated-5871040
Now , in the wee hours of the morning , DC Comics has sneakily unleashed the full list of Before Watchmen prequel comic books slated for Summer 2012 . The talent on tap here is not unsizable , but what says Watchmen author Alan Moore ? “ As far as I know [ … ] there were n’t that many prequels or sequels to Moby - Dick . ”
Here ’s the full roll ofBefore Watchmen comics . There should be some extremely interesting Comic - Con panels this twelvemonth :
● RORSCHACH ( 4 issues ) – author : Brian Azzarello . Artist : Lee Bermejo
● MINUTEMEN ( 6 upshot ) – Writer / Artist : Darwyn Cooke
● COMEDIAN ( 6 issue ) – author : Brian Azzarello . Artist : J.G. Jones
● DR . MANHATTAN ( 4 issue ) – author : J. Michael Straczynski . Artist : Adam Hughes
● NITE hooter ( 4 issues ) – Writer : J. Michael Straczynski . Artists : Andy and Joe Kubert
● OZYMANDIAS ( 6 issues ) – author : Len Wein . Artist : Jae Lee
● SILK SPECTRE ( 4 government issue ) – Writer : Darwyn Cooke . Artist : Amanda Conner
Each hebdomad , a new issuance will be publish , and will feature a two - page back - up story call CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR , write by original series editor Len Wein and with artistic creation by original serial colorist John Higgins . There will also be a unmarried issue , BEFORE WATCHMEN : EPILOGUE , feature the work of various author and artists , and a CRIMSON CORSAIR story by Wein and Higgins .
Some of the creators have offered insights into the genesis of this task . From Len Wein , who observe that the original Watchmen artistwas okay with all this :
To the best of my noesis , while both Alan [ Moore ] and Dave [ Gibbons ] are aware of what we ’re doing , I do n’t consider anyone at DC has talk to Alan at all , which seems to be the path he prefers it [ … ] And Dave , I believe , was invited to participate but declined .
AndDarwyn Cooke was originally against the project :
I said no out of hand because I could n’t think of a news report that would measure up to the original – and let ’s face up it , this material is going to be measure that way – and the other matter is , I frankly did n’t want the attention [ … ] This is run low to engender a batch of a particular type of attention that ’s really not my traveling bag . But what happen is , calendar month after I enounce no , the news report elements all just came into my school principal one sidereal day ; it was so exciting to me that , at that precise moment , I started seriously cogitate about doing the book .
And J. Michael Straczynski takes what could be interpreted asa roundabout digat the competition’ssummer event :
https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-spills-the-beans-on-their-big-2012-event-5865591
Ever since Dan DiDio was give the reins ( along with Jim Lee ) over at DC , he ’s been making bold , innovational movement that might have pit the hell out of anyone else . At a time in the industry when bighearted event run to be “ Okay , we had Team A battle Team B last yr , so this year we ’re gon na have Team B fight team C ! ” Dan has chosen to revitalize lines , reinvent worldly concern and come at Watchmen head - on . It was , I think , about two years ago that he first mentioned that he was consider the idea , and he ’s to be commended for fighting to make this go on .
And finally , what did Alan Moore have to say about all this ?
I incline to take this latest development as a kind of eager confirmation that they are still patently hooked on ideas that I had 25 years ago .
The phrase “ completely unblushing ” and a quotation to DC Comics ’ “ innumerable battery of attorney ” were also kick around around by The Bearded One . The main head on my psyche is , “ Just how big will Dr. Manhattan ’s cerulean junk be ? ” I do n’t know about you , but the amount of cerulean superhuman phallus on display will make or break this project for me .
[ Illustrations viaThe Source , CBR , THR , Wired , NY Times , L.A. Times , EW , USA Today ]
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