How 'bout those Watchmen?

First appearing in the mid-eighties, at a time when the popular comic book as a medium had burned its golden and silver-aged coats and stagnated in recycled storylines and rock band themes, Watchmen restored comic books to legitimacy, and even opened them up to literary credibility. Sure, the graphic novel has enjoyed an Odyssey-like status of antiquity and grandeur, but it has, much to the behest of Homer-like author Alan Moore, remained only a comic book.

Until now, that is.



If you missed Dark Knight last week, or have ignored all the ballyhoo of Comic Con, then have I got news for you: Watchmen will premiere as a film next year, and if my NCAA men's basketball predictions remain true, go on to win the National Championship.

Alan Moore, in a fashion similar to V for Vendetta and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, has withdrawn his name from the film. I can't say that I blame him. Few comic book storylines have ever been credibly or carefully transferred to the big screen, and those that did had mixed results. While it's not always possible to encapsulate an entire storyline, with something as, well, epic as Watchmen, any mistake or deviation will be glaring. And all we have to go on right now is the Watchmen trailer.

Stay tuned, if Watchmen's people have learned any lessons from Dark Knight, the wait will be excruciatingly long and interesting.

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