I haven't bought any version of Watchmen or Tales of the Black Freighter because I was sure that there would be some kind of combined version. Behold, Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut featuring not only the above pair but also Under the Hood and the complete Watchmen Motion Comic. Now this is the version I'm going to buy!

Just noticed this item at EzyDVD. I know that lots of people though it was a bit pointless but I rather enjoyed the series as I was waiting for the movie to arrive. Even though the animation was definitely of the stop-start variety, the voices were great and it was generally well done. Another "must buy" for me, I fear!

Watching the trailer and clip from Comic Book Resources, Tales of the Black Freighter both looks and sounds just as I imagined it would - I'm impressed.

The clip for Under The Hood looks even better, if that's possible. It will be interesting to see what sales are like.

The Rorschach Desk Blotter. Funny on so many levels - and as for that disgusting image on the blotter .....

It looks like Watchmen took US$55 million+ in it's opening weekend, according to Comic Book Resources, a pretty damn good rating, imho but, as the article says, that could still be considered under-performing in some people's eyes. Given how difficult a movie this was to adapt to the screen, I think that's a damn good figure and I have no doubt the DVD sales will be colossal too.

Great interview at Comic Book Resources with Dave Gibbons and Zack Snyder - they both seem to still be very positive about the movie, Gibbons seems to get that just because it was in the book doesn't mean it's good for the screen.

From the sounds of this report, it sounds like the panel went well and the reception to the footage was positive. Snyder also sounds like he's really got the cast attuned to what's required from them to stick with the original story. Let's just hope the general public see and like the movie enough that it becomes a big hit.

In this article about Watchmen, read the second comment box down:
Joss Whedon:
"It's a comic book about pop culture as viewed through a comic book, so I didn't see the point of making a movie. But I saw the trailer, and it looked phenomenal."

I think I'm happy!

I've seen the shorts for Watchmen six or seven times over the last 24 hours. It looks so very cool - but (and this is a big but) if I didn't already know the story, I wouldn't have a clue what was happening from those shorts. It looks all very film noir/superheroes in tights, all very moody and dark. I suppose they may be going for the TDK vibe, perhaps?

Comic Book Resources has a very nice interview with Patrick Wilson (Nite Owl). It sounds like Wilson really got into the part - I particularly like his comment about the height of Nite Owl's kicks, shows some real thoroughness there.