These characters and others made Watchmen into a beloved yet dour story that brought to life the idea of superheroes and ...

Writer Alan Moore calls his genre-defining series Watchmen "entirely a meditation about power," to the extent that each of its major superhero characters represents a different form of power.

from the Charlton Comics character that inspired The Comedian, "Watchmen" is constructed as a murder mystery. Yet the plot is merely a vehicle to show the personal and moral struggles of the ...

"I felt like we wouldn't be deconstructing the superhero myth because all the characters in Watchmen are just humans who play dress up," Lindelof continued. "It would be more interesting to ask ...

According to Gunn, DC Comics has traditionally explored numerous versions of its main characters more often ... a great example of this is Watchmen, one of the best comic book stories ever written ...

James Gunn praises Watchmen's legacy but hints the iconic series won't join the DCU's slate, focusing instead on fresh ...

and links between what he was doing and the cryptic teases about Watchmen characters showing up in the DC Universe established. With “The Oz Effect” storyline in Action Comics wrapping up just ...

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Alan wrote Watchmen in 1986. The series depicts an alternate history where superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed the course of history. He believes the characters ...

It won’t be ‘Watchmen’, but one of the best-known characters Moore has worked on is ‘The Swamp Thing’, created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson, and of which Gunn is a staunch defender ...

We want to be able to play with these characters in different ways ... As for whether he'd consider doing something with the DC-owned Watchmen, the studio boss didn't seem keen.