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COBALT 60 getting the big screen treatment, courtesy of Zack Snyder!

first! by mattyholmes	Oct 25th, 2006 03:21:25 AM
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Is Cobalt any good? by Boba Fat	Oct 25th, 2006 03:25:03 AM
Never heard of it,
It's odd, but good (some spoilers) by ErnieAnderson	Oct 25th, 2006 03:51:29 AM
WAY back in the day, COBALT 60 started out in the pages of EPIC ILLUSTRATED. It's weird, it's violent, and the Crocs are funny as shit. I don't know how well it will translate, and I don't know how many actors will sign on to a role where you only see the lead's face twice. Ralph Bakshi back in his batshit crazy 70s mode could do this justice.
I remember these by WONKABAR	Oct 25th, 2006 04:18:29 AM
Kinda Moebius, Bakshi, Heavy Metal, 70's ish. They gave me the creeps when I was a kid.
um by BadMrWonka	Oct 25th, 2006 04:26:18 AM
I have no comment on this film or the comic...but I do SO love Wonka Bars!!!
ErnieAnderson by Boba Fat	Oct 25th, 2006 06:34:07 AM
Thanks and remember, Stallone signed on to Judge Dredd......and then shot about two scenes with the helmet on...yeah you're right.
After the Dawn of the Dead remake and what little... by rbatty024	Oct 25th, 2006 06:54:04 AM
I've seen of 300, I don't have a lot of confidence in Zack Snyder's Watchman adaptation. Subtlety doesn't seem to be this guy's strong suit.
Hey Quint, weresmurf here by Ridge	Oct 25th, 2006 07:28:51 AM
Watchmen could be done as one movie quite easily. You'd just have to trim some of the fat from the plot (namely a lot of the Dr Manhattan stuff which ultimately seemed a little pointless in the long run) and give the movie a 3 hour run time. In that time, you should be able to do it well.
Stick to doing watchmen by _diesel_	Oct 25th, 2006 08:21:48 AM
That's what everyone wants to see!And done well.I have faith in Zack after watching his Dawn of the dead remake and the 300 footage that has appeared so far
Ridge has got it... by Childe Roland	Oct 25th, 2006 09:31:13 AM
...where getting a Watchmen adaptation right is concerned. Snyder needs to tune out the purists who'd rather see it given the Sin City treatment (literally comic-panel-tostory-board-to-s creen translation) and focus on captureing the essence of the characters and the conflict in a nice 3-hour window. No movie based on a literary work preserves everything that was goign on in that work (including Sin City), so those worried that a movie adaptation would somehow defile the book and their memory of it need to chill the fuck out.
Does this look like Wizards? by evilmasterfoo	Oct 25th, 2006 09:43:18 AM
I mean it does...right?
wow cobalt 60 by cromulent	Oct 25th, 2006 10:04:29 AM
I remember 20 years ago reading one episode and loved it, but never got around to getting any more for some reason and then forgot all about it. Thanks for reminding me and now I can hunt down the rest of the series.
Yes, it does look a lot like Wizards by Bloodstained	Oct 25th, 2006 10:05:26 AM
And the reason for that is because Ralph Bakshi shamelessly ripped Cobalt 60 off for the character of Peace. He as well stole from another Bode comic called Cheech the Wizard for the look of Avatar.
Big action scenes... by mojorising74	Oct 25th, 2006 10:30:49 AM
I think V for Vendetta proved that Alan Moore could be translated to the screen, without the big action sequences. Watchmen could be faithfully done, it just has to find the heart, like V for Vendetta. And it probably needs to give it's female charachters a polish, also like V for Vendetta.
Snyder, Nice work by LustHog	Oct 25th, 2006 11:23:36 AM
Yes you are awesome, I love Bode's style
Although Vaughn Bode and Mark Bode differ by LustHog	Oct 25th, 2006 11:27:04 AM
Father and son, both with same style art, Vaughn did Cheech wizard and is the creator of Cobalt 60.
I remember these Comics as a kid by Norm3	Oct 25th, 2006 12:54:12 PM
& I often wondered if Wizards did rip off Cobalt 60 or vise versa.
http://www.hollywoodcomics.com/c obalt60.html by Norm3	Oct 25th, 2006 12:57:24 PM
http://www.hollywoodcomics.com /cobalt60.html
Snyders' comments on Watchmen by playahatersball	Oct 25th, 2006 01:06:51 PM
I think were on this site, can't remember, but he seemed to have a real understanding/affection for the source material, not just some guy the studio hired to bring it in under budget. I think Warners is totally prepaired to release/market Watchmen as a serious literary adaptation than another comic movie. Look at any reprint of the TPB and it's hard not to notice how much they sell it (They, being warner publishing) as a serious work of literature. The fact that they've drunk their own Koolaid as to what this book means to so many people should bode well for how they handle this baby. Don't be suprised to see Watchmen on book club lists in the next couple of years.
If ever a title cried out to not be done in live-action by Harry Weinstein	Oct 25th, 2006 01:08:06 PM
it was ANYTHING from the Vaughn & Mark Bode collection. Do it in 2-D cel animation or do nothing - anything else is totally inappropriate. I don't care who's trying to make the film, I don't care how big of a budget they get, I don't care who does the special effects or the music or the cinematography - live action Bode simply isn't going to work. It's a sad day for underground comic fans and graffiti artists everywhere. This well and truly is Not Cool News. I am cringing already. Whoever said "stick to Watchmen" is goddamn right. Making that into a live-action movie is merely extremely difficult. Taking Vaughn and Mark Bode's work and making a live-action film of it is simply impossible. Better off making WIKIPEDIA: THE MOVIE.
This is fantastic news! by MaxHunter73	Oct 25th, 2006 01:08:46 PM
"Cobalt 60" is an excellent, if not underrated comic series. Definitely takes you into the true realms of fantasy, quite like Bakshi's "Wizards" or the tales from "Heavy Metal" and "Epic." I'm really looking forward to this...
cool, but watchmen needs to be done first by Argentino	Oct 25th, 2006 01:13:05 PM
It's gonna be a great movie someday
Holy crap, Harry Weinstein! by Nice Marmot	Oct 25th, 2006 02:47:01 PM
I never even thought that they might try to do this live action. There's no mention of it being live action in Quint's post. This can ONLY be animated.
Bad Mr. Wonka... by WONKABAR	Oct 25th, 2006 04:49:37 PM
Eat me! Sorry, couldn't resist. Cheers brother.
Snyder by Boromir187	Oct 25th, 2006 05:07:34 PM
I suspect whether "Watchmen" or this comes first for Zach Snyder depends greatly on how soon "Watchmen" is greenlit by whatever studio owns it. This is actually a pretty smooth move on Snyder's part. If "Watchmen" is greenlit soon, he can easily go make it first. If the studio asks for more work on the project though, Zach can go off and make this while polishing up "Watchmen".
Oh, goody. by AngelCordy	Oct 25th, 2006 10:11:50 PM
Look, if I were Zach Snyder, and I was adapting "Watchmen" to the big screen, I'd be scared shitless. You're talking about a book that people claim as one of the greatest graphic novels ever written, and you've got half the Internet breathing down your back just waiting for every tidbit they can get. And if he fucked it up, I wouldn't be surprised if Alan Moore just snapped and showed up at his door with a shotgun. Where am I going with all this? I don't know. I'm reserving judgement until "300" comes out. But if you go for the Holy Grail, Zach, best of luck to you. Oh, and throw 20 million dollars at Simon Pegg to be Rorschach, even though he said no. The end.
Same treatment as 300 by LustHog	Oct 25th, 2006 10:45:24 PM
Could be cool with a almost perfect adaptation of visual style and atmosphere.
Wizards??? by MulletVanDamme	Oct 26th, 2006 04:19:22 AM
Sounds a lot like Ralph Bakshi's Wizards...super
300 trailer gives me goosebumps every damn time! by hedetoft	Oct 28th, 2006 03:17:22 AM
Damn, I have almost watch it as many times as The Sin City trailer. And that is saying a lot! Anyhow, if Snyder could goosebump with a trailer, I strongly believe that he can turn the holy grail of graphic novels into something kick ass. Never heard of Cobalt, but I know that if I were in Snyder's position right now I would spend day in and day out obsessing over how to turn Watchmen into all the greatness and glory it could be. André Hedetoft Geek Movie Director Join my Fan Club so that I get to make my next movie over at http://www.andrehedetoft.com !

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