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New Dave Gibbons WATCHMEN Art?!?! You better bet we got it!

Because I can... by Sithtastic	Jan 24th, 2009 05:47:10 AM
First. There. I said it.
Got Milk? by BobParr	Jan 24th, 2009 05:49:48 AM
Could they milk this thing anymore? Is George Lucas the executive producer or something?
cool as fuck by Basehead	Jan 24th, 2009 05:56:54 AM
want those on my wall
Has to be good. by Lashlarue	Jan 24th, 2009 05:57:49 AM
They wouldn't be putting so much effort to promote this thing if it wasn't at least a pretty good movie. Hopefully, a great one. Fingers crossed.
It's ok by Power_Girl	Jan 24th, 2009 06:16:37 AM
Don't really like the art in the comics or mainstream comics in general. I like the Indy stuff in B&W ink that is an artists own style.
Yes, you said it, Sithtastic. by g0dai	Jan 24th, 2009 06:24:38 AM
You said it. The same words you said as a child after you sucked off the family dog for the first time, starting a long chain of events where you lost all self-control and self-worth. Congrats, you've accomplished all you've set out to do in life. Now go eat another dick.
pretty cool that's he's still able to do the same style... by newc0253	Jan 24th, 2009 06:25:56 AM
...20 years on. yeah, i know he's a professional but most artists' style would change over that period.
The art of the film of the comic! by Zappary	Jan 24th, 2009 06:26:22 AM
Seriously though. Pretty cool.
Alan Moore is a tiresome, opinionated old hippy. by BiggusDickus	Jan 24th, 2009 06:27:45 AM
There, I've said it. I'm dissing the legend. How dare I. But let's be honest - Moore was a fantastic writer in the 80's and 90's, but lately he's become a grouchy old fucker with a major chip on his shoulder. Surely he should be embracing the interest (and money) that the movie version of 'Watchmen' is generating? Ok, so it's not a panel-by-panel shoot of his magnum opus, but Lord knows, it's fucking light years better than his current drivel. Has anyone read 'Lost Girls'? Shabby, uninteresting comic-book porn for boring old pseuds who've never read Playboy and think 'Flesh Gordon' was being ironic. Grow up, Alan. Get a fucking haircut and take your head out of your arse. By the way - nice pics, Dave!
YES! Finally something cool on AINTITCOOL!! by IAmMrMonkey!	Jan 24th, 2009 06:35:54 AM
After the pictures of Stallone's old-man muscles, Harry's "I'm on Facebook!" statements and an ode to Obama, I was beginning to worry. This IS cool. I love Gibbons' art and one of these is about to become my new desktop wallpaper!
Goddamn... by Deathpool	Jan 24th, 2009 06:42:35 AM
That's just beautiful. Must have.
Nice One, Looks Amazing. by Judge_Dredd	Jan 24th, 2009 07:04:46 AM
!
It's like that cable animated series that never happened.. by DOGSOUP	Jan 24th, 2009 07:20:42 AM
But Spawn did. Dammit. Quick! Forget you know what "Filthy Assistants" means!! Don't bastardize the Bastard too!! In conclusion Dave Gibbons will soon have more money than God's Mom.
Cool..... by JDanielP	Jan 24th, 2009 07:32:54 AM
.....aint it?
IAmMrMonkey! by unionJACKass.webs.com	Jan 24th, 2009 07:46:22 AM
I agree with you... but Harry will balance things out with the latest ShitGirl vid. sighs
SOUNDTRACK by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR	Jan 24th, 2009 08:16:20 AM
Here is the soundtrack for the movie. The score i did NOT post. For spoiler reasons. But you can find it easy. Am i the only one who is disappointed in this soundtrack? The score is most important but this soundtrack to me is very underwhelming. Does it fit the movie??? Lots of "classics"...... Music From The Motion Picture Watchmen track-listing is as follows: Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance... Unforgettable - Nat King Cole... The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan... The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel... Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin... I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band... You're My Thrill - Billie Holiday... Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - The Philip Glass Ensemble... Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen... All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix... Ride of the Valkyries - Budapest Symphony Orchestra... Pirate Jenny - Nina Simone* *used in the end credits of the "Tales From The Black Freighter" DVD.
RIPPING OFF LIEFELD. by alice 13	Jan 24th, 2009 08:35:31 AM
they all do it.
Judging by the Watchmen website... by Kevin Holsinger	Jan 24th, 2009 08:40:49 AM
...I'm FINALLY starting to think Matthew Goode as Ozymandias isn't the disaster I'd previously imagined. I'd still like to have seen Jude Law in the role, but he's too large an actor for the way they wanted to cast this movie.
BiggusDickus is right by m_prevette	Jan 24th, 2009 08:45:33 AM
..Moore has outlived his usefulness ... his recent writing is pretty much crap, and yes, even Watchmen falls apart at the end - yes - the squid is stupid -
Draw a movie version of the squid!!! by Nerd Rage	Jan 24th, 2009 09:06:03 AM
or no sale bitches.
Filthy Assistants! by bee152	Jan 24th, 2009 09:07:32 AM
Spider. Nice.
I dunno... by Kid Z	Jan 24th, 2009 09:17:19 AM
... the new art seems too clean and precise, somehow. Look at the original drawings, there was a slight roughness and edginess that reflected the milieu of the story. It's missing in these new illos. Still, technically nice drawings, however.
I don't know... by wampa 1	Jan 24th, 2009 09:20:27 AM
...but it sure smells good!
Wrong color pants! by SamBluestone	Jan 24th, 2009 09:24:30 AM
I especially love the second, which really combines the (seemingly) disparate styles of Gibbons' and Snyder's. And I'm tickled that John Higgins is doing the coloring again... but in that case, how could he forget that Rorschach wore purple pinstripe pants? Without that little splash of comic-book color, he just looks too... drab and flat.
BiggusDickus by The Funketeer	Jan 24th, 2009 09:36:09 AM
I've been saying that on the talkbacks for the last couple of years. Mostly just because Herc annoys the crap out of me his ignorant ass only talks about Moore and Ellis when referencing comics. He's still a good writer but his current work pales in comparison to his 80s output. What really bugs me is that Miller gets all the criticism while Moore, who can't seem to create any new characters of his own, doesn't. I'd love to see JM Barrie come back from the dead and bitch about Lost Girls the way Moore bitches about people using his work for film.
And one more thing... by The Funketeer	Jan 24th, 2009 09:38:39 AM
I'm glad to see Gibbons taking such an active role in creating and publicizing the movie. Hopefully people will finally realize that Moore is only PARTIALLY responsible for his greatest works and that they were all true collaborations. Gibbons deserves just as much credit for Watchmen as Moore does but fanboys like to drink the Kool-Aid when it comes to Moore's reputation.
And finally... by The Funketeer	Jan 24th, 2009 09:39:50 AM
That artwork is pretty freakin' cool but then it's by Dave Gibbons so how could it not be?
Lee/Ditko Vs. Moore/Gibbons? by unionJACKass.webs.com	Jan 24th, 2009 09:46:20 AM
You decide.
unionJACKass... by MisterE	Jan 24th, 2009 10:12:13 AM
I doubt that Moore and Gibbons would pick themselves over Lee/Kirby.
Oops... by MisterE	Jan 24th, 2009 10:13:23 AM
and by Lee/Kirby, of course I meant Lee/Ditko.
I want this book. by Jackie Boy	Jan 24th, 2009 10:14:25 AM
Well, I want to borrow it from someone, at least.
What about the alternate trailer? by StovetopStuffin'	Jan 24th, 2009 10:24:24 AM
http://tinyurl.com/92avt7
Funketeer by scottishnutjob	Jan 24th, 2009 10:42:26 AM
Funketeer - interesting point about Alan Moore never thought about it that way but yes JM Barrie has even more reason to be angry.
Really good to see new WM drawings by Gibbons by sHapesHiftinLizard	Jan 24th, 2009 10:46:31 AM
but something was bothering me about Rorschach's shoes, and then i realized it's not teh ones he wears in the books with the 'lifts' to make him look taller. The newsvendor and kid look like they are based off the movie counterparts too, weird to see Rorschach out during the day.
Would somebody please explain to me... by Speed Fricassee	Jan 24th, 2009 11:00:57 AM
... the significance of the sub-story that kid is reading in his comic book, about that pirate dude? I'm not trying to be funny, I truly don't understand why it's in there.
Cool! Congrats, Harry! by The Reluctant Austinite	Jan 24th, 2009 11:04:48 AM
Very, very cool!
The Pirate Story by Chesterfield Slacks	Jan 24th, 2009 11:11:20 AM
was annoying as hell! Story and layout-wise, it interrupted and killed the flow of the main dialog. While I enjoyed the main story, it made me loath the style of the book.
Alice 13 by half vader	Jan 24th, 2009 11:18:52 AM
You mean that the other way around, of course. There's a cool website that shows Liefeld's most blatant rips. I wonder if he can draw feet yet...
Yes? by gotilk	Jan 24th, 2009 11:34:25 AM
Oh, he said got MILK not got ILK. My bad. Nice art though. Isn't there supposed to be a squi... oh crap sorry I mentioned that.
nice by werewolfbynight	Jan 24th, 2009 12:28:07 PM
to see the work of a mastercraftsman
Rorschach's got some junk in the trunk by Subtlety	Jan 24th, 2009 12:43:03 PM
seriously. check out that first drawing! Guess Drieberg wasn't the only one who let himself go a little.
Soundtrack by Dr Eric Vornoff	Jan 24th, 2009 01:14:09 PM
That track-listing sounds pretty good to me, just wish they'd stuck with the original versions of Desolation Row and Watchtower (Hendrix's version is great but over-exposed but MCR covering Dylan is just wrong).
Shit is going to be good, Squid be damned! by dr sauch	Jan 24th, 2009 01:17:20 PM
It's not the size of the squid, its what you do with it.
Squidgate by kwisatzhaderach	Jan 24th, 2009 01:45:09 PM

Why did they feel the need to photoshop the cover of the comic i by eggart	Jan 24th, 2009 02:11:00 PM
Looks wrong.
Browncoat Jedi... by BiggusDickus	Jan 24th, 2009 02:13:35 PM
You appear to be confusing artistic integrity with Moore's almost pathological attachment to his own writing, which he will never allow to evolve in any way, shape or form that he himself did not pen at the precise moment he penned it. Strong principles are all very well, but the true mark of an artist is the ability to continually evolve and adapt; therefore retaining the capability to constantly surprise and enthrall the reader/listener/viewer. Sorr y if you feel my opinion of Moore's ouvre in the last decade and a half constitutes 'trolling', but this is a forum for debate, is it not? Peace. Biggus
This is like half a band going on a reunion tour. by Flim Springfield	Jan 24th, 2009 02:17:28 PM
One member doesn't want to diminish the past with a money-grabbing nostalgia tour, the other member says "Screw integrity, I'm cashing in."
Tarantino sucks by ChocolateJesus	Jan 24th, 2009 03:14:05 PM
Rodriguez sucks, Frank Miller sucks, and now Alan Moore sucks, huh? What the fuck do you nerds like? And here's a non-sqequitor: Anyone that bashed the Spirit but liked Hellboy 2 can go straight to hell. Hellboy 2 was a pandering piece of shallow, boring, cutsie-pie bullshit.
ChocolateJesus... by BiggusDickus	Jan 24th, 2009 03:19:47 PM
Tell me, what are the sunsets like on your planet?
'Ain't It Cool' name by Count Screwface	Jan 24th, 2009 04:08:02 PM
just question regarding site's name. Is it from John Travolt'a line, "Yeah, ain't it cool?" ? Thanks. Knibb High football rules.
KurtLockwood and TallBoy66 by Speed Fricassee	Jan 24th, 2009 04:43:41 PM
Thank you for the comments about the pirate story! I've read Watchmen several times, but never got the pirate symbolism. The last time I skipped all "pirate" related panels & pages, and Watchmen was a fine enough read, I felt like I had missed nothing. Perhaps I'll re-read it again with your words in mind. Thanks!
dare i shrug at this? by alienindisguise	Jan 24th, 2009 05:05:31 PM
Yes I do dare. I've never been a fan of Gibbons' artwork. It's very flat and just kinda blah.
fat ass by lavatory love machine	Jan 24th, 2009 06:05:51 PM

black freighter by oisin5199	Jan 24th, 2009 06:16:37 PM
How can you explain the significance of the Black Freigher comic and then turn around and say it's non-essential? Not only does it cover those metaphors you explained, but it provides panel-by-panel counterpoints to what's happening in the main action. If you understand and appreciate Watchmen, then you know Black Freighter is essential. I'm glad they're doing it for the dvd.
Ain't it cool? by Lt. Kaffee	Jan 24th, 2009 06:33:43 PM
Yes, the site is named after the line from Broken Arrow.
I already own this book...it's called Watchmen by Alan Moore by theredtoad	Jan 24th, 2009 07:53:06 PM
Yeah...that's right.
Why is Rorschach suddenly with a big ass? by Rubiks Doob	Jan 24th, 2009 10:21:46 PM
Just wonderin'
The soundtrack listing by Monkey Butler	Jan 24th, 2009 10:51:50 PM
Looks pretty good, although I don't really understand how they're going to fit all the tracks into the film. What I don't like is that in the score listing says that the finale is set to an "excerpt from Mozart's Requiem". That just seems lazy to me.
yeah the black freighter is by El Borak	Jan 25th, 2009 12:50:43 AM
essential. that's why you should read it multiple times. you get a better feel of the rhythm of the story.
anyone else by the_shogun_gunslinger	Jan 25th, 2009 02:50:57 AM
anyone else watching those watchmen motion comics? its a cool idea but the narrator doing the female voices is just creepy. especially when he is trying to sound "sassy". shudder
Lost Girls by Indexical	Jan 25th, 2009 06:55:07 AM

Lost Girls by Indexical	Jan 25th, 2009 06:56:06 AM
...was pretty good I thought. A nice deconstruction of our attitudes towards pornography and sexuality.
Rorschach's big ass... by TheCap	Jan 25th, 2009 06:58:10 AM
... is the result of casting an actor who is fatter and much shorter than Rorschach in the comic. Asinine casting move, pun intended. That is all.
BiggusDickus... by ericinwisconsin	Jan 25th, 2009 11:05:09 AM
...Ya got THAT right! As I've said here before, Alan Moore has integrity. He's bugfuck crazy from all the LSD, but he's a bugfuck with integrity. And the smartest man in the padded room.
And Why Is Everyone... by ericinwisconsin	Jan 25th, 2009 11:07:09 AM
...checkin' out Rorschach's butt? Just askin'.
Interesting... by Dancingforever	Jan 25th, 2009 04:00:24 PM
That more people are turning on this project by the day as evidenced by this talk back. Sad how now people have turned on Moore as a means to justify this movie and the radical departure it has made from the source material. The tragedy of what could have been. After the movie has been released, Snyder will be the new McG, as this movie will be the definition of what not to do with great source material.
Eric. for the answer to that by half vader	Jan 25th, 2009 06:28:11 PM
...get them to look in his face/mask and tell you what they see!
Black Freighter is NOT essential... by badboymason	Jan 25th, 2009 06:55:10 PM
It enhances the story and themes sure, but to say it is ESSENTIAL is by far exaggerating its importance. Its akin to those that think Tom Bombadil was ESSENTIAL to LOTR - if you can excise it and keep the main story and characters intact, it's not essential. The murder of the comedian is essential, John going to Mars is essential, Black Freighter is not. Having said that, I don't think it should have been ditched, but would have liked to have seen it as a movie-within-a movie, much as in the comic it's a comic-within-a-comic. You could have had short glimpses of the story on TVs in the background of scenes etc. to accomplish the same as it did in the comic without devoting lots of screentime to it...
LOL, half vader... by ericinwisconsin	Jan 25th, 2009 11:01:47 PM
...I see a pretty butterfly.
Not True, Badboymason... by ericinwisconsin	Jan 25th, 2009 11:10:28 PM
...I don't believe that Moore has lost any talent. People think that, and then he starts creating great work again. He may be in a slight slump now, but all writers go through that. (Well, except for Neil Gaiman, but Gaiman is a writing god. Anyone who can get Harlan Ellison to call him cute has got to be talented.) My gripe with Moore is the general paranoia that seems to come to the forefront when dealing with Hollywood. Sure, he's been screwed more times that Stephen King when it comes to translating his work, but you make the bastards pay for it through the nose and use the money in a way that strikes back. By now, Moore could have created his own comic book company, hired extremely talented people, and given DC and Marvel a run for their money, both in the comics and on the silver screen. I used to know this guy who was a voice coach for Hanna-Barbera back in the 60's. Best advice he ever gave me: Screw integrity. Make your name and your money. Integrity will still be there when you're in a position to afford it.
Oops! That Should Be Dancingforever. by ericinwisconsin	Jan 25th, 2009 11:11:34 PM
My Bad.
eric: Moore's not paranoid, he's just not interested. by Flim Springfield	Jan 25th, 2009 11:20:42 PM
People seem to have a hard time imagining someone NOT wanting to sell out to Hollywood. For so many that's a dream, but Moore just wants to stay in Northampton, work on his art and not have to deal with all the soul-sucking crap that comes along with being a Hollywood money machine. And more power to him.
Funny, Flim Springfield... by ericinwisconsin	Jan 25th, 2009 11:24:39 PM
... but I remember an interview with Moore, talking about what he'd like to see in a Watchmen movie. This was a looooong time ago. He made some mention of a CGI Doctor Manhatten "like a serious Max Headroom" as I recall. I guess the integrity came later.
Yep, and he quickly learned a lesson. by Flim Springfield	Jan 25th, 2009 11:59:07 PM
Moore naively put some faith in Sam Hamm and Fox and they delivered a terrible script, barely recognizable as his work.
Looks great... by Savage Lucy	Jan 26th, 2009 10:26:07 AM
...if I stopped reading comics in 1986.
Just not the same... by halsolo	Jan 26th, 2009 12:47:07 PM
Really nice, but just something off about it all - especially the image of Rorscharch just casually strolling in broad daylight. Makes no sense - and the "money shot" looks like a nice movie adaptation comic panel. Not having that opinionated hippie as the last part of the magic artistic triangle of Higgins/Gibbons shows...
ericinwisconsin by Dancingforever	Jan 26th, 2009 02:53:24 PM
So if I understand your argueent, Moore is a dunce because he has stayed away from this abortion of a film and refused to take a tyical Hollywood cash out, ala Gibbons. Instead he is content to produce new material and stay out of the Movie Studio BS everyone here and beyond condemns daily. On top of that, if he was intelligent he would be taking advice from a voice over artist whose greatest claim to fame is that of uttering the words of Droopy or Grape Ape?
LOL! Well, if you put it THAAT way, Dancingforever... by ericinwisconsin	Jan 26th, 2009 07:38:06 PM
...no. But the point is that Moore could have played the game a couple of times, then had the means to make Hollywood play by HIS rules. Insist on writing the screenplay, then show them how it's done.
Never a big fan of Gibbons by mojoman69	Jan 27th, 2009 08:17:43 PM
The story is the real character of Watchmen. Gibbons art is derivative at best, bits of Bolland, bits of Giordano, but nothing ground breaking. it is Moore's story that is the star.

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