Toronto Thumbs writes: "As a graphic novel, Watchmen did wonders to legitimize the comic book as a medium for mature storytelling. The tale of dysfunctional heroes set in an alternate world where Woodward and Bernstein were unsuccessful in their Watergate investigation, Nixon stayed on as President, and Vietnam was an American victory is a far cry from the bright, glamorized world of super heroes found in other comics of its time. The world of Watchmen is a dirty one. Its heroes don't wear costumes consisting of only primary colours with giant logos emblazoned on their chests. It rains. It smells. People die – even the good guys. In many ways, I would consider it to be as refreshing as Blade Runner was to the genre of science fiction in film.
Watchmen, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, has a narrative tapestry woven from several perspectives and times that each tells different facets of the larger story. In panel form, we see scenes play out from different angles, flashbacks, flash-forwards, and parallels between the main narrative and the plot of the fictional comic book Tales of the Black Freighter. In between chapters, we're treated to excerpts from novels and newspaper clippings that exist in that world..."
Warner Brother's DC Entertainment has been known for putting out (mostly) consistent content for years, and that includes forays into video games. Given that DC focuses a lot more on their solo characters, particularly Batman, Superman and Green Lantern, than Marvel does, its no wonder that DC has had an easier time adapting their IP's to other trans-media proprieties. While Marvel's team movie effort The Avengers has proven wildly successful, DC's Dark Knight trilogy, recent Man of Steel film and the entire animated universe helmed by DC animation veteran Bruce Timm has defined an era of superhero cartoons and direct-to-dvd animated features.
Man, DC Comics hasn't had great luck with games, has it? They had to resort to a few pretty average games to fill out the list.
A list of five classic graphic novels that could make outstanding video games, including works by Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Jeph Loeb.
Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons revealed that he was paid a hefty sum to be a consultant on the critically-panned Watchmen: The End Is Nigh game even though he wasn’t heavily involved. Gibbons also says the game is not canon, and because of that, he was actually fine with liking and disliking parts of the game.
