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Post by thechase on Jul 22, 2023 8:56:01 GMT -5
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 22, 2023 9:06:40 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what stupid changes they make to the endings for no reason. Basically a tradition with these things at this point.
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Post by thechase on Jul 22, 2023 9:24:48 GMT -5
With Gunn's decree that the animated content be an extension of his DCU, will the Crisis movie be the end of the current 'Tomorrowverse' series of films that began with Man of Tomorrow?
Because blimey that was quick.
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Post by darbus alan on Jul 22, 2023 11:32:42 GMT -5
I wonder if this Watchmen movie will end more accurate to the source material than Snyder's or if it will also find a way to completely miss the point by the end.
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Post by thechase on Jul 22, 2023 11:35:27 GMT -5
The trailer for Watchmen just leaked!
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 22, 2023 12:43:47 GMT -5
If I had Doctor Manhattan's powers I would travel back in time to stop Alan Moore from ever writing Watchmen in the first place. The existence of this story has done more damage to the comic book industry from people who don't understand its story or its message then holofoil covers or company-wide crossovers ever did.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 22, 2023 13:27:53 GMT -5
Id I had Doctor Manhattan's powers I would travel back in time to stop Alan Moore from ever writing Watchmen in the first place. The existence of this story has done more damage to the comic book industry from people who don't understand its story or its message then holofoil covers or company-wide crossovers ever did. I can see your point, but 1), I don't really think that's actually Watchmen's fault or detracts from it in any way, and 2), Dark Knight Returns is way more of an example of that dynamic of people wildly misunderstanding it for years on end and producing a wealth of shitty content supposedly taking influence from it.
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Post by darbus alan on Jul 22, 2023 13:34:47 GMT -5
Without Watchmen, we don't have a lot of great adult comic books and graphic novels. Vertigo might never happen as a successful, more adult-oriented imprint that eventually leads to other comic companies following the same model. Which ultimately leads to DC, Marvel, and several larger indie publishers to finally bury the CCA.
That's way more important (and positive) to the comic industry than it indirectly inspiring edgelords who lack critical thinking.
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Post by thechase on Jul 22, 2023 13:40:10 GMT -5
Some of my favourite comics are CCA approved.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 22, 2023 13:50:54 GMT -5
Some of my favourite comics are CCA approved. There's no question that some excellent work came out during that period, but more than anything it was hugely creatively stifling. You can still do comics that would have existed in that space outside of the confines of it without having the baggage that came with every story having to follow it.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jul 22, 2023 14:06:46 GMT -5
My favorite comics are the kind that can mix the more light hearted stuff pre-Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns with the more mature feel that came from those comics around the time. Heck, Nightwing is a recent example of that. Good natured plots involving a 4th Dimensional Imp fanboy of Nightwing while also involving truly evil villains. Watchmen didn't just inspire edgelord bullcrap from the early 90s, but also comics unafraid to tackle adult themes without offending the oh so important CCA. Just like anything else in the world, we have to take the bad with the good sometimes.
Now as to the animated version, yeah I don't have high hopes for it and I extra dread the moment someone thinks to ask Moore's opinion on it like he's actually watched it or cares about it at this point. Watchmen just works better as a comic than anything else.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 22, 2023 16:41:11 GMT -5
Come on Disney give us a tv mini series of Gruenwald's Squadron Supreme maxi series....
Crisis,love the comic,but that is more cause of the art and all the obscure heroes/villains they dug up. The story really is nothing amazing.
Watchmen...was one of the many reading it as each issue came out. Loved it then love it now. BBut it is a story that I don't think can be adapted to another medium. Didn't mind the live action film. Thought the motion comic was ok.
But then I thought there was no way to adapt Preacher to another medium and have it be good. Got proven wrong on that. Same with Ghost World and American Splendor.
As long as it isn't 30 more Batman animated movies. I get it they sell well. But I've been burnt out on Batman since 1990.
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Post by wildojinx on Jul 22, 2023 22:25:50 GMT -5
I get the feeling they really wanted to adapt Doomsday Clock, but the only way to do that is to adapt Watchmen first (considering that Rorschach was inspired by Question, I wonder if they'll get Question's VA from JLU).
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 22, 2023 22:30:59 GMT -5
Yo I just want to know if we get to see the Doctor's giant blue dong or not.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 22, 2023 22:37:40 GMT -5
Some of my favourite comics are CCA approved. There's no question that some excellent work came out during that period, but more than anything it was hugely creatively stifling. You can still do comics that would have existed in that space outside of the confines of it without having the baggage that came with every story having to follow it. Also a lot of the CCA parts were specifically written by DC And Marvel to screw over EC Comics
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Post by Talent Name on Jul 23, 2023 0:18:42 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what stupid changes they make to the endings for no reason. Basically a tradition with these things at this point. Supergirl is going to hook up with Batman
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Post by thechase on Aug 1, 2023 13:15:24 GMT -5
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 1, 2023 19:46:24 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what stupid changes they make to the endings for no reason. Basically a tradition with these things at this point. Supergirl is going to hook up with Batman in watchmen somehow >_> Seriously though I could easily see them trying to shove Doomsday clock in at the end with Dr. Manhattan watching metropolis or something.
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Post by Legion on Aug 2, 2023 7:32:22 GMT -5
One step closer to Watchmen Babies.
Soon, Milhouse, soon!
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Aug 2, 2023 10:46:03 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what stupid changes they make to the endings for no reason. Basically a tradition with these things at this point. Supergirl is going to hook up with Batman Bruce Timm, then?
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