Watchmen Motion Comics

Alan Moore ranks highly among my favorite writers and Dave Gibbons has been one of my favorite artists ever since I saw his Dan Dare work in the 2000 AD's my Nano (UK Grandma) used to send me from England. Watchmen is an amazing collaboration between Moore and Gibbons and one of the finest pieces of contemporary fiction I've read. Don't let the term "comic book" or "graphic novel" dissuade you from giving it some of your time and consideration. Time Magazine even placed it in their list of the 100 all-time novels (in the company of the Great Gatsby and Animal Farm), so that's got to give it some credibility amongst people who wouldn't normally pick up a "comic"!

Anyway, Zack Snyder of 300 fame is directing the big motion picture version of Watchmen that comes out next year and it looks fantastic!




Which brings me to the promotional Watchmen Motion Comics that my buddy Jake Hughes is working on. Jake has worked directly with Dave Gibbons to do an animated version of the comic book which is rendered panel by panel with 2D / 3D elements augmenting the original art. It's pretty damn impressive and really brings the story and art to life in a unique way. The first one is available on ITunes right now if you search for "Watchmen" or you just follow this link: http://www.ew.com/ew/static/watchmen/watchmen.html. Anyway, this is a support the peeps moment that I can't recommend highly enough!