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Watchmen promo videos from TV Guide

Watchmen promo videos from TV Guide

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  • February 27, 2009

Okay, Watchmen. It’s a movie based on a comic book. And who’s doing in-depth coverage? TV Guide. No, I don’t quite understand it either, but then, I don’t understand what the M in MTV stands for anymore. Regardless, TV Guide did get access and the interviews are good. UPDATE: And now the players actually work, so you cau can see what we’re talking about. Thanks to Don Gaile at TV Guide for the help.

First, we start with Dave Gibbons interviewed at San Diego Comic-Con:

And we get footage of Archie the Owl Ship:

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MOCCA presents Watchmen movie a day early with premiere of “Art of Watchmen”

MOCCA presents Watchmen movie a day early with premiere of “Art of Watchmen”

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  • February 15, 2009

Want to see Watchmen before mere mortals? Can’t get into the MTV "Spoilers" show? Now you have another way, plus you get to see an art show and help out MoCCA while you do it.

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is presenting a Special Advance Screening of Watchmen on March 5th, yes 5th, plus a VIP reception and Watchmen Portraits book signing event. The evening begins with a reception at MoCCA for The Art of Watchmen exhibition, continues with an advance screening of Watchmen, and concludes with an author signing of Watchmen Portraits by Clay Enos. On view will be photographs by Clay Enos of the Watchmen movie cast, Watchmen-related photos from director Zack Snyder’s "war-room" and original artwork from the graphic novel by Dave Gibbons.

Tickets are available by visiting or calling MoCCA, Tuesday – Saturday. Tickets are $100, or $75 for MoCCA members. All proceeds from this special event go to support MoCCA programming.

NYCC 2009: Day 3, late

NYCC 2009: Day 3, late

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  • February 9, 2009

Yowza! Another con comes to a close, and a lot of hi’s from the usual gang of idiots, renewals of acquanitances (hi Cooch!), the continuted con conversations– you know, the ones which you pick up again as soon as you see the person you haven’t seen since the last convention, and so on.

We’ll have a lot of detailed reports from our Mix of folks soon, but here are my fast general impressions:

* Very successful, on a number of levels. The con has worked out all the problems related to size, and even though this is the biggest yet, they seem to have knocked out the bugs and ran very smoothly. There were no particular problems that aren’t encountered by any other con its size and location (the usual like convention center food, bad wi-fi, nothing within easy walking distance, etc.). Sellout crowds, very well attended panels, yet still movable for the most part.

* Most of the publishers and vendors I talked to were very happy with their traffic and sales. Scott Kurtz sold out of everything by the end of Saturday. Everything. One can only imaging what Sunday would have brought with a kid filled crowd.

* Lots of costumes, which is a sign of a certain level of growth and maturity for a con, if not necessarily for the con-goers. We’ll have photos up this week.

* Paper and digital continue to share their uneasy alliance. Most publishers realize they now can’t survive without both components, and are trying to figure out how to make that work.

* I expected the entire con to be nothing but Watchmen, and was happy to be proven wrong. On the other hand, the crowd for Dave Gibbons at Titan Books at the end of the con was nothing short of insane, as you can see from the picture above– the line was five deep, as you can see in the photo. There are a lot of people eager for this movie, and not from places you might expect.

Hopefully, over the next few days, I’ll be ahead of the curve enough to get some real analysis done. On the other hand, since I still haven’t gotten around to doing my 2009 preview… oh well. Hope springs eternal– which, come to think of it, seems to be the overall theme of the convention.

Judge’s Ruling Favors 20th Over Warner on ‘Watchmen’

Judge’s Ruling Favors 20th Over Warner on ‘Watchmen’

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  • December 26, 2008

Judge Gary Allen Feess handed Warner Bros. a legal lump of coal on Christmas Eve, as he issued a brief ruling indicating 20th-Century Fox has the distribution rights to Watchmen, according to Variety.

His five-page ruling said, “Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the ‘Watchmen’ motion picture.”

Frees, over the fall, urged Warner Bros. and 20th to iron out their differences.  He repeated the suggestion in the document, saying, “The parties may wish to turn their efforts from preparing for trial to negotiating a resolution of this dispute or positioning the case for review.” Warner is set to release the film on March 6, 2009.

Fox acquired the rights from DC Comics in the 1980s with producer Lawrence Gordon’s production company.  When 20th lost interest, Gordon moved the project to Universal and Paramount Pictures before landing it with Warner, parent company to DC.

Fox contends that Gordon never obtained all rights from them and they have a controlling interest in the highly-anticipated feature based on the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic.

Given the holidays, Freees promised a lengthier explanation prior to the January 20 trial date.  Warner Bros. had no comment on Wednesday.

‘Watchmen’ Top BookScan Charts for November

‘Watchmen’ Top BookScan Charts for November

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  • December 4, 2008

It’s little surprise that the Watchmen toped BookScan’s list of Top 20 Graphic Novels for November for the fifth month in a row.  In a report at ICv2, it was noted the book actually hit the Top 10 list twice with the paperback edition of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ story atop the list and the new hardcover edition in the sixth spot.

Eight of the 20 spots belong to traditional graphic novels with the remaining dozen spots nabbed, as expected, by Manga releases, led by Fruits Basket Vol. 21 in second place. DC’s Joker original tale debuted in fourth place and gave the publisher three of the Top 10 spots. Marvel had no titles in the Top 20 although DK’s holiday book Marvel Chronicle debuted in 17th place. Similarly, Running Press’ wonderful DC Vault appeared in 15th place.

BookScan’s report of bookstore sales is an incomplete picture of the book business but used as a measuring stick by publishers and retailers.

Rank    Title                                                                                                  Author                              Pub     PubDate

1           WATCHMEN TPB                                                                           ALAN MOORE               DC         4/1/95
2           FRUITS BASKET VOL. 21                                                            NATSUKI TAKAYA         TKP       11/1/08
3          NARUTO VOL. 32                                                                           MASASHI KISHIMOTO  VIZ        12/1/08
4          THE JOKER                                                                                     BRIAN AZZARELLO      DC       11/1/08
5          YU-GI-OH! GX VOL. 2                                                                     NAOYUKI KAGEYAMA   VIZ       11/1/08
6          WATCHMEN HC                                                                             ALAN MOORE                 DC       11/1/08
7         NARUTO VOL. 31                                                                            MASASHI KISHIMOTO   VIZ       9/1/08
8         HELLSING VOL. 9                                                                           KOHTA HIRANO             DHC    10/1/08
9         CHIBI VAMPIRE VOL. 11                                                                YUNA KAGESAKI            TKP     11/1/08
10       BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 VOL. 3                  DREW GODDARD         DHC    10/1/08
11       OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOL. 11                         BISCO HATORI               VIZ       11/1/08
12       THE DRESDEN FILES: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE HC     JIM BUTCHER                DEL    10/1/08
13       FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL. 17                                              HIROMU ARAKAWA        VIZ      10/1/08
14       TSUBASA  VOL. 19                                                                         WILLIAM FLANAGAN      DEL     11/1/08
15       THE DC VAULT: A MUSEUM-IN-A-BOOK                                   MARTIN PASKO              RPB     10/1/08
16       BLEACH: SOULS OFFICIAL CHARACTER BOOK                   TITE KUBO                       VIZ      11/1/08
17       MARVEL CHRONICLE                                                                   BREVOORT, DEFALCO DK     11/1/08
18       D.GRAY-MAN VOL. 11                                                                    KATSURA HOSHINO     VIZ     11/1/08
19       VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL. 5                                                              MATSURI HINO               VIZ      9/1/08
20       BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE SPEC. ED. HC                           ALAN MOORE                 DC      3/1/08

Meltzer Begins Effort to Save Siegel Home

Meltzer Begins Effort to Save Siegel Home

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  • September 2, 2008

As reported across the web and in today’s New York Times, Brad Meltzer has launched a campaign to raise funds to renovate and preserve the boyhood home of Jerome Siegel, co-creator of Superman. Starting today, a four week auction of items will begin with winners gaining original artwork, VIP seats to the Colbert Report, walk ons in comic books, novels and even an episode of NBC’s Heroes.

Meltzer’s The Siegel & Shuster Society has launched and can be accessed at Ordinary People Change the World, a charitable website Meltzer founded. In addition to the auction, other items such as an Chip Kidd-designed t-shirt can be purchased or cash donations made.

The goal is to raise at least $50,000 for the necessary work on the exterior of the home, still occupied by an older couple. The website says, "It’s the right thing to do. In return, The Siegel & Shuster Society has the right to buy the house when it eventually goes up for sale.”

His latest novel, The Book of Lies, in a nice bit of synchronicity, goes on sale today.  Based on the robbery that led to Murray Siegel’s death, Meltzer’s book explores a thrilling What If? scenario that may have had more to do with Jerry Siegel conceiving Superman than the pulps he read as a child.

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No Shortage of “Watchmen” Books Planned For January

No Shortage of “Watchmen” Books Planned For January

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  • August 6, 2008

With the much-anticipated release date of the Watchmen feature film still 7 months away, there’s still plenty of time for everyone to cash in on the buzz. ICv2 reports that Titan Books will have not one, not two, but four books hitting shelves between now and the film’s March 9 release next year.

Among the books scheduled for January release are Watchmen: The Art of the Film, a hardcover collection of images from conceptual and pre-production periods of the project, and Watchmen: The Official Film Companion, a collection of exclusive interviews with various members of the cast and crew discussing the project and story from which it’s adapted.

However, with all of the amazing visual elements we’ve been shown thus far, it was the third January-scheduled release that caught my eye:

Watchmen: The Film Portraits, a hardcover, will feature the b/w photos of Clay Enos, the official photographer on the set of Watchmen. Enos spent some of his time on the set shooting black and white portrait photographs of the lead and supporting characters, and even extras from the crowd.

Titan will also be publishing original Watchmen artist and co-creator Dave Gibbons’ reflections on the project, Watching the Watchmen, in October.

ComicMix Radio: Steven Moffat On Taking Command Of Doctor Who

ComicMix Radio: Steven Moffat On Taking Command Of Doctor Who

Even for an established and award winning television writer like Steven Moffat, taking command of a 45 year old universe is a little daunting. In the first part of our exclusive ComicMix interviews with the top BBC talents, he tells us his outlook for the future, plus:

  • Dave Gibbons shares his reaction to seeing The Watchmen come to life
  • The creator of Scream turns to comics
  • What is was like to camp out under the full moon last night waiting for Breaking Dawn

No spoilers here – really  just Press the Button!


 

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Watchmen Movie Trailer Image Gallery

Watchmen Movie Trailer Image Gallery

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  • July 17, 2008

When the Watchmen movie trailer hit the ‘Tubes today, word traveled pretty quickly. Of course, so did the orders to take it down on various sites, making it difficult for some fans to find out what all the fuss was about. To that end, here’s a collection of screenshots from various scenes that appeared during the trailer, so you can talk amongst yourselves about this first glimpse at the much-anticipated adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel.

Here are a few images to whet your appetite, presented in order of their appearance in the trailer, but be sure to view the full gallery after the jump:

 

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Editing Challenges Trouble ‘Watchmen’ and Other Movie News

Editing Challenges Trouble ‘Watchmen’ and Other Movie News

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  • June 27, 2008

Fans have long wondered how any director could condense Watchmen into a feature-length film (I always liked the suggestion of doing it as an HBO miniseries), and now director Zack Snyder is feeling that pinch.

The Geek Files blog has a comprehensive entry about Snyder’s difficult editing task. The current length sits at an epic three hours, and this is already after the Black Freighter storyline and other material has been excised into a wholly separate film that will come out as a companion DVD.

[Snyder] added: "I’ve lost perspective on that now, because to me, the honest truth is I geek out on little stuff now as much as anybody. Like, people will go, ‘We’ve got to cut. You don’t need that shot of Hollis Mason’s garage sign.’ And I’m like, ‘What are you talking about? Of course you do. Are you crazy? How will people enjoy the movie without s**t like that in it?’

"And we had Dave Gibbons in there, too, and he would draw on our books, and it was just sick cool.

"And so then you come back from that experience, and you go to the studio, and the studio’s cool, don’t get me wrong, but they don’t love it like we do. Right? It’s like just a movie, like, ‘Oh, we have this movie, Watchmen, and it’s ****ing long.’ Like, ‘What are these superheroes? They look crazy.’ So you have that experience. So for me, right now, I’m in the middle of that."

Snyder has already said he is planning a 4hrs 30mins Director’s Cut DVD edition of the movie. There will also be a companion DVD called Tales of the Black Freighter, based on a background story depicted within the panels of Watchmen.

There’s also some other comics movie news:

The New Jersey Star-Ledger reports some anecdotal evidence that successful films are boosting sales of actual comics at shops.

And the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offers an early look at Wanted and another article on the best and worst comic-to-film adaptations.

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