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COMICS: Watchmen Returning in 7 Prequel Mini-Series - UPDATED |
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 03:13 |
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Said mini-series will focus on Rorschach, Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre and The Minutemen.
"It's our responsibility as publishers to find new ways to keep all of our characters relevant," said DC Entertainment co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee in a statement. "After twenty five years, the Watchmen are classic characters whose time has come for new stories to be told.
Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the prequels have given the blessing of Gibbons, who says, "The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC's reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire."
Straczynski, who will write the Nite Owl and Dr. Manhattan miniseries, sat down for an interview with THR, an excerpt of which follows.
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