batfan08
Super Freak
Looks like we'll be seeing a line of statues for the new series.
Those are nice, but too late.
Actually, a lot of it sold just fine (better than most DC Direct stuff). It was just hideously over-produced and had no business being stocked at places like Toys R Us and Borders.
That said, screw DC. This has now gone beyond shameless.
If Moore can write stories about characters created by Bram Stoker, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, and others, then why can't well respected comic writers take a crack at Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan?
Seriously, I would like clarification, as this baffles me a bit.
I could also see if the characters were devoid of back stories, that would make sense to have "Before Watchmen" prequel stories.
But we've already gotten that, and more. We know Rorschach was the son of a prostitute and that there used to be a "friendly" Rorschach. We know about the legacy of Nite Owl, both of them and their backgrounds. Dr. Manhattan, like most of the characters has a full story arc etc. etc.
The stuff didn't sell last time so try again?
I just tweeted the same thing Ven and came here to do it. Great minds.
Simple. There is a BIG difference between a writer taking characters from public domain by long-dead authors and putting them into an all-new work that is completely separate from the originals, and what is happening with WATCHMEN... which is a corporation taking characters created by an author who is not only still alive, but opposed, and making new stories that are supposed to be part of the official canon of those characters.
Not even close to the same thing.
First of all, Moore is an individual creator, not a mega-corporation. Secondly, he's never written what is supposed to be an official prequel or sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula, for example.
And DC is only able to do this legally thanks to a loophole in the original contract that they've been exploiting for 25 years now.
Oh, and if someone is going to pull "But they're based on the Charlton characters" card then it will be time to point out how completely different the WATCHMEN characters are from those archetypes. Well, save for how the Charlton ones have been retrofitted in their latest incarnations. Ironically, it's the modern Captain Atom and Question that are a riff on Dr. Manhattan and Rorschach, respectively.
DC has no moral or ethical high-ground here whatsoever. NONE.
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