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Yesterday, when the announcement came that DC Comics was going to put out prequels to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s seminal graphic novel WATCHMEN, I posted this comment on the usual channels:

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Here’s where I put on my buzzkill hat for a minute.

You may have seen this comic by David Willis, as it has been floating around Tumblr and sci-fi sites and what have you. It is, as all of Willis’s work is, humorously drawn and sharply funny.

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There is a trend on the internet right now, where a comic character explains who they are in 6 panels. Captain Marvel, Batgirl & Supergirl, the Ultrahumanite and Jubilee have all received this treatment, by some extremely talented writers and artists. As folk literature goes, ( Read more... )

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Though I forgive you if you thought it was.


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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan Didio says something remarkable.

The worst-case scenario for DC’s new strategy is that few new readers stick around and existing ones are alienated by the changes. But the relaunch’s architects said it’s a ( Read more... )