>Well folks, we’re only a couple of weeks away from the premiere of the Watchmen feature film, and it feels like it’s been a wait that lasted forever. In the meantime, there have been quite a few goodies preceding the release. Shortly after the premiere of the Watchmen film, an animated feature of Tales of the Black Freighter will be released on DVD that will include a documentary style treatment of Hollis Mason’s (Nite Owl I) Under the Hood which appeared as a chapter break in the original comic series and graphic novel.

Also from the Watchmen Movie UK website is a 80’s style 8-bit Minutemen arcade game where players can fight bad guys as either Nite Owl I, or Silk Spectre I to eventually battle Moloch as the big boss.

If this wasn’t enough, there will be a 3-D Watchmen video game due out at the same time as the film release for your X-Boxes and Nintendo’s and whatnot. Surely Alan Moore is turning over in his recluse-state at the idea of something of his like the Watchmen becoming something of a merchandising juggernaut. I’m of the idea that although he has gone on record as saying that he plans to never watch it, he will, and will probably secretly like it and never say as much to maintain his crazy shut-in street cred.

The wait for the Watchmen movie has been excruciating for most fans, but thankfully that wait is almost over. The Blood has run down to the ticking clock of doom and soon we will all be able to watch the Watchmen. In the meantime, the Watchmenmovie.com website provides a lot of fun with interactive material, and of course the salivation inducing trailers. All in all, lets hope the wait has been worth it.

-Jim

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