I know that that’s not what people going in to see a film like 300 are thinking about but … I wasn’t impressed with that … I talked to Terry Gilliam in the ’80s, and he asked me how I would make Watchmen into a film. I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase rather than reduce them: that it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid. I’ve not seen any recent comic book films, but I didn’t particularly like the book 300. “ may very well be, but the thing is that he’s also the person who made 300.
When I wrote about Snyder’s version of Watchmen for its tenth anniversary in 2019, I also discussed Moore’s reaction to his masterwork being made into a blockbuster film, and how it really wasn’t that positive…because he had no intention whatsoever of seeing it. The first adaptation was directed by Zack Snyder (who was just coming off of the monumental success of his previous film, 300), and was released in theaters in March of 2009. It’s one of the many reasons Moore has cursed DC Comics and its very existence ever since.ĭespite the many hiccups that prevented many other writers and directors from making it a reality over the years, Watchmen has been adapted twice. But when Watchmen became a nationwide bestseller, the likelihood of DC allowing it to go out of print became nonexistent. Moore’s relationship with DC Comics began to dissolve and become increasingly antagonistic towards the end of the 1980s when he realized that he wouldn’t be given the rights to Watchmen once the graphic novel went out of print, which was expected since trade paperbacks were not as popular and frequently published then as they are now.
It was praised by nearly every critic who read it and won numerous awards, including the Eisner award for Best Writer, the Eagle Award for Favourite Writer and Favourite Comic Book, and the Hugo Award for Other Forms. It also changed many people’s perspectives on how comic books were seen as an art form. V For Vendetta, From Hell, Batman: The Killing Joke, Superman: Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow, Miracleman (which was originally called Marvelman, but the title had to be changed for obvious legal reasons), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Top 10, Tom Strong, and his run on Swamp Thing which convinced DC Comics to keep him in their ranks and giving him the green light on what is considered to be his greatest accomplishment: Watchmen.Ī 12-part comic book series that was written by Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons, and colored by John Higgins, Watchmen forever changed how comic books were made when it was published by DC Comics in 1986. For many people who love comic books, Alan Moore is considered one of the greatest and most influential writers in the history of the industry.
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