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9 unusual facts about watchmen


Chaos terrain

In the graphic novel Watchmen, Dr. Manhattan ponders upon the alternative viewpoints of existence, and says that Mars did not choose life, but rather "chaotic terrain".

DC Universe

In general, DC Comics has led a parody of its own teams and organizations after the Watchmen storyline and Batman run from a dark humor style which began during the 1980s and ended in the early 90s.

Eleanor Clift

She was also recently portrayed by actress Mary Ann Burger in the 2009 film Watchmen.

Franklyn

Preest also bears a resemblance to the character Rorschach in Watchmen, not only in terms of clothing but in terms of character.

Raúl Quinto

In 2004 he won the Andalucian Youth Poet award with the poetry book "La piel del vigilante", based on the classic comic Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

Streynsham Master

Watchmen were appointed to guard the settlement at night.

Sumatra PDF

The graphics design of Sumatra is a tribute to the cover of the Watchmen graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

Superfolks

Although the book's pop culture references clearly date it to the 1970s, its influence on the deconstruction of the superhero genre is still felt through Moore's Watchmen, Marvelman, and Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?.

Watchmen: Motion Comic

Both male and female characters are voiced by actor Tom Stechschulte.


Clay Enos

Part of that work resulted in "Watchmen Portraits" published in February 2009 by Titan Books.

Colin Lawrence

Besides his career as a TV actor he also appeared in many feature films including Afghan Knights and Watchmen.

Dead Man's Chest

Alan Moore made a play on the song in the 1986 graphic novel Watchmen, the chapter is called "One man on fifteen dead men's chests."

Frank Novak

He gave a memorable performance as General Douglas MacArthur in the miniseries The Korean War made for Chinese television, and played Henry Kissinger in the science fiction epic Watchmen.

Improvement commissioners

They often included street paving, cleansing, lighting, providing watchmen or dealing with various public nuisances.

Jamaica Constabulary Force

The history of law enforcement in Jamaica began in 1716 when night watchmen were appointed to serve the cities of Port Royal, Kingston, and the parishes of Saint Catherine and Saint Andrew.

Lily Walsh

The film starred their former co-star Paolo Seganti, who portrayed Damian Grimaldi and Malin Åkerman, best known for her roles in the feature films The Heartbreak Kid, 27 Dresses and Watchmen.

Lost Planet

In July 2008, it was announced that David Hayter (voice of Solid/Naked Snake in the video game series Metal Gear Solid and screenwriter of films such as X-Men, X2: X-Men United and Watchmen) was in talks with Warner Bros. to write and direct a film adaptation of Lost Planet.

Mi-Jung Lee

Lee has appeared as a reporter or news anchor in several TV shows and films including Snakes on a Plane, X-Men: The Last Stand, Tron: Legacy, Hot Rod and Watchmen.

Superfolks

It was republished in 2003 in limited quantities by About Comics with a new cover by Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons and an introduction by Busiek.

Tales From the Bully Pulpit

The comic makes many references to other comics and film—including most notably Back to the Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Maus, and Watchmen—and parodies many tropes of science fiction and pulp story-telling.

The Night of Morningstar

She and Ben are held at gun point on a small fishing boat in San Francisco Bay as The Watchmen make final preparations to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge.

"The Watchmen" is an international terrorist organization that has sprung out of nowhere and is making major assaults, for example killing the entire Turkish Embassy staff in Madrid, wrecking a French nuclear power plant, and blowing up a dam in Utah.

William de Villiers

Andries William de Villiers (born 9 July 1957 in Nairobi) is a South African author who wrote Messengers, Watchmen and Stewards, a biographical register of clergymen licensed, ordained for service, or otherwise active, in the Anglican diocese of Cape Town prior to the death of Archbishop William West Jones on 21 May 1908 (1998).


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