Watchmen: Motion Comic Explained

Genre:Superhero
Company:Cruel and Unusual Films
DC Entertainment
Warner Premiere
Voices:Tom Stechschulte
Theme Music Composer:Lennie Moore
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:12
Director:Jake Strider Hughes
Executive Producer:Wesley Coller
Runtime:25-30 minutes
325 minutes (DVD)

Watchmen: Motion Comic is a 2008 American motion comic based on the 1986-1987 DC Comics limited comic book series Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.[1] The series consists of twelve abridged 25–30 minute segments, each based on and sharing a name with one of the twelve chapters of the book. All characters are voiced by actor Tom Stechschulte.[2] [3] [4] It was released on DVD in March 2009 to coincide with the Watchmen film's release.[5] [6]

Plot

In October 1985, during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and on the eve of nuclear war, a depressed Rorschach, one of several outlawed vigilante superheroes, begins to investigate why all former masked superheroes are either dead or have declined.

International broadcasters

CountryBroadcasterSeries PremiereTimeslot
SpaceJune 9, 200922:00, 22:30
GO!December 5, 201023:00
RTP2November 22, 201023:30

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jane Halsall, R. William Edminster. Visual media for teens. ABC-CLIO, 2009.
  2. News: Scott Chitwood. Blu-ray and DVD Reviews - Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic. 6 February 2012. ComingSoon.net.
  3. Web site: "Watchmen" (2008) TV Series. IMDb. 2009-03-27.
  4. Web site: Watchmen Comic Movie.com . . June 10, 2008 . 2009-04-01.
  5. News: John Scott Lewinski. Gibbons Provides New Watchmen Art; Motion Comic Goes DVD. 6 February 2012. Wired News. January 24, 2009.
  6. News: This week in entertainment. The Oakland Tribune. March 2, 2009.