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Tom King is the writer of Rorschach, the twelve-issue unauthorised Watchmen sequel drawn by Jorge Fornes, currently being published by DC Comics With one issue to go, he has also been attending Awesome Con in his home town of Washington DC Although not everything went smoothly for this ex-CIA agent-turned-comic book writer He tweeted out[...]

Rorschach #11 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, the penultimate issue of this unauthorized sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes Go ahead and screw over Alan Moore by reading the preview below, Watchmenbronies! RORSCHACH #11 (OF 12) DC Comics 0621DC138 0621DC139 – RORSCHACH #11 (OF 12) CVR B ARTHUR ADAMS VAR (MR) – $4.99 (W)[...]

But nevertheless, I did find it amusing that he chose to "Like" my description of the movie as "Stupid Watchmen" in a non-spoiler The Suicide Squad review I wrote yesterday ahead of its general release in the US this week I mean, I did totally mean it in a positive way, Zack Snyder's movie gets[...]

The character that originally inspired Watchmen's Comedian, here he is more the opposite of Rorschach, absolutist in the other direction.  In that case, Peter Capaldi's Thinker is playing the role of a Nazi Ozymandius, and it is Rick Flag who becomes the All-American Rorschach And oh look, they all got to fight a massive squid[...]

HBO Max is tapping Oscar Sharp, Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen), and Matt Reeves (The Batman, Planet of the Apes films) to develop a magical-realist medical drama called The Human Conditions The series follows a young British doctor who must learn to treat impossible, fantastical illnesses by healing the emotional issues that underlie them — and[...]

Personally, I'm all about HBO's Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof's theory on where Bezos got the idea for "Blue Origin" from Think back to that scene early in the series's run when Jean Smart's FBI Agent Laurie Blake reaching into her silver briefcase for a little (well, definitely not "little") bluish trip down memory lane (was[...]

Rorschach #10 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, continuing the unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes In this issue, we will learn more about the attempted assassination of Governor Turley What secrets will be uncovered? Check out the preview below. RORSCHACH #10 (OF 12) DC Comics 0521DC102 0521DC103 – RORSCHACH #10 (OF 12)[...]

This week sees the tenth issue of Rorschach #10, the unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes being published by DC Comics Which included another dive into the alternate history of the Watchmen world in 2021, going back a couple of decades. Why Watchmen Never Had A 9/11 (Rorschach #10 Spoilers) And it looks[...]

Who watches the Watchmen? And who tweets out Wendy's Watchmen posts? That was the question humanity had to grapple with yesterday as a social media employee freelancing for fast-food chain Wendy's references a meme in an attempt to farm likes/attention for their employer And despite the world-weariness of the whole endeavour, it seems to have[...]

HBO's Watchmen EP Tom Spezialy has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that Spezialy's deal has him joining the series as the showrunner and an executive producer Amazon and Sony representatives declined to comment for DH's reporting. Silk (Image: Marvel Comics) Created by Dan Slott & Humberto Ramos and first introduced[...]

Rorschach is an unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes Ostensibly the investigation of an attempted assassination of a Presidential candidate by someone dressed as Rorschach And set in the world of Watchmen many years later It has gone on some entertaining tangents that may well double back into the narrative[...]

Rorschach #9 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, continuing DC Comics' authorised spinoff of Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes In this preview, we get a glimpse back at a scene from the past between Laura Cummings and Wil Myerson, as Rorshach manages to crack Cummings up with a joke The real[...]

Finally, we take a break from our trips throughout TV history for our first look at some "BCTV Weird" that looks at Andy Kaufman, ABC's late-night show Fridays, and one of the biggest TV influences in our lives; then we wrap things up with today's "Random Thought" and this one is all about Black Mirror. Watchmen,[...]

Of all of the conversation-worthy moments coming from HBO and Damon Lindelof's Peabody Award-winning pseudo-sequel "remix" take on Alan Moore, David Gibbons, and John Higgins' comic book classic Watchmen, the series' recreation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the destruction of Black Wall Street was not only impactful in ways unseen on television but it[...]

Today sees a new, eagerly awaited comic by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, Rorschach #8, the latest issue of gthe unauthorised sequel to Watchmen The previous issue made the extraordinary twist of having Frank Miller be the new Rorschach, which plays out in another unexpected fashion. Looks like Frank Miller has been learning his lines.And the[...]

Diarra Kilpatrick, Bonnie Somerville, and Joe Dinicol are among the six cast in USA Network and Don Johnson's Nash Bridges revival.

In Rorschach #1 by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, an unauthorised sequel to Watchmen published by DC Comics, we learned of a copy of a tape by Wil Myerson, a character based on Steve Ditko and who takes up the Rorschach identity in 2020, before trying, and failing to assassinate the Presidential candidate Turley. The tape is based on[...]

An unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, published by DC Comics, set in the present day, with a new Rorschach, killed while trying to assassinate +the Republican Presidential candidate, Turley. With Wil Myerson acting as a parallel for comic book creator Steve Ditko It is established in the Watchmen universe that pirates rather[...]

Rorschach, the unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, published by DC Comics Published this week, Rorschach #7 looks to follow up directly from Rorschach #6 Which should not be a surprise. And we are seeing The Detective following up on the lives of Laura Cummings and Wil Myerson, both of them killed[...]

Nash Bridges star Don Johnson confirmed on The Ellen Show that he's prepping for the revival and revealed who would be joining him.

It's true, I'm starting to really enjoy Rorschach, the unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, published by DC Comics Published today, Rorschach #6 is framed by three narratives. Firstly, the letters between Lorna and Wil Myerson, the creator of Pontius Pirate (now a Broadway musical), and who becomes the new Rorschach, the[...]

There is a scene in this week's Rorschach #5 by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, an unauthorised sequel to Watchmen published by DC Comics, in which our unidentified private detective meets with Turley, the Republican candidate for President of the United States, running against President Robert Redford from sitting an eighth term in office As[...]

Guess what happens on February 13? We have another pair of first-timers, with Regina King (Watchmen, One Night in Miami) hosting and Nathaniel Rateliff performing There will also be live shows on February 20 and 27, though hosts/guests haven't been announced. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Photo by: NBCUniversal) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael[...]

In the world of Watchmen – and its unauthorised sequels – America won the war in Vietnam, courtesy of Dr Manhattan at the behest of President Richard Nixon So much so, that Vietnam became a full member of the United States Of America, the 51st state  – and its citizens could vote in American elections[...]

Someone else who used their social media might to help bring down Trump at the election booth was HBO Watchmen series creator Damon Lindelof Up until today, we've tracked Lindelof's posts as he railed against the Trump administration's horrors and rallied folks within his reach to get and vote- and help others to vote, too. Angela takes[...]

The final page of Watchmen sees Dan Dreiberg and Laurie Juspeczyk meet up again, after learning, courtesy of Rorschach that Eddie Blake, The Comedian has been murdered, setting off the whole Watchmen storyline But it also involves the pair reminiscing about Rorschach and their own superheroic lives, and shows the kind of contrast between the[...]

Rorschach is the latest unauthorised sequel to Watchmen, by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, published by DC Comics In the first issue of the series, we heard a cassette tape based on a real-life seance event, with Frank Miller, Otto Binder and Randy Cox – with the addition of a fictional Wil Myerson In Rorschach,[...]

Well, if there's one thing positive thing that the raging disaster that's still sliming his way through The White House has done over the past week or so (inadvertently, of course) is that it's given us an excuse to check back in with HBO Watchmen series creator Damon Lindelof Previously, we covered how Lindelof agreed with[...]

The last time we checked in on HBO Watchmen series creator Damon Lindelof, he was agreeing with culture critic Soraya Nadia McDonald (The Undefeated) that the attack on our nation's capital fueled by Trump and his gaggle of goons was looking eerily similar to what a second season of the Emmy Awards-winning series would probably look like[...]

Dave Gibbons original artwork on Watchmen usually sells for tens of thousands The covers for hundreds of thousands It rivals Dark Knight as the body of comic book work in the last thirty-five years, that is most valuable at auction But listed by Heritage Auctions right now, as part of their January 14 – 17[...]