Watchmen Motion Comic

[Shifty]

Upcoming “webisodes” will be so much more than a simple slide show of comic book panels

Last May, the New York Times reported that Warner Bros. plans on releasing about a dozen 22 to 26 minute webisodes to help make the complex story of Watchmen easier for the uninitiated to digest.

Since then, WatchmenComicMovie.com was shown a teaser trailer for these webisodes by a source who wishes to remain anonymous. From what we saw these webisodes are going to be really well done.

The series of webisodes, which will be titled Watchmen: A Digital Graphic Novel, will be less like a slide show of original comic panels and more of the comic book “brought to life” with rudimentary animation techniques.

The teaser is simply a conglomeration of different scenes from the comic book given motion and set to dramatic orchestral music. In order to animate the comic, the production team has apparently dissected the elements from each panel that they wanted to move — such as a cloud or a character — and animated it in front of a restored or “filled in” background.

For example — they animated the iconic comic panel that shows The Comedian’s funeral from above to not only have falling rain and lightning, but wind that realistically blows the coats and clothing of the mourners surrounding the open grave. In another, Ozymandias sits in front of his monitor bank — each commercial and T.V. program on the screens in motion — scratching the back of his pet Bubastis’ head. For lack of a better way to describe the trailer, it’s like you’re watching an episode of Watchmen: The Animated Series.

So many other scenes from the comic are shown in the teaser including Nixon in front of the nuclear war casualties map, Dan and Laurie’s romantic moments by the pool at Karnak, Dr. Manhattan raising his glass palace from the Martian surface, Rorschach walking the streets of Manhattan in the rain, and many others.

Now don’t expect full-blown animation here, but expect to be pretty impressed by the motion effects they have managed to pull off. It’s about as good as the animation in the cult movie Heavy Metal, which isn’t bad considering they only had artwork from the comic to work with.

The trailer, which was about two and a half minutes long, had a caption stating that the webisodes will debut in 2008, but no specific date was revealed.

6.10.08 Source: WatchmenComicMovie.com

Sounds great.
Comic-Con! Comic-Con! Comic-Con!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Sounds very cool and all, but why exactly did they make those so called Webisodes? I mean, they're already making the movie aren't they?

 

[Shifty]

Sounds very cool and all, but why exactly did they make those so called Webisodes? I mean, they're already making the movie aren't they?

Says right at the start its for those who haven't read the graphic novel. It makes the story easier to understand. Get a sense of the Alternate Universe that Watchmen takes place in.

 

[Retroman]

This sounds like a good way of introducing the general audience to the characters in the Watchmen mythos.

 

[Sawyer]

They're getting voice actors for this, I presume? I mean, if they have such kickass animation, I dont want to have to read the dialogue...

But either way, this sounds great for both fans and newbies. I cant wait to get a look at this thing. I cant wait to see Dave Gibbons beautiful artwork put in motion.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

I bet they use the actors from the film.

 

[the dmg]

Seems like something interesting.

 

[S.D. Plissken]

This sounds great--I just wish they'd get the lead out of their asses and start really showing us stuff from Watchmen.

Maybe they don't want to take attention away from TDK....

 

[darkseid26]

wonder if it will be on the DVD

 

[Bubastis]

I wish we could get the motion comic of the full graphic novel instead of the movie.

 

[the dmg]

This sounds great--I just wish they'd get the lead out of their asses and start really showing us stuff from Watchmen.

Maybe they don't want to take attention away from TDK....

There's still a long time until this movie releases., so in time, things will be released.

 

[The Battousai]

I wish we could get the motion comic of the full graphic novel instead of the movie.

Did you even read the article?

 

[Sawyer]

Ugh, I really want to see this thing. Hope the first episode is released around comic-con time.

 

[FireFlys Enigma]

Comic Con is nearly upon us.

 

[batdoyle]

its already up on the AMERICAN itunes, but not for us Brits. Boo.

someone wanna rip/you tube it? go on, you know you wanna......

http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=760&start=40

 

[StillTheKing]

The first episode is out?!

Today is one great day

 

[kemo91]

Hmm, it says the item you requested is not available...

 

[StillTheKing]

It said that for me to but it is working now.

Still downloading...

 

[kemo91]

yeah I just tried it again, thanks!

Downloading now...

 

[StillTheKing]

I just watched it and it is very well done and entertaining to watch. Rorschach's ink blots look really good and flow well. The liked the animation alot.

I wish they would have had more voice actors.




Laurie was voiced by a guy..

 

[kemo91]

I just watched it and it is very well done and entertaining to watch. Rorschach's ink blots look really good and flow well. The liked the animation alot.

I wish they would have had more voice actors.




Laurie was voiced by a guy..

I started laughing when I heard her voice.

I agree though, it was fun to watch! Rorschach's mask looked pretty cool

 

[Sawyer]

I just watched it and it is very well done and entertaining to watch. Rorschach's ink blots look really good and flow well. The liked the animation alot.

I wish they would have had more voice actors.




Laurie was voiced by a guy..

For serious?!

 

[kemo91]

Yeah lol, I'm pretty sure Dan and Laurie were both the same guy. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone was the same person :P

 

[Lobster Charlie]

Sounds like there's probably like 2 voice actors in the entire thing. It's a little weird...and cheap! My God, can't they just get someone in the office to read some of those lines?

 

[Katsuro]

I'm pretty sure one guy did all the voices. There's only one guy credited at the beginning, as the "Narrator".

This would be neat if the voice acting wasn't abysmal. Also, the music. But really, Laurie is voiced by a guy. It also sounded like he was trying to sound like a girl at first, but ended up giving up at the end.