Today, DC Comics confirmed past rumors by announcing that a prequel to the iconic Watchmen is coming this summer—35 prequels in fact.
Oh yes, if you were put off by the idea of Watchmen prequels before, you’re in for 35 straight weeks of horror spread out into seven series and a one-shot epilogue that brings everything together. The Before Watchmen series includes:
- RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
- MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
- COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
- DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes
- NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
- OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
- SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner
So now you’re probably thinking “what does Alan Moore think about all this?”
