ALAN MOORE: "I'll stand by Watchmen"

[@terrencecoccoli524]

The 90s style intro is hilarious

[@Thenameless1]

It really is lmao, he almost feels like an otherworldly presence.

[@rickyball5165]

I'm not even a comic book guy but this man is a lion among men. His poetry and his live performances make me want to join the Mandril revolution.

[@midianpoet]

Same.
Viva Great Mandril !

[@FeuerundWasser]

I discovered Watchmen in my late teens, right before Snyder's movie was released, and man... from that moment until today I have stood by Watchmen and I think I always will lol. Thanks for this video

[@GodLovesComics]

Alan became immensely frustrated and disgusted by subsequent usages of Watchmen, but I think he still is proud of the original comic. At I least I hope so. Check out his run on Swamp Thing if you haven't already.

[@FeuerundWasser]

@@GodLovesComics I will! ^^

[@ericburdon7208]

Bro looks like he's gonna play the drum solo after Jimmy Page finishes his guitar part

[@GodLovesComics]

Which just makes him all the more awesome, right? ;)

[@ericburdon7208]

@@GodLovesComics no doubt🙌🏼

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

This is from 1997 holy shit just sub to your channel

[@Ruatamaha]

Jesus Christ those eyebags

[@GodLovesComics]

Those aren't eyebags those are Writer's Satchels ;)

[@Garbageman28]

Pretty much everything he says about this applies directly to Snyder’s film/Lindof show. It’s a shame how things have ended up but I do think Watchmen became one of the most important satires of the art created by consumerism.

[@terrencecoccoli524]

Damn, dudes eyes look….crazy….old? Kinda scary

[@someperson9999]

He looks like the crack head that has a deep yearning to tell me about his day when I go out to buy a coffee. Still love his books though.

[@mondayjulymonday]

Has someone shown this to Zack?

[@GodLovesComics]

A little late for that, and I'm pretty sure Moore wasn't in favor of any movie adaptations even back then.

[@86Nims]

IIRC in his Twilight of the Superheroes pitch he mentioned possible adaptations of Watchmen and didn’t have an issue with it. But that was the 80’s. I think his stance changed after the From Hell adaptation.

[@GodLovesComics]

@@86Nims Good point, but as the creator he certainly should have a say. It may have been From Hell that solidified his stance. But with Watchmen in particular he stated that the whole point was to demonstrate what comics could do that couldn't be replicated in any other medium, and thus thought film was beside the point.

[@Elfenlied8675309]

@@GodLovesComics Even the guy that co-created Watchmen laughed at Moore's dislike for adaptations of his work, the guy literally said "We both knew exactly what was happening when we sold the rights to Watchmen, we knew what that meant. Nobody was holding a gun to Alan's head forcing him to sign away Watchmen. We both did it for money and we accepted the consequences for financial gain."

[@GodLovesComics]

@@Elfenlied8675309 You mean Dave Gibbons said that? If so, of course they knew they were to some extent doing Work-for-Hire. But where initially the characters were supposed to be Charlton heroes DC recently had purchased, Moore with Gibbons created analogs of them that were more original than most original characters created the the mainstream. Regardless, Moore has a right to express his disgust in DC's craven exploitation of his work, but I'm sure it doesn't surprise him. It's what corporations do.

[@obicontent]

Bro looking like a Witcher 1 NPC, mouth animations and all

[@GodLovesComics]

Are you talking about the host at the intro? Moore may be The Witcher (or the Warlock) but he's no NPC. ;)

[@obicontent]

@@GodLovesComics talking about Moore yes. Just a joke

[@GodLovesComics]

@@obicontent Well I knew it was a joke either way. Someone else mentioned Moore's impressive "eye bags." I just wish NPC's (or actually all main characters) were remotely as interesting as Moore.

[@johnscott6481]

He's talking about Garth Ennis and grant morrison

[@GodLovesComics]

I think mostly Morrison and a lot of lesser writers. Ennis's stuff is so over-the-top that it doesn't fall in the grim, humorless approach that Moore hated.

[@centricthemedic1517]

@@GodLovesComics Moore actually says he likes Ennis' work. He said so in a Goodreads' Q&A.

[@SensuousBanana]

Shout out to PJ Phil

[@GodLovesComics]

Phil and Nick were the AGR OG's.

[@peterpandemonium3032]

When was this filmed?

[@GodLovesComics]

Around 1996-97.

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

That music was horrible.

[@ChargemanBaré]

Money-maker, art-killer and puppeter corporations lead by idiots like Kevin Feige hate this legend like Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and very others legends of the comic book history!