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The title is a reference to the Latin phrase "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes", often translated as "Who watches the watchmen?". The story postulates a world, parallel to ours, in which superheroes actually exist; Alan Moore explores their impact on this society, and postulates a situation where unaccountable supermen arrange the lives of common people.
As of November 2004, Paul Greengrass will direct a movie based on the series for Paramount Pictures, with a script by David Hayter. No actors have yet been cast.
Cover art for both the US and UK collected editions of the Watchmen comics, published 1987 by DC Comics/ Titan Books
A right-wing extremist vigilante, RorschachRorschach (pronounced Raw-Shark is a fictional superhero who is a central character in the classic comic book series, Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics. He is a modified version of the character The Question, created by St, investigates the murder of The Comedian, another costumed adventurer. This triggers another investigation that causes him to track down and interview his former associates, whom he believes are being targeted by an enemy who is out to eliminate the superheroes. In a world that has been drastically changed ( NixonRichard Milhous Nixon ( January 9, 1913 April 22, 1994) was the thirty-sixth ( 1953 1961) Vice President, and the thirty-seventh ( 1969 1974) President of the United States. He is the only man to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to is still President, the Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a war fought between 1957 and 1975 on the ground in South Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia and Laos See Secret War) and in bombing runs ( Rolling Thunder) over North Vietnam. See also the timeline of the Vietnam War. Fighting on was won by the U.S., etc) by the superhuman powers of another adventurer, Dr. Manhattan, the team members start to reconsider who they are in the midst of a complex situation that seems to push events even closer to the brink of an impending global disaster.
In the early 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends DC Comics, who had acquired a number of existing characters from Charlton ComicsCharlton Comics was a minor comic book publishing house that existed from 1946 to 1986. Operating out of Derby, Connecticut, the firm used a second hand printing press previously used for the printing of cereal boxes throughout the company's history., commissioned a treatment from Moore for a mini-series about them. The resulting story, recast with new heroes to avoid continuity problems with DC's mainstream comics, was often hailed as a breakthrough in comic book writing and, along with Frank MillerThis article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist. There is a separate article about Frank Miller, the Premier of Ontario. Frank Miller (born 1957 in Olmie, Maryland) is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style c's The Dark Knight Returns, sparked an interest in comics amongst a wider adult audience than traditionally associated with them.
The principal cast and the Charlton Comics characters that inspired them: