Alan Moore & The Watchmen Curse

First it was the original movie plans.

Then there were the action figures.

Now it's a legal battle with Fox over the new movie.

Alan Moore has made his feelings about a Watchmen movie known...

Could it be that the sheer will of his soul is keeping DC from making any more profit off his creation?

Or will Watchmen eventually be made, as V for Vendetta and Constantine before it?

The Ballad of Alan Moore

brought to my attention by Mr. Johnston

You know, if I just never get that haircut I've been putting off and wear all my old goth rings, I could be just like Alan Moore when I grow up. Er...I guess there is the whole question about me actually writing a comic...and growing a beard.

"Mr. Moore, Can You Sign My DVD Of Watchmen Babies?"

Tonight's episode of The Simpsons, "Husbands and Knives," was an important one in the history of the series. It saw the closure of a Springfield landmark -- The Android's Dungeon.

Jack Black provided the voice of Milo, the uber-hipster proprietor of the new comic store Coolsville. He plays Tom Jones covers in Korean, gives away Japanese hard candies, and has indie icons like Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, and Dan Clowes do in-store signings.

Unable to compete with the charismatic and egalitarian Milo, The Android's Dungeon's owner Jeff Albertson (better known as Comic Book Guy) must close his doors.

Is this a statement on the comic book industry in real life? Not so much if the Coolsvilles will supplant the Android Dungeons -- but will the publishers themselves transition out from Hardcore Fanboys to Hip Purveyors of Sequential Art Narratives?

And when will DC finally come out with "Watchmen Babies?"

Liefeld Vs. Moore: Death Match

"And if all his magic nonsense is real then why didn’t he go into the dream realm before he wrote Watchmen and see the future success he would achieve and decide to keep all the rights to himself?"

-- Rob Liefeld on Alan Moore

The comment thread that follows this Blog@Newsarama post is priceless.

I have to go wipe the tears from my eyes now.

(via Journalista)