The Serial Vigilante Blog

Watching the Watchmen by Dave Gibbons (2008) Titan Books

This is Dave Gibbons account of the making of Watchmen the comic book. What a treat we are treated to Gibbons talking about how he met Alan Moore, early sketches and the planning of Watchmen, page breakdowns and a look at the impact of the series. I really enjoyed looking at the items sent by other comics professionals. Archie Goodwin’s smiley shopping bag was funny, Neil Gaiman’s Watchdogs “proposal”, the Kirby style Watchmen #32.

I also enjoyed the early character sketches for a full body suit for Rorschach, Gibbon’s Night Owl sketches from his younger days, the Silk Spectres originally being called Miss Silk and Silk respectively.

Well worth grabbing if you can find it for a decent price.


Watchmen: The Film Companion by Peter Aperlo (2009) Titan Books

A look at the creation of the film complete with design sketches of Nite Owl and Silk Spectre by David Finch, John Cassaday and Adam Hughes.

(with DC’s plans for Watchmen spinoffs – if we have to have it I’d vote for an Adam Hughes drawn Silk Spectre comic based on the sketch)

There are character profiles, a timeline of Watchmen, close ups of some of the details in the sets but unable to seen in viewing the film, how the special effects were done.

Another very nice package by Titan Books.