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Saturday Trending Topics: All This, And Watchmen Too

Published Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:20:18 -0500

Last updated Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:20:37 -0500

One of the fascinating things about this Watchmen 2 business is exactly that — the business implications of it. Because directly in the wake of the wildly successful New 52 launch, they're going to be launching this. And no matter what you think of the creative implications of whatever final shape this Watchmen 2 project takes, there's little doubt it's going to command the attention of… lots and lots of people. It's tough to deny that the players on the DC executive team are swinging for the fences this year, and if New 52 was a home run, what will Watchmen 2 be?

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