Posted in: Comics, DC Comics | Tagged: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Watchmen

The Collaboration of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore On Watchmen

Tony Polanko wrote for Geek.com, opening an interview with Dave Gibbons by saying;

During New York Comic-Con, I had the chance to speak with legendary comic book artist, Dave Gibbons. If you're unfamiliar with the name, he's the man who brought Alan Moore's Watchmen to life through his masterful illustrations. Considering how big Watchmen is these days, I wanted to pick his brain about the various Watchmen-related projects released in recent years.

Cully Hamner, co-creator of Red, the comic book that was adapted into two movies, which has been known to just get credited just to Warren Ellis when people are talking about it, had something to say about this,

I do try, Cully. But it's a useful reminder for all. As was a response from someone also quite well connected;

I mean, Alan Moore has had his name taken off the credits of the TV show and movie, and it still happens. John Higgins also gets the short end of the straw a lot.

Higgins' decision to colour the recent Heavy Metal/Soft Wood reprint of Watchmensch makes it more of an authorised sequel than Doomsday Clock or the HBO series in my mind. But these are stories that are hardly unique:

And I know everyone on staff here, like me, must get annoyed by 'Rich Johnston's Bleeding Cool'… including me. I am but a small cog…

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