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10 Most Important Scenes Zack Snyder's Watchmen Left Out

Zack Snyder attempted to bring a fairly faithful adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen to the big screen, but he still changed or omitted a few things.

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2024 DC/Marvel TV Tournament - Day Two!

It's the 15th annual CSBG DC/Marvel Tournament! This time around, you will be voting on your favorite DC/Marvel TV shows. Here's the rest of Round 1

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10 Best Comic Characters Created By Alan Moore

Alan Moore worked with some iconic comic book characters, though he also created a few like V, Dr. Manhattan, and Tom Strong who stuck with audiences.

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Who Does Gerard Butler Play In Zack Snyder's Watchmen?

Gerard Butler played King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's 300, but also had a secret role in the director's Watchmen movie found only in the Ultimate Cut.

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The Best Graphic Novels of All Time

Although some people only gravitate to the superhero genre, comics have something for everyone, which is well-demonstrated by graphic novels.

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10 Movies Where the Original Was Better Than the Director's Cut

In many cases, a Director's Cut improved on original theatrical cuts. In other cases, though, the Director's Cut ends up being worse.

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25 Villains Who Were Actually Right

Villains may be "bad guys" but they don't always have bad ideas. From movies and TV to comics and video games, these villains had the right idea!

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DC Comics Announces its New Line of Compact Comics

DC Compact Comics is a new line of graphic novels for readers who are on the go.

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Why Ozymandias Isn't the True Villain of Watchmen

Despite Ozymandias’ morally bankrupt scheme, his world-saving actions are rooted in heroic intent, unlike the detached apathy of Doctor Manhattan.

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Watchmen: Each Character's Charlton Comics Inspiration, Explained

Drawing inspiration from Charlton Comics characters, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons combined that with their own clever ideas to create Watchmen.

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25 Characters Who Could Take Down Dr. Manhattan

Watchmen claims Dr. Manhattan might be the most powerful character in existence, but godlike heroes and villains from Marvel and DC say otherwise.

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EXCLUSIVE: Avengers, Inc. What Makes Noir Superheroes So Hard?

Detective superheroes like Batman are common but film noir is a hopeless genre. Why do writers like Al Ewing love combining superheroes and noir?

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Every Watchmen Hero And Villain, Explained

DC's Watchmen is one of the most influential superhero comics ever. Its heroes and villains were carefully chosen to represent elements of comics.

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Blue Beetle's Watchmen Easter Egg Is Exactly What It Seems

Is the Bug Ship in Blue Beetle a reference to Watchmen's Owlship, or is it the other way around? In this case, the Easter egg works both ways.

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How Blue Beetle Is Tied to the Most Important Comic Book Ever

Jaime Reyes is the most popular Blue Beetle, but his predecessors inspired two notable heroes in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' iconic Watchmen.

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Why Watchmen's Ozymandias Is Still DC's Most Compelling "Villain"

1986's Watchmen produced some of the most complex characters in the medium, including Ozymandias who remains one of DC's greatest villains.

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10 Most Famous DC Quotes, Ranked

DC has worked its way into pop culture through its history of characters and stories. Through that time, it's the great quotes fans remember most.

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Why The Watchmen Need An Ongoing Comic Title

Many DC Comics fans consider Moore & Gibbons' Watchmen to be the best comic ever. It's sparked spinoffs and adaptations but it needs an ongoing series

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The Watchmen's Rorschach Needs An Ongoing Comic Title

After being created for the seminal Watchmen series, Rorschach has become an iconic DC hero. It's time for him to get his own ongoing comic.

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Sorry Watchmen, Marvel's Squadron Supreme is the Greatest Deconstruction of Superhero Comics

Watchmen is considered the greatest superhero comic of all time, but Marvel's Squadron Supreme is a better deconstruction of the genre.

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