Four New 'Watchmen' Magazine Covers

A week from Saturday, you may want to check back with The Big Picture to see the next video diary from Watchmen. If you're not familiar with what they are, every month - on the 6th - there's a new update released for the Alan Moore graphic novel adaptation, and each one is more interesting than the last. And especially with the news from Dave Gibbons, the co-creator and animator of the comic, that the cut of the film he recently saw was "very sexy, very violent," we need these little monthly reminders to tide us over until March. Supposing you've never read Watchmen, you may wonder what the big deal is. Ask the editors of Time, who named it one of the top 100 novels of all time, the only graphic novel on that list. It's also the only comic to win the Hugo Award, honoring the best efforts in science fiction and fantasy in a given year. So the next time you're at a book store, pick up a copy. The editors at Set Magazine have given us the latest commemorative covers for the film, the second periodical to do that already, and again, we're some six month away from its release. Can you imagine the hype in February? We've got Dr. Manhattan, The Comedian, Rorshach, and the second Silk Spectre: Zack Snyder's adaptation of Watchmen opens March 6th, and we'll have that next online video journal for you in about ten days. (Thanks to Worst Previews for the covers).