Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comics (Online Exclusive) - Region 2 DVD

For the many who felt that the Watchmen graphical novel was unfilmable, and thus were dissatisfied with the blockbuster movie based on it, there’s Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comics. The idea behind this is that, over twelve half-hour episodes, the Alan Moore graphical novel of Watchmen is brought to the screen. Supervised by Moore himself, The Complete Motion Comics adds some animation and voice material from time to time, but otherwise it’s a very faithful representation of the work it’s derived from. It uses the art from the graphic novel itself, and takes that as the foundation of what goes on the screen. As for the narrative itself, some things are trimmed down here and there, but nothing major at all. And there’s little question that you’re getting value for money here. Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comics runs for the best part of five hours, and a fine job has been made of it. The one factor that counts against it is that it’s an odd half-way house. It’s neither the graphic novel, nor the film, and should arguably take third place in the queue behind them. But as an interesting and faithful novelty, it’s something that will still be savoured and enjoyed, even if you can’t see a cavalcade of further motion comics following in its wake. --Jon Foster