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Watchmen Characters
''Watchmen'' is a twelve-issue comic book Limited series (comics), limited series created by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins (comics), John Higgins, published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987. ''Watchmen'' focuses on six main characters: the Comedian (character), Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl, Nite Owl II, Ozymandias (Watchmen), Ozymandias, Rorschach (character), Rorschach, and the Silk Spectre, Silk Spectre II. These characters were originally based on the Mighty Crusaders and then reworked in an unsolicited proposal to fit superhero properties DC had acquired from Charlton Comics in the early 1980s. Moore later based the team's predecessors, the Minutemen, on the Mighty Crusaders. Since the publisher planned to integrate Charlton's superheroes into the main DC Universe and the script would have made many of them unusable for future stories, series writer Alan Moore eventually agreed to create original characters. Moore wished the main characters to present six t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before Watchmen
''Before Watchmen'' is a series of comic books published by DC Comics in 2012. Acting as a prequel to the 1986 12-issue ''Watchmen'' limited series by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, the project consists of eight limited series and one one-shot (though two were planned) for a total of 37 issues. Publication history Moore stated in 1985 that if the ''Watchmen'' limited series was well-received, he and Gibbons would possibly create a 12-issue prequel series called ''Minutemen'' featuring the 1940s superhero group from the story.Heintjes, Tom (March 1986). "Alan Moore On (Just About) Everything". ''The Comics Journal''. DC offered Moore and Gibbons chances to publish prequels to the series, such as ''Rorschach's Journal'' or ''The Comedian's Vietnam War Diary'', as well as hinting at the possibility of other authors using the same universe. Tales of the Comedian's Vietnam War experiences were floated because '' The 'Nam'' was popular at the time, while another suggestion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films ''Aquaman'' (2018) and '' Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama '' The Trial of the Chicago 7'' (2020), and Morpheus / Agent Smith in ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021). For his portrayal of Cal Abar / Doctor Manhattan in the HBO limited series ''Watchmen'' (2019), he won a Primetime Emmy Award. He also starred in episodes of ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2018) and ''Black Mirror'' (2019). He made his Broadway debut in the Suzan-Lori Parks play '' Topdog/Underdog'' for which he received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play nomination. Early life and education Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father Yahya Abdul-Mateen I (1945–2007) was Muslim, but his mother Mary was Christian. He is the youngest of six children. He spent his childhood in the Magnolia Projects of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Crudup
William Gaither Crudup (; born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in '' Jesus' Son'' (1999). He went on to star in numerous high-profile films, including '' Almost Famous'' (2000), '' Big Fish'' (2003), '' Mission: Impossible III'' (2006), ''Watchmen'' (2009), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), '' The Stanford Prison Experiment'' (2015), '' Jackie'' (2016), and '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017), in both lead and supporting roles. Crudup is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play '' The Coast of Utopia'' in 2007. He has also starred in the streaming television series '' Gypsy'' (2017), and '' The Morning Show'' (2019–present), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and '' Hello Tomorrow!'' (2023). In June 2023, he married British actress Naomi Watts. Early life Crudup was born in Manhasset, New York. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispin Freeman
Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Graywords in ''Slayers'', Kyon in '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Togusa in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' franchise, Alucard in ''Hellsing'', Kirei Kotomine in '' Fate/Zero'' and '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'', Itachi Uchiha in ''Naruto'', Gyomei Himejima in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Hagi in ''Blood+'' and Shizuo Heiwajima in '' Durarara!!''. Early life Freeman was born in Chicago. His father is Jewish. He is the oldest of three children. His sister Cassidy is an actress, while his brother Clark is an actor and musician. Freeman graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in 1990 and earned a BA from Williams College, where he majored in theater and minored in computer science. He then earned an MFA in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Stechschulte
Thomas Andrew Stechschulte (November 1948 – June 7, 2021) was an American film and television actor. His most prominent role may have been that of the presidential candidate Robert Arthur in '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004). He has also had guest appearances on the television series ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and '' Mrs. Columbo''. Stechschulte was a prolific audiobook narrator, having performed, among others: Kent Haruf's ''Plainsong'', Cormac McCarthy's ''No Country for Old Men'' and ''The Road'', Tim O'Brien's ''The Things They Carried'', H.G. Bissinger's ''Friday Night Lights'', Harold Keith's '' Rifles for Watie'', and Dennis Lehane's '' Shutter Island''. He gave voice to several members of the Holland Family in various James Lee Burke novels, alternating with Will Patton William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series '' Falling Skies''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Watchmen Characters
''Watchmen'' is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987. ''Watchmen'' focuses on six main characters: the Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl II, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and the Silk Spectre II. These characters were originally based on the Mighty Crusaders and then reworked in an unsolicited proposal to fit superhero properties DC had acquired from Charlton Comics in the early 1980s. Moore later based the team's predecessors, the Minutemen, on the Mighty Crusaders. Since the publisher planned to integrate Charlton's superheroes into the main DC Universe and the script would have made many of them unusable for future stories, series writer Alan Moore eventually agreed to create original characters. Moore wished the main characters to present six to perceive the world, and to give readers of the story the privilege of determining which one was most morally comprehensible.Eno, Vince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchmen (2009 Film)
''Watchmen'' is a 2009 American superhero film based on the 1986–1987 DC Comics limited series Watchmen, of the same name co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons (with co-creator and author Alan Moore choosing to remain uncredited). Directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse, the film features Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. A dark and dystopian deconstruction of the superhero genre, the film is set in an alternate history in the year 1985 at the height of the Cold War, as a group of mostly retired American superheroes investigate the murder of one of their own before uncovering an elaborate and deadly conspiracy with which they are all connected. For nearly two decades from October 1987 until October 2005, a live-action film adaptation of the ''Watchmen'' series became stranded in development hell. Producers Lawrence Gordon (producer), Lawrence Gordon and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Is Nigh
The end is nigh is a phrase frequently used in relation to potential apocalyptical and eschatological events or the Biblical Apocalypse (''nigh'' is an older word for ''near''). It can also refer to the following: Film * "The End is Nigh", a chapter title in the Malcolm X documentary '' Seven Songs for Malcolm X'' * ''Kiamat Sudah Dekat'' (''The End is Nigh''), a 2003 Indonesian film by Deddy Mizwar Games and video games * '' Watchmen: The End Is Nigh'', an episodic video game series * ''The End Is Nigh'' (video game), a 2017 video game Literature * '' The End Is Nigh (fanzine)'', defunct British fanzine * ''The End is Nigh'', the first book in the apocalyptic anthology trilogy '' The Apocalypse Triptych'' Music * ''The End Is Nigh'', a 2013 parody of the Lady Gaga song "You and I" by YouTube Internet personality VenetianPrincess * ''The End is Nigh'', a song by Irish rock band Bell X1 on their 2013 album '' Chop Chop'' * ''Wake (The End Is Nigh)'', a song by American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Comic
A motion comic (or animated comic) is a form of animation combining elements of print comic books and animation. Individual panels are expanded into a full shot while sound effects, voice acting, music, and animation are added to the original artwork. Text boxes, speech bubbles and the onomatopoeia are typically removed to feature more of the original artwork being animated. Motion comics are often released as short serials covering a story arc of a long running series or animating a single release of a graphic novel. Single release issues of a story arc are converted into ten- to twenty-minute-long episodes depending on content. History The concept was fully outlined in the mid-1960s by science fiction author Philip K. Dick in his novel ''The Zap Gun'', an expansion of his novella ''Project Plowshare'', which was written in 1964 and first published as a serial in the November 1965 and January 1966 issues of ''Worlds of Tomorrow'' magazine. In Dick's novel, weapons designers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa ( ) is the List of municipalities in Oklahoma, second-most-populous city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the List of United States cities by population, 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,034,123 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with Urban Development, urban development extending into Osage County, Oklahoma, Osage, Rogers County, Oklahoma, Rogers and Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Wagoner counties. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka band of Creek people, Creek Native Americans, and was formally incorporated in 1898. Most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Northwest Tulsa lies in the Osage Nation wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
