Ladies and gentlefolk, Alan Moore!

The infamous bearded master of comics and hater of the big screen is at it again, dividing more fans than marmite.
Moore has always been pretty against the visual medium especially in regards to his own work and he certainly hasn't been shy to say so with bitter words about adaptions made from all his work even the legendary watchman by Snyder which I though had a better ending than the comic and I loved the comic (I'll be crucified by Alan Moore die hard fans now) .

 I should add hes not happy about the new before watchman series coming out and maybe hes right there, its clearly a gimmick and even a few of the talented writers and artists working on the project say the same. when Alex Garner was asked if he thought DC comics was running out of new ideas he said;

'More like following a tradition of riffing on previous titles.
                      Don't get me wrong, DC isn't doing this because watchman was an incomplete work
                      that demanded prequels and sequels. its doing this because its commercially viable. and
                                                      who cares so long as its done well?'

so who does care?, well, me. Alan Moore cares, you?

Garner is basically saying yes its just for cash but hey it could be great and here I sit very on the fence. On one hand here DC is going against the will of the creator *biblical voice* and creating this stuff as a gimmick but with the talent working on it maybe they'll create something great, maybe they'll put a fresh spin on a great set of stories and characters and come out of this smelling like roses. whats wrong with that right? but heres the sledgehammer landing on that purring kitten of success, then what? DC do a great watchman, it sells, fans love it, it makes money, then what? More sequels? a prequel movie? and if they're all successful? an animated kids TV show with the cheap graphics and terrible voice acting? this is the road to rostarch being a bobblehead on the front of some 5 year old girls school desk and alas the original story is butchered and bastardised. the original story cut up and sold off in parts like your nans old car.

Anyway Moore is now writing his black and white films described as 'noir' and 'occult', I for one cant wait for this, its a multi- layered story spun across a series of short films, First ones called 'act of faith'. keep your eyes peeled. funny Moore should suddenly write for the big screen after all his beard muffled complaints but maybe its because hes involved in the whole creative process with this one.

Toodle pip.