''Watchmen: Motion Comic'' is a 2008 American

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based on the 1986-1987

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limited comic book series ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...

'' by

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell ...

and

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries '' Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For th ...

. The series consists of twelve

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25–30 minute segments, each based on and sharing a name with one of the twelve chapters of the book. All characters are voiced by actor

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''. He has also had guest a ...

. It was released on DVD in March 2009 to coincide with the ''

'' film's release.

Plot

In October 1985, during the

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and on the eve of nuclear war, a depressed

Rorschach Rorschach may refer to: * Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist ** Rorschach test, his psychological evaluation method involving inkblots * Rorschach (character), a character from the comics ''Watchmen'' * Rorschach (comic book), a 2020 comic * ...

, one of several outlawed vigilante superheroes, begins to investigate why all former masked superheroes are either dead or have declined.

Episodes

International broadcasters

References

External links

* {{Watchmen American alternate history films The Stone Quarry films Films based on works by Alan Moore Films set in New York City Films set in the 1980s Mars in film Adaptations of Watchmen 2008 science fiction films American superhero films Vietnam War films Animated short films based on DC Comics 2008 direct-to-video films 2008 films 2000s American animated films