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io9TrailersThis Trailer for The King’s Man Takes Super Spy Action to the Early 20th Century
When shadowy masterminds threaten to descend the world into chaos, the Kingsman steps in. Even if his agency was only ust created. It’s prequel time. Set in the early 20th century, The King’s Man is the newest film in the Kingsmen series of raunchy super spy flicks helmed by Matthew Vaughn, based on a comic … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWatchmen‘s Adrien Veidt Is a Terrifying Presence in This Clip From the Show’s Blu-Ray Release
Adrien Veidt, Ozymandias himself, didn’t do it thirty-five minutes ago—it was decades ago. And he’s not quite the same man he used to be. In an exclusively released clip (via TV Line) from the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Watchmen, the HBO sequel to the classic Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic, we get a look … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsNo One’s Sure If Watchmen Will Be Back For Season 2, Which Is a Very Watchmen-y Thing, Really
Clock’s tickin’. It’s gonna tick for a little longer though. Ever since the incredible climax of Watchmen’s equally incredible debut season, people have been wondering if there would be—or if there even should be—a follow-up season. Could a second installment even come close to achieving what the first did? Could it do better? Many were … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsOpen Channel: Should Watchmen Get a Second Season?
Something impossible happened last night. A continuation of one of the most seminal comic book series of our time—which already defied a lot of lofty expectations by swiftly becoming one of the best pieces of television this year—stuck the landing. The finale of Watchmen was so good, in fact, it has us thinking: do we … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWatchmen‘s Season Finale Was a Devastating Goodbye and a Beautiful Hello
How does a first (and perhaps final) season of television like Watchmen’s come to an end? With beauty, grace, batshit comic book plot twists, and a reminder that nothing ever ends even when it seems as if everything’s drawing to a close. Watchmen’s first season was like a mechanical watch with jewel movements: an intricate … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsOn Lube Man
Every Watchmen masked vigilante has to have an origin story. Even Lube Man. Because Watchmen’s been busy focusing on its story about how white supremacists want to take over the world (how novel), the show hasn’t exactly had the time or need to say much more about Lube Man, the strange masked weirdo who made … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDoctor Manhattan Has Brought Watchmen’s Story About Time Full Circle
As a young boy, Watchmen’s Jon Osterman had no idea that he would one day grow up to be the closest approximation of a god that anyone would ever live to see or that he would fundamentally alter the course of history in nearly unimaginable ways. But this week’s episode posits the idea that for … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsA Jaw-Dropping Watchmen Just Revealed Its Most Important Origin Story
The lives of each and every single one of Watchmen’s characters is part of a larger story about how the world is on the verge of becoming an even more wildly dangerous place. But what few characters understand is how the roles they’re going to play in the events yet to come were defined by … Continued
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io9Watchmen‘s Captain Metropolis Tried to Make Things Right in the End
Watchmen’s recent glimpse into the origins of American superheroism profoundly changed the overall arc of the show and intertwined the HBO series with the comic in unexpected ways. But as fascinating as the show’s exploration of the past was to see on screen, there’s more to the story of Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis that … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsSure Seems Like One of Watchmen‘s KKK Villains Is Donald Trump’s Father
This week’s episode of Watchmen told the story of Hooded Justice, the first American masked vigilante. It detailed how he ushered in an era of superheroes by dedicating himself to an ongoing crusade to rid New York City of the Cyclops, an organization of KKK members plotting to sow chaos amongst the city’s black population. … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWatchmen‘s Nicole Kassell Opens Up About Paying Homage and Breaking Free From the Comics
Watchmen became a different kind of show following Agent Laurie Blake’s introduction earlier this season, but after this week’s episode, the show has transformed once again. Despite the series’ shifts into new forms, executive producer Nicole Kassell recently explained to us that as wild as things have become for Angela Abar and the rest of … Continued
