Ahoy, geeks and geekettes! Christmas is hurtling towards us like that meteor in Armageddon (or Deep Impact, if you prefer), and time is of the essence to get your fellow geeks that perfect gift. 2009 Essentilas is a new series of bite-sized blog posts here at the famous Starstore Blog that will give you a [...]
I went to see WATCHMEN again yesterday, with a friend who hadn’t seen it until then. He was a huge fan of the Watchmen graphic novel (and indeed comics in general), so I was interested in seeing his reaction as well as gauging my own on a second viewing. How did it go? The film [...]
There is much more to the work of Alan Moore than just Watchmen and V For Vendetta. Moore is responsible for some of the most memorable comic stories ever written, and there is a plethora of titles available to check out. Staff favourites include the original books of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Don’t let [...]
Sitting in a cinema packed with long-time Watchmen fans and new converts was a strange thing. The sense of palpable anticipation was noticeable. After two decades, all the hype about the book and now all the hype about the film itself, would it live up to all the praise? Lights dimmed, half an hour of [...]
Finally, at long last the public at large will share in something comic book fans have been enjoying for decades. With the release of the Watchmen movie, the greatest graphic novel of all time has hit our screens, and those unfamiliar with the characters and their story won’t know what has hit them. Zack Snyder [...]
Okay, not long now until the Watchmen movie is there for all to see.
Unlike many hacks on these here world wide interwebs, I have not been lucky enough to see a preview screening of the WATCHMEN movie, and I would really rather like to see it soon. Please. I am tiring of writing about how [...]
Aside from the watchmen graphic novel itself, there are some fantastic movie tie-in/making of books available. I can wholeheartedly recommend the title ‘Watchmen: The film companion’, which contains some incredible behind the scenes photos and the scoop on the shooting of Zack Snyder’s vision of the Watchmen universe. Check out some of these fantastic books [...]
Here’s a little video we concocted to show you the WATCHMEN movie action figures now in store!
The first wave of WATCHMEN movie action figures is here! From the highly anticipated comic book movie adaptation come these incredibly detailed figures from DC Direct!
This initial set of figures from the forthcoming film includes Rorschach, Ozymandias, Nite Owl (Modern) and Silk Spectre (Modern). Series 2 will include Silk Spectre (Classic), Nite Owl (Classic), Dr [...]
Well, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The WATCHMEN movie will indeed get its March 6th release in the US, followed by other territories soon after. Warner Brothers and Fox have indeed come to an agreement over the rights to release the eagerly-anticipated comic book adaptation after weeks of speculation. This is great [...]
