News of “Watchmen” add on stories have been circling around the Internet for some time now, but now an artist has been confirmed for one of four miniseries prequels. Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, Batman and Son) has been announced to be drawing a prequel story for one of the four main characters. That is all that has been released so far.
The question remains though, do we need any add on to the Watchmen story? Throughout the story we are given the back-story to a majority of the characters. Also, “Watchmen” was created with such ingenuity, with its underlying message and layout style, that it has been studied and talked about for decades. Over at MajorsSpoliers.com they talked “Watchmen” with Dr. Peter Coogan and the idea of add on stories to this classic book. You can follow this link and hear them discuss the self-contained nature of “Watchmen” and who the real author is.
So, what do you think? Is adding on to the “Watchmen” story line necessary? Tell us what you think in the comments bellow.
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