Who Costumes the Watchmen?

In general, I have sworn off comic movie news. Too may times in the past, I would find some bit of news about a comic movie that would kill my interest in it or develop false expectations for it. These days, I like to know a movie is going to happen and whose is involved and that is it. With that in mind, I can truly say that I stumbled across shots of five of the main Watchmen characters earlier today. I have to say that they leave me with mixed feelings.

While nit picking over costumes feels a little silly to me, I do have to say that I find superhero costumes to be one of the great things about them. A good costume goes a long way in establishing the feel of the character plus I think their fun to look at. In checking out these Watchman duds, some of them left me real cold. They seemed really wrapped up in the aesthetic of modern superhero movies like the Batman franchise or X-Men rather than having their own look. I have to admit, though, that seeing the designs for the Comedian and Rorschach make me feel like I am looking at Alan Moore and Dave Gibson’s comic classic come alive.

What will really matter in the end is how good or bad the movie turns out. While Alan Moore comics have a poor track record of being translated to film, there’s always a chance that this one could be different. There is about a year until the films March 9, 2009 release date. Until we can find out for ourselves about it, we can always check out things like the official Watchmen blog and use the few clues we get to guess away at the movies quality.

-Nick