Matt goes solo this time, guys. This episode looks at Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' towering masterpiece Watchmen, the graphic novel to end all graphic novels. It examines the book's satires of the superhero genre and 80s culture, and how it uses comics as a medium in a wholly unique way to tell its story. Matt is then joined by special guest Cameron Hawkins (Twitter: @TheCinephileGuy) of Dualshockers to talk about Zack Snyder's film version, the book in general, and a little about the new HBO series. We also detour into Harry Potter and Star Wars for a sec, so enjoy that.  Ozymandias Spoilers: 25:20-26:55Stuff to look into:A great video serving as a crash course in the novel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmg0uc3CjY The best Watchmen parody: https://youtu.be/YDDHHrt6l4wVideo Essays which tackle the book and its adaptations from various perspectives:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfDR3JR3-rIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn2CebyHH6Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Oth1KUfNU https://youtu.be/6kWt8YhBIro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oltd-Jsi2Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg46bZsdhnghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXDz2rYeh4  (by the way, this video also proposes the argument that Nite Owl, Rorschach and Ozymandias reflect Batman's personas. I guess this is a case of cryptomnesia) The Simpsons clip I used where Alan Moore (among other comics creators) voiced himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKgblaifX1sAlan Moore talking about Watchmen clip I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKebCtCTbCA&t=201sAlan Moore talking about Steve Ditko and Rorschach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdZETnEacAAlan Moore on HARDtalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuBFd1rlWWAThe New Yorker article from 2016 I reference to Cameron regarding Star Wars: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-the-seven-star-wars-films-reveal-about-george-lucasNY Times article Moore is quoted from in this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/movies/the-vendetta-behind-v-for-vendetta.html