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COMICS: DC Reveals Eduardo Risso's BEFORE WATCHMEN: MOLOCH #1 Cover

Announced at the Fan Expo in Toronto last month, this November and December will see the release of Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 and #2. Hit the jump to check out Eduardo Risso's menacing cover for the first issue!

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By Josh Wilding - 9/14/2012
The news that DC were planning to release Before Watchmen: Moloch came as quite a surprise to fans. Why? Well, despite the fact that the mystical villain plays a major role in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, the prequels released so far have focused only on the main cast members. The two-part series will be written by J. Michael Straczynski (Before Watchmen: Nite Owl) and pencilled by Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets), who also provides the cover below which has been released by DC Comics through BuzzFeed. They also reveal the exciting news that Olly Moss will illustrate an issue #1 variant.



Source: BuzzFeed
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TheSoulEater - 9/14/2012, 4:32 PM
O.O
RamonSuarez - 9/14/2012, 4:48 PM
Boy, DC is really going to exploit the hell out of this cherished comic masterpiece.

Next thing you know they will devote a two part series to exploring the career of Hector Godfrey and Doug Roth.
duncboy - 9/14/2012, 4:55 PM
I was hesitant to buy any of these, but have really enjoyed Rorschach, Nite Owl, and Dr. Manhattan.
NorrinRaddical - 9/14/2012, 4:59 PM
LOVE Risso... but that is one ugly painting.

BUT... an OLLY MOSS COMIC COVER!?!?!? AWESOME NEWS!!!!!!
blueorangeny - 9/14/2012, 5:33 PM
@ Champ6 - Why you hating?
jimpinto24 - 9/14/2012, 5:37 PM
SICK!!!
hope420 - 9/14/2012, 6:51 PM
Nice cover! I'm not one to complaine but I hate that tmobile add! It makes every page on this site load slower then any site I visit on my phone.:/
RamonSuarez - 9/14/2012, 8:29 PM
@Rokker10

The reason is simple. When Watchmen was produced, Moore intended the comic to be a one shot deal. He even received a verbal promise from DC executives at the time that such would be the case.

This is just a crass, cynical ploy by DC executives to make more money exploiting a classic work in the genre.
drewXdeficit - 9/14/2012, 11:28 PM
DAT Cover.
damntree - 9/14/2012, 11:30 PM
Who [frick]ing cares? Who are you, Moore's belt-loop buddy? They own the comic they can take a giant shit on it if they want to. It's no ones fault but Moores that he was too retarded to get something in writing. Stop riding his jock.
Jollem - 9/14/2012, 11:55 PM
alan moore farts talent. one of the biggest names in comics and literature
RamonSuarez - 9/15/2012, 12:24 AM
@ damntree

And who are you? An employee of DC comics?

I care. And so do many people with actual standards who loved the original Watchmen comic series as a great piece of literature.

If DC wants to whore their most prized property for extra cash that's their prerogative as actual owners of the Watchmen brand. But when I see them piss all over what Moore and Gibbons did I'm not going to call it rain.

This whole gimmick is a lame, cynical and transparent attempt to revive a once great series in order to make up for the fact that today's comic industry is devoid of any originality or intelligence. The fact that execs at DC comics can actually throw this slop at dimwits like you who will lap it up only reaffirms my belief that 10 percent of comic readership in the country have any standards whatsoever.
damntree - 9/15/2012, 2:16 AM
They can make 15 million shitty new versions, prequels, or shitty reboots and it doesn't change ONE [frick]ING thing about the original. Get over it. Stop referring to your opinion as a fact; it makes you look like an idiot. Also, I haven't bought anything from DC in 12 years. I just get tired of whiney little [foo foo]s throwing their little fanboy tantrums anytime someone approaches the pedestal of douchery they placed their idol on. Then you cry and moan that it's going to destroy and piss on the original. Nothing [frick]ing changes about the original.

Little [frick]ing robots don't deploy around the world and wipe all original copies off the face of the earth. If you don't like it don't [frick]ing read it. And I'm sure you've read the new stuff to actually have an educated opinion instead of just your blind hatred? You're a [frick]ing muppet; go jack off to your picture of Moore in your mother's basement.
ChiefJudge - 9/15/2012, 3:51 AM
Watchmen wasn't about the superheroes it was written at a time of the cold war and was a tense political thriller. The new stuff is just a cash in . I think I might write The Bible 2 and have Jesus as a Gay Ninja with his twelve prostitues touring round the middle east curing sexually transmitted diseases spreading a message of the virtues of playing Pac Man. But hey if you don't like it don't read it I mean it won't dampen down the original, cheapen it or dilute its effect - will it!
Jollem - 9/15/2012, 3:53 AM
i don't think the new comics are bad. alan moore wanted the story said and done and nothing else. i side with the creator over the company

don't stop there d.c.

i just can't wait 'till this becomes a reality



:)
RamonSuarez - 9/15/2012, 4:40 AM
@damntree

You're still missing the point.

I'm not worried about the original. Nothing DC does will ever tarnish what Moore did for them. I'm critical about the sad state of DC comics that they have to exploit a work that is over 25 years old to make money. Plus the comics suck.

damntree - 9/15/2012, 5:41 AM
@chief - Nope, the original comic will not be changed in any way, shape or form. You can still read it and it will be exactly the same. The pages don't magically change because DC makes a prequel comic.

@Ramon - Well that's just like your opinion man. Although, you're being a tad narrow-minded in saying DC is just trying to exploit Moore's work. I'm sure the writer, artist, editor and all the other people who have anything to do with this book were all sitting around in a room cackling maniacally while rolling around in money and came up with an idea to exploit Moore's beloved watchmen. How does that tinfoil hat fit?

Secondly, this book isn't even out yet so how do you know it sucks? And which previous books have you read? Do you always just make uninformed assumptions?
thatdylhooper - 9/15/2012, 5:49 AM
Love it, you go damntree
Jollem - 9/15/2012, 6:16 AM
one side says they are exploiting for monies
one side says they are not

who knows for sure?
Starlight - 9/15/2012, 6:41 AM
Eduardo Riso... ARGENTINIAN... enough said !
coolguy - 9/15/2012, 8:06 AM
I really like that cover. I almost didn't even feel like coming on this page because I knew there would be an Alan Moore fight. Regardless of whether you support them or not you either read them or you don't and you like them or you dont. That's all I care about.
Oxbow - 9/15/2012, 11:04 AM
watchmen babies! and a V for Vendetta joke to boot! Haha I love that.


DoodPool - 9/16/2012, 12:43 PM
I read Rorschach issue 1 and i thought he was really out of character, too many one liners. It's kinda like watching a popular band replace the lead singer, it just ain't the same and seems more like a novelty if anything.

If you want more watchmen esque shit just go read Moore's other comics cause that is the only way you'll get it. Moore sold you a story, DC is selling you characters. Go ahead and waste your money.

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