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It’s time to get the band back together as Dan and Laurie enact their plan to break Rorschach out of prison. Meanwhile, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen #8, “Old Ghosts,” serves as an overture to the rest of the series, layering in bits of the mystery and taking one major character off the board, permanently. Plus, are superheroes full of piss? We discuss.
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Alex: Welcome
to Watchman Watch Podcast about Watchmen where we watch Watchmen. You watch
Watchmen. We all watch Watchmen. I’m Alex.
Justin: I’m
Justin.
Alex: And
we are going to be talking about Chapter 8 of Watchmen: Old Ghosts, as we
continue our walk through Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons classic comic book series
leading up to the premier of HBO’s Watchmen on October 20th. Speaking of which,
I think you were away last week, Justin. You were traveling across country with
our co-host, Alan Moore. And, then, this week, Pete’s gone and Alan’s gone.
What’s going on?
Justin: I’m
sad to say we … So we drove all the way across country out to LA for a
karaoke contest. We got all set. We were both super excited. He was gregarious,
just like giggling, super happy.
Alex: I
know Alan. You don’t need to describe that.
Justin: Yeah,
exactly. This real giggle monster. Putting his name on stuff as opposed to the
other. And our song is, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, obviously, by Meat
Loaf.
Alex: Sure.
Justin: And,
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