I thought The Originals was a good book. Gibbons has become a very good writer on his own. I don't discount anything Alan Moore did with Watchmen, but without the imput of Gibbons it would have been a different book.

Joe Zhang said:

Watchmen is kind of freaky and interesting. It's exactly what Alan Moore's good at, and what people go to him for. When I read it, I enjoyed it for what it was. I do resent the hacks who have turned the Watchmen into an industry-wide style guide and bible, though.

I agree! Well said, Joe!

Speaking of Squadron Supreme artist Paul Ryan....
I think he has done some of his best stuff in the last 10 years. His Swedish Phantom issues are very some of his strongest work, sadly those are not avaliable in the US. I am attaching some cover images here, in case anyone is interested...

Man that Phantom stuff looks sweet.

Too bad the current Moonstone version isn't quite as...appealing to me. I just can't get into it.

In the Watchmen film, a character apparently supposed to be Woody Allen makes a brief cameo appearance as a talk show guest. In reference to Dr. Manhattan and the jingoisms about how "The superman exists and he's American", ' Woody' remarks that "What I actually said was that God exists and he's American... and that if you're disturbed by the theological implications of this, don't worry; it just means you're sane."

The real Woody must have used that line sometime. Nice of the filmmakers to give Mr. Allen a nod, since later in the film there's a scene in Which Dr. Manhattan tells Laurie that she's "You're my only remaining connection to the world," and she replies that that's not fair; it's too much responsibility. That's a direct swipe from Woody's Hannah And Her Sisters.