Journey Planet’s New ‘Watchmen’-Themed Issue: 96 Pages Free To Download
by Richard Bruton
The always fascinating sci-fi and comics fanzine – in fact, the Hugo Award winning fanzine – Journey Planet released a new issue just before the new year, all about Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins‘ Watchmen.
Yes, beneath one of the finest Watchmen-pastiche covers, created by Iain Clarke, editors James Bacon,Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Helena Nash, Michael Carroll, and Christopher J Garcia a host of writers take a look at the phenomenon of one of the most famous comic series of all time.
The 96 pages of Journey Planet #77 is free to download right here and it’s one any student of comics would do well to have a read of, looking at so many fascinating aspects of the book and its legacy.
Features include plenty of excellent writing on Watchmen from all angles and on so many different themes, behind-the-scenes information, fascinating snippets, and a heck of a lot more. There’s short interviews with Neil Gaiman, Tony Lee, Bryan Talbot, Antony Johnston, Bruce Dickinson, Peter Hogan, and longer interviews with Paul Levitz, Michael Carroll, John Higgins, and the creator of the Saturday Morning Watchmen animation, Harry Partridge.
Todd Klein talks about Dave Gibbons’ iconic lettering on the comic, Michael Carroll looks at Watchmen-inspired parodies, Helena Nash compares and contrasts Watchmen with Marvel’s Squadron Supreme, Interview with Paul Levitz, and you get to find out just why Watchmen colourist John Higgins feels ‘total embarrassment’ when asked what does it feel like to have been involved.
There’s even a very special supplement – ‘You Are Rorschach, A Choose Your Own Adventure’ by Helena Nash. Seriously, how could you not be going and downloading it right now? It really is an absolutely packed fanzine that’s a must for any fan of the comic – go download and read.
Oh, and just as an extra, here’s that Saturday Morning Watchmen film by Harry Partridge…
