왓치맨 프리퀄 소식에 앨런 무어가 뉴욕 타임즈와 인터뷰룰 통해 한마디 하였다.

 

"완전히 뻔뻔한 짓" "Completely shameless"

 

또한 다른 미디어를 통해서는 "난 돈을 원하지 않는다. 이런 것은 원하지 않는다."
("I don't want money. I want this not to happen.")

 

라고 하였다. 이에 비해 왓치맨 원작의 작화를 맡았던 데이빗 기븐즈는 오리지널 왓치맨 시리즈는 앨런 무어와 자신이 말하려고 했던 전체 이야기라고 한다. 하지만 이번 기회를 만들어준 DC에 감사하며 그들의 성공을 기원한다고 하였다. 이번 왓치맨 프리퀄은 여름 연재를 시작할 예정이다.

이하 생략

"Completely shameless" is what comics writer Alan Moore had to say about DC Comics' announcement of Before Watchmen, an ambitious programme of prequel miniseries based on Moore and Dave Gibbons' hugely popular and influential graphic novel, Watchmen. For his part, Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons was more forgiving. He and the principals of Before Watchmen, including DC Comics Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, have been making the media rounds throughout the morning. Many of their remarks explicitly acknowledge the controversy built into the nature of this publishing initiative, although some disagree with Moore and other commentators' estimations of the morality in play.

A 1987 opus about cold war era superhero outlaws embroiled in a murder mystery whose implications connect them to doomsday itself, Watchmen is considered sacrosanct by readers. The work is also notable for its role in divorcing Moore from DC over issues pertaining to ownership, issues that in the 25 years since its original publication have made Watchmen just as much an industry contract parable as a revered work of literature.

Speaking with The New York Times about Before Watchmen, Moore, who is entitled to royalties on printings of Watchmen and its exploitation in other media, said, "I don't want money. I want this not to happen."

"I tend to take this latest development as a kind of eager confirmation that they are still apparently dependent on ideas that I had 25 years ago," said Moore, also the writer of the acclaimed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls and Swamp Thing. "As far as I know, there weren't that many prequels or sequels to Moby-Dick." The writer also said the Before Watchmen news reminds him of the "draconian contracts" he signed with DC at the time.

In a statement published by DC's The Source blog, Dave Gibbons had this to say about Before Watchmen:

The original series of WATCHMEN is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC's reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire.

 

Read More: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/01/alan-moore-dave-gibbons-before-watchmen-creators-quotes-ethics-prequel/#ixzz1lCZANCBW

 

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