I wanted to write you guys my Watchmen story after hearing yours told on the podcast. I worked in a comic book store during one of the greatest eras of comics, the mid to late 80’s. Byrne’s Superman, The Dark Knight by Miller, Alan Moore’s Miracleman and Watchmen all were released during my employment with Lone Star Comics in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. When Watchmen was released one month at a time, it was probably the best way to digest such a series, I was very pleased to hear that mentioned in the podcast. I’m not sure if anyone will remember this, but the final issue, #12, wasn’t finished in a month’s time as the previous eleven and we had to wait almost two months for it to be released. I don’t know why, but it was worth the wait. For the next few years, I shared the Watchmen comics with friends and college roommates and they also became fans. I remember being in our dorm back in 1988 and my two roommates and myself were discussing if Watchmen could ever be made into a film. It seemed almost impossible by film standards back then, almost as impossible of whether there would even be an audience for it. But the three of us made a pact right then and there, we swore that IF Watchmen were ever made into a film, we’d all see it together.
Fast forward to March 2009, the premiere date of Watchmen. We kept our promise to one another. We met at the Cinemark Legacy Theater in Plano, Texas. This was a half hour drive for me but my roommate Craig drove up from Houston, about a four hour drive and my other roommate Bill drove in from the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport after work. He’s an air marshal and had been traveling abroad, protecting the airlines.
So we’re all sitting in the theater waiting for Watchmen to begin and Bill, the air marshal shows us that he still has his handgun holstered under his shirt. He says, “If this film isn’t any good, I’m going to shoot up the screen.” Craig and I were shocked even though we knew he wouldn’t really do this, but why wouldn’t you leave your weapon in the car??? He explained that if a federally licensed weapon was in any way stolen from his car, he’s get into serious trouble, so it must stay on him at all times….and he didn’t have the time to drive home and lock it up. Luckily we all loved the film and to this day we all keep in touch only to occasionally reminisce about our Watchmen pact.
I wanted to write you guys my Watchmen story after hearing yours told on the podcast. I worked in a comic book store during one of the greatest eras of comics, the mid to late 80’s. Byrne’s Superman, The Dark Knight by Miller, Alan Moore’s Miracleman and Watchmen all were released during my employment with Lone Star Comics in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. When Watchmen was released one month at a time, it was probably the best way to digest such a series, I was very pleased to hear that mentioned in the podcast. I’m not sure if anyone will remember this, but the final issue, #12, wasn’t finished in a month’s time as the previous eleven and we had to wait almost two months for it to be released. I don’t know why, but it was worth the wait. For the next few years, I shared the Watchmen comics with friends and college roommates and they also became fans. I remember being in our dorm back in 1988 and my two roommates and myself were discussing if Watchmen could ever be made into a film. It seemed almost impossible by film standards back then, almost as impossible of whether there would even be an audience for it. But the three of us made a pact right then and there, we swore that IF Watchmen were ever made into a film, we’d all see it together.
Fast forward to March 2009, the premiere date of Watchmen. We kept our promise to one another. We met at the Cinemark Legacy Theater in Plano, Texas. This was a half hour drive for me but my roommate Craig drove up from Houston, about a four hour drive and my other roommate Bill drove in from the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport after work. He’s an air marshal and had been traveling abroad, protecting the airlines.
So we’re all sitting in the theater waiting for Watchmen to begin and Bill, the air marshal shows us that he still has his handgun holstered under his shirt. He says, “If this film isn’t any good, I’m going to shoot up the screen.” Craig and I were shocked even though we knew he wouldn’t really do this, but why wouldn’t you leave your weapon in the car??? He explained that if a federally licensed weapon was in any way stolen from his car, he’s get into serious trouble, so it must stay on him at all times….and he didn’t have the time to drive home and lock it up. Luckily we all loved the film and to this day we all keep in touch only to occasionally reminisce about our Watchmen pact.