Dave Gibbons Circa 1987

Dave Gibbons will be signing copies of Watchmen (and I guess other things too) at Borders book shops throughout the UK over the next couple of days. The list I;ve got is below, if you know of any other dates please let me know Probably just to support the film but well worth the trip I’m sure…

• Borders Islington Dave Gibbons Book Signing 12/03/2009 @ 7:30pm
• Borders Glasgow Dave Gibbons Book Signing 14/03/2009 @ 1:30pm

See you in Glasgow on Saturday of you’re coming along.

Below are some links to help you find where you want to go to:

• Watchmen Movie @ Cineworld Cinemas
• Watchmen Movie @ Odeon Cinemas
• Watchmen Movie @ IMAX Cinema

I particularly like the Comedian Badge USB flash Drive - so you better get yours organised today..

They make you pay a P&P charge which is a bit rich but you cant have it all I ’spose.

You can preorder the BlueRay/DVD of Tales of the Black Freighter over at HMV.com; £6.99 for the DVD and £9.99 on BlueRay is a decent discount when the RRP is £9.99 and £14.99.

Both these story lines were core components of the original Watchmen comic book. The tales of the Black Freighter is being read as New York is being destroyed and Under the Hood fills in back story elements of the watchmen story explaining the creation of the minutemen and some other juicy little pieces of Watchmen story lines.

I’ve just received some stills for the Tales of the Black Freighter and some box shots. Will post more shots tomorrow - I promise…

Tales of the Black Freighter DVD Cover

Tales of the Black Freighter - Screenshot

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See you tomorrow for some more images.

I think this translates as they didnt want to pay the requested price for the film. Fair enough but why not do this before listing that you will be showing it. 

To further irk me the cineworld website only lists four cinemas as showing the Watchmen film! One is in scotland so I should be able as a last resort see it at the moviedrome in glasgow - souless beast of a cinema.

Anyone would think that the whole launch of this movie is going to be a farce. Rant over - off to relax and try and get some tickets for next friday

Juvenal is credited with initially using the phrase “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” - literally “who guards the guards themselves”. Ever since the phrase has constantly been re-used to highlight the core moral problem with people placing themselves under the rule or moral authority of another group - as who will morally rule those who watch over the morality of everyone else. In recent terms the movie ‘Frost Vs Nixon’ explored the concept:

David Frost: Are you really saying the President can do something illegal?
Richard Nixon: I’m saying that when the President does it, that means it’s *not* illegal!

The morality of those who have to govern is always under question - and always should be. And in many socieities those who govern watch themselves - and the watching is generally lax and pretty awful. Think of Tory MPs paying their sons for imaginary work, MPs claiming 1st and 2nd home allowances, bankers destroying national economies and then wanting bonus payments as a reward for their greed, churches talking about morality whilst priests abuse children, etc, etc.

The point is that today no one is watching the watchmen. Society gives up so much to the elected/unelected leaders in many spheres and has no way to really hold them to account. 

I guess what we need is a moral politican but following the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the chances of this are minimal. Even Obama for all his posturing is likely to fall back to the usual position of protectionism.

Will provide an overview once mine arrives - and I’ve read it.

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