Gibbons recounted how Moore thought it was a joke at first. Wein wanted to see if Moore was interested in taking over the "Swamp Thing" series. Len Wein, DC editor, who'd worked with Gibbons on "Green Lantern," called Gibbons and asked if he knew a fellow named Alan Moore. Then, DC came to Gibbons, looking to get in touch with Alan Moore for something else entirely. The Nite Owl as drawn by a 15-year-old Dave Gibbons That proposal was rejected by DC, and their next pitch: J'onn J'onzz done as a 1950s paranoia series was not picked up by DC either. After that, Gibbons started seeing Moore's work in "2000 AD" short stories and began working with Moore on a "Dragnet"-in-the-future series called "Chronocops" for "2000 AD." After working for a short while together on British comics, Moore and Gibbons tried to pitch some series ideas to DC Comics."Alan and I were trying to get something going," said Gibbons, "and Alan wrote a treatment of 'Challengers of the Unknown,'" which Gibbons described as a "Crisis kind of story," with plenty of characters from the DC Universe. Steve Moore introduced him to "Alan Moore-no relation," said Gibbons. "Steve Moore approached me with a tall, gangly, bearded guy," said Gibbons. Although, as Gibbons pointed out, that plan would have been doomed to failure, for "if they looked at any labor dispute, they'd find a Brit right in the center."Gibbons then described his first meeting with Alan Moore, at a convention. Gibbons said, "Uslan gave me my portfolio back with a thanks but no thanks," but soon after that DC Comics came over to England looking to recruit Gibbons and other British creators, after seeing their work in magazines like "Warrior" and "2000 AD."According to Gibbons, the rumor in those days was that DC was recruiting British talent as back-up in case the American creators formed a union. "But we really wanted to do it," he said, speaking of his generation of comic creators.Gibbons recalled his early experiences with DC, when he submitted samples and was rejected by future "Batman" movie producer Michael Uslan. "Prior to that," said Gibbons, "the guys who became comic creators were failed illustrators or failed novelists," both in America and in Britain. Gibbons described how he was one of the first generation of creators who actually wanted to create comics. Included in the book, in addition to Gibbons's early sketches and behind-the-scenes material, will be original breakdowns from almost every original issue, documents detailing the conflicts between the creators and the publisher DC Comics, and every thumbnail drawing Dave Gibbons made in the production of the graphic novel.Before presenting a slideshow about the "Watching the Watchmen" book, Jensen asked Gibbons to speak a bit about his early career. Last Saturday morning at Comic-Con International in San Diego, "Watchmen" co-creator Dave Gibbons joined book designers Chip Kidd and Mike Essl to discuss the upcoming "Watching the Watchmen" book with Entertainment Weekly's Jeff Jenson."Watching the Watchmen," a 250+ page book showcasing Gibbons's production art from the 1980s and plenty of never-before-seen material created to use while drawing the landmark "Watchmen," will be released this October. Kennedy, The Comedian (Eddie Blake), Jim Weiss, Steven Fine, Chuck, Hooded Justice, Joe Bourquin, Milton Glass, Hollis Mason (Nite Owl), Deputy Warden, Dr."Watching the Watchmen" on sale in October Forbes, Comedian (Eddie Blake) (Flashback), Harvey Charles Furniss, Nite Owl (Dan Dreiberg), Jon Osterman (Doctor Manhattan), (Dan Dreiberg), Happy Harry, John F.
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