HBO’s Watchmen: A Look Behind the Mask at New York Comic Con

New York Comic Con came like a swift wind this year and HBO’s Watchmen is what swept me off my feet. The room lit up with the vibrations of possibilities as we sat in front and almost center of the Watchmen pilot episode screening in the Mainstage. A show we have all been curiously and excitedly waiting for, because the potential overfloweth. We have seen the trailers, made guesses and inferences to what could be happening. We likely have an older Ozymandias, a still disappeared Dr Manhattan and a country of masked law enforcement plus a renegade group of Rorschachs. The world these trailers depict felt like Willy Wonka’s factory – anything in this room you can eat. Let me tell you, this first episode gave me a tummy ache! There is not enough room in your stomach to take in what this episode shells out. Now I am not giving spoilers because not only does that go against nerd code, but I sure as hell want each and every person to experience this on their own. DOOMSDAY The trailer gives you nothing but a keyhole look at this vast and ever origami unfolding world. Even if you found the key and opened the door, you would find it is a whole different room inside with more doors than the woods in Jack Skellington’s back yard. I was in the audience singing “What is this?” ME: The first episode broke open a rift into an alternate universe and I walked through terrified, but like the terrified you know is good for you. The shot selections, cast and intertwined storylines are top tier -…