DC Comics has officially declared that they’ll be releasing Before Watchmen, prequel comics depending on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen.  While there have been rumors of Watchmen prequel and follow up comics for a long time, the prequels will actually occur now with writers and everything.  DC Comics asked Alan Moore for his blessing, but he refused.Even so, Gibbons launched a declaration stating,

    “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”