This particular installment of the Watchmen Video Journal, depicting the Owl Ship, is especially exciting for me, folks, because it’s within striking distance of something I’m very personally fond of.

When I first started catching up with the Watchmen, the first thing I could think was how similar it was to George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards series.  And when I heard about the Nite Owl (or more appropriately Nite Owl II) all I could think was, this is the Great And Powerful Turtle without the psychokinesis.

And yes, this installment once again shows the level of detail they’re exhibiting throughout and really gives me a lot of hope, but now I’m personally involved in this movie.  My personal favorite Wild Cards character was The Great and Powerful Turtle, and looking at the Owl Ship, it looks so much like I pictured the Turtle Shell to be, like a squat, cylindrical sort of figure covered in heavy armor.  Sure, the Owl Ship has more weapons and such, and the Turtle Shell is really just a VW Bug covered in old battleship armor, but the parallels are still clear and present.

It’s great to see something so close to something I enjoyed deeply depicted on the big screen, and now, I’m really excited for this to come out.  Nothing I’ve seen yet has dampened my enthusiasm, and it’s going to take something really bad to blow this beauty out of the water.