Today’s Watchmen Video Journal installment keeps us up close and personal with Dave Gibbons, one of the creators of the original Watchmen graphic novel.  He was actually one of the artists, so he had a lot to do with the film’s overall appearance.

Gibbons seems very enthusiastic about how the sets and costumes and such are shaping up–details that he had actually forgotten about are coming to life in the set, and he’s very specifically pleased with the kind of “attention to detail” being shown by the Watchmen production.  It’s definitely a good sign when details even the original creator forgot about are coming back to light in this release.

Though I have to admit, I have some misgivings about director Zack Snyder that Dave Gibbons doesn’t seem to share.  It’s true that, when put with a comic book, Snyder can do a decent job.  300 turned out entirely too well to not notice.  But deep in the back of my mind, a nagging fact remains that Snyder is the same guy who so badly bungled Dawn of the Dead.  I remain optimistic about the whole affair, however, and try to keep my doubts under rein.