Watchmen fun roundup

In honour of the release of the film adaptation of Watchmen I thought I'd share some of the best Watchmen-related humour and curios I've come across in recent months.

My favourite is Saturday Morning Watchmen, which gives us an idea of how the gang would look if they were transposed to a Saturday morning cartoon from the '70s and '80s. Pure genius.

I wanted to share a brilliant Watchmen: The Condensed Version which told the story in LOLcat/4chan style, but sadly it was posted on the now-defunct Scans_Daily and I can no longer find it online. Wait, it's back! Bask in its glory.

As an alternate to the Condensed Version I recommend Watchmen in 30 Seconds from the ISB's 30-second recap contest.

Slate wonders what would happen if other directors took a swing at adapting the comic?

Sure, the Watchmen Babies have already made an appearance on The Simpsons, but Springfield Punx shows what the real things would look like if Simpson-ized.

One of the most sadly ironic things about the Watchmen movie is all the frickin' merchandise! Here's a roundup on some of the most terrifying examples. But I need to know: where's my Bubastis action figure?

Speaking of merchandise, there's nothing geekier than wearing an obscure in-joke to your favourite comic on a t-shirt. So if the smiley face logo is too obvious a choice for you, perhaps you'd prefer a HURM or a Gunga Diner t-shirt? And Threadless has a clever Watchmen as, uh, watches shirt.

Finally, there's Gizmodo's Photoshop contest 104 Ways to Hilariously Ruin Watchmen. It's wonderful, and has given me my most recent desktop background: a googly-eyed Owlship.