Meanwhile, Alan Moore shed a single tear.

Source: Valnet Inc. Presents Comic Book Resources

As if a film adaptation, a motion comic, a coloring book, and a fucking toaster weren't enough, DC is creating an R-rated animated adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' seminal comic book. According to a recent survey from Warner Bros. "A-List Community" program, it was revealed that the film is in development or in the final stages of production.

The made-for-video movie is described as:

A faithful adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel executed in an animation style that mirrors the source material (Anticipated MPAA R rating).

Moore and Gibbons' names are noticeably, but not surprisingly, absent from the survey. Gibbons participated in the promotion of the 2009 film adaptation, while Moore has said, "The 'Watchmen' film sounds like more regurgitated worms. I for one am sick of worms. Can't we get something else? Perhaps some takeout? Even Chinese worms would be a nice change."

Meanwhile, DC was previously in talks with HBO about creating a TV series based on the comic, and they're currently in the process of bringing the Watchmen universe into the main DC comics universe.

In an EXXXCLUSIVE, Moore told The Outhouse, in a 45 page response that was edited down to one sentence, "I'm looking forward to Watchmen-branded condoms with my face on them, so everyone aside from DC can fuck me."