Just a number of intriguing bits of “Just before Watchmen” news coming out of  London’s Kapow! Con this weekend:

At DC’s “Ahead of Watchmen” panel this weekend, Co-Publisher Dan DiDio announced that legendary comic guide artist Steranko will be drawing the initial “Rorschach” variant cover. “To say that we’re excited would be an understatement, to say that we’re nervous would also be an understatement, but we’re gonna let the work talk for itself.”

Steranko’s profession in comics has been marked by ground-breaking art on books like “Captain America” and “Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Incorporating fine art designs such as surrealism and collage, his operate has had a main influence on the aesthetics of the comic book medium.

Also at the Kapow! Con panel, DiDio teased a feasible Moloch “Watchmen” spin-off comic: “Moloch is this kind of a powerful character, you wouldn’t be surprised if he exhibits up in his very own guide at some time.” The supervillain is an critical Watchmen character, even though not possibly in the instant pantheon of characters one particular would think about for their very own series, and it makes you wonder how broad in scope and in depth DC’s plans are for the “Prior to Watchmen” venture and beyond.

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