John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

A Dr. Manhattan cardigan

Not the kind of thing most people would wear to the office, I suspect. 

Spotted here.  

A T-shirt that blends Fringe and Watchmen

I'm hoping Fringe will be around at least another year, if only because there aren't many smart dramas on the main U.S. networks right now. This shirt lifts the Observer theme and the shows use of icons, adding  Watchmen twist along the way.

Have I mentioned that I could plausibly buy this comic book?

Almost three years ago, the Simpsons let its comic-book flag high and vigorously with an episode called Husbands and Knives, which had one comic-related joke after another ... not to mention voice appearances by Alan Moore and Art Spiegelman. Watchmen Babies? Excellent.

Rorschach loves me tender

After all, which other member of the Watchmen could better hold George Washington's place on a bill? More funny defacings of government tender here.

What's unfilmable?

With the Watchmen DVD hitting stores today (including a director's cut edition that adds 24 minutes to the running time), Wired asks an interesting question: what else is out there, really, that's unfilmable? Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns (above) is on the list, as well as dorm-reading mainstays Gravity's Rainbow and Neuromancer. You can add your own suggestions to the list, and vote on your interest in any of the adaptations.

The Watchmen, but with the Scooby-Doo treatment

Instead of a dark, dedicated adaptation of the original series, what if the Watchmen had instead been adapted to fit into old-style Saturday morning cartoons?

This made me laugh, several times over, particularly with the Scooby-like sound effects as the characters ran, and the line, "Jon can give you cancer." Here's the creator's page.

Watchmen trailer clues

The new Watchmen trailer (click below to watch) is out; if you're curious about just how much is packed in there, read all about it here. Plenty of things from the original series, plus some other nods and winks.