You Put the Squid Back In!!!
Let talk of the genius behind this cartoon short. First of all, Watchmen is the greatest graphic novel of all time, and is certainly my favorite. Second, the 1990's and 1980's were fondly remembered for their wacky cartoons spawned from Saturday programming. This short blends two great things together and joyfully lampoons the dark, bloody, and brutal story that deconstructed the modern superhero fantasy with 1980's cartoon superhero fantasy. The great thing about it is all those funny references to toons like Jem, TMNT, Batman, Scooby-Doo, Superfriends, and Captain Planet. Let's not forget, it is still a good tribute to the graphic novel for trying to be accurate to its time period. Especially with the retro HH logo at the beginning and the title cards at the end. b One problem I'll have with the short was that the characters refer themselves as "The Watchmen" when in fact, they referred to themselves as "The Crimebusters" in the novel, and I would think that "Crimebusters" is a much more appropriate title because it has a very 80's feel to it. Other than that, the best can say is at least this "adaption" has the squid in it.