Doctor Manhattan (top) and Rorschach (bottom), two of the most prominent characters from Watchmen.
For detailed information about this series, see: Watchmen Wiki
Watchmen is a comic book series created by Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore and published by DC Comics.
Comics
- Watchmen (September 1986 - October 1987)
- Before Watchmen (June 13th, 2012 - April 24th, 2013)
- Doomsday Clock (November 21st, 2017 - December 2019)
- Rorschach (October 13th, 2020 - September 14th, 2021)
Films
- Watchmen (March 6th, 2009)
- Watchmen
- Chapter I (August 13th, 2024)
- Chapter II (November 26th, 2024)
TV
- Watchmen (October 20th, 2019 - December 15th, 2019)
Video Game
- Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (March 4th, 2009) for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
Links to Other Series
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Doc Savage | September 1986 | Doc Savage is mentioned in Watchmen #1. | 2 |
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The Shadow | September 1986 | The Shadow is mentioned in Watchmen #1. | 2 |
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | August 1987 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is mentioned in Watchmen #11. | 2 |
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The Question | June 1988 | In The Question #17, the Question reads Watchmen and tries to imitate Rorschach. Later, he sees Rorschach in a dream. | 2 |
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Kingdom Come (DC) | April 12, 1996 | Rorschach appears in Kingdom Come #2. | 1 |
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X-Men | November 3, 2004 | A character resembling Rorschach appears in Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3 #6. | 3 |
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V for Vendetta | February 23, 2009 | In Watchmen, one of the thugs whom Laurie and Dan beat up has a V for Vendetta shirt on. | 2 |
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Ctrl+Alt+Del | March 6, 2009 | Ethan and Lucas dress up as Ozymandias and The Comedian in Ctrl+Alt+Del comic "Emergency action plan". | 2 |
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Atop the 4th Wall | March 31, 2009 | Linkara reviews Watchmen. | 2 |
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Happy Tree Friends | April 30, 2009 | In the Happy Tree Friends episode Wrath of Con, a character is dressed as Rorschach from Watchmen. | 2 |
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LittleBigPlanet | September 9, 2009 | Outfits based on Watchmen characters are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | January 11, 2010 | Watchmen is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Psychic Vortex". A Watchmen DVD can be seen in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Spaghetti Catalyst". | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | February 2011 | Doctor Manhattan appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #24. | 2 |
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Homestuck | November 11, 2011 | Jane Crocker has a poster of Doctor Manhattan from Watchmen in Homestuck. | 2 |
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Taxi Driver | December 12, 2012 | A character resembling Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver cameos in Before Watchmen: Rorschach #3. | 3 |
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Dick Figures | June 16, 2011 | Rorschach is mentioned in the Dick Figures episode: "Captain Red Rum & The Pina Colada Armada". | 2 |
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Teen Titans | February 12, 2015 | Nite Owl from Watchmen makes a cameo in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Real Boy Adventures". | 1 |
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The Flash | May 17, 2017 | Doctor Manhattan appears in The Flash Vol. 5 #22. The Flash appears in Doomsday Clock #10. | 1 |
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Superman | November 21, 2017 | Superman appears in several issues of Doomsday Clock. Doctor Manhattan from Watchmen appears in Action Comics #998. Additionally, Superman comics are mentioned in Watchmen #1. | 1 |
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Batman | December 27, 2017 | Batman appears in several issues of Doomsday Clock. Marionette and Mime from Watchmen appear in the Batman comic Flashpoint Beyond #0. | 1 |
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Fallout | March 22, 2016 | In Fallout Zoe's diary contains the entry "Who Protects the Protectron?" This is a reference to Juvenal's "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?", a phrase popularized as "Who Watches the Watchmen?" from the Watchmen series. | 3 |
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Cerebus the Aardvark | January 2018 | The Cerebus comic Watchvark is a parody of Watchmen. | 3 |
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Black Adam | May 30, 2018 | Black Adam appears in Doomsday Clock #5. | 1 |
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Pitch Meeting | March 2, 2019 | Pitch Meeting had an episode on Watchmen. | 2 |
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Wonder Woman | March 6, 2019 | Wonder Woman appears in Doomsday Clock #9. | 1 |
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Green Lantern | March 6, 2019 | Green Lantern appears in Doomsday Clock #9 and #10. | 1 |
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Justice League | March 6, 2019 | The Justice League appears in Doomsday Clock #9. | 1 |
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Shazam! | March 6, 2019 | Shazam appears in Doomsday Clock #9. | 1 |
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Martian Manhunter | May 29, 2019 | Martian Manhunter appears in Doomsday Clock #10. | 1 |
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Twin Peaks | December 9, 2019 | The in-universe version of the band Nine Inch Nails in Watchmen, "The Nine Inch Nails", is the same band who appear in Twin Peaks: The Return. Writer for the HBO Watchmen series, Jeff Jensen, stated in the "A Podcast About Twin Peaks" episode "“Watchmen” walks into “Twin Peaks”" that Watchmen and Twin Peaks occupy the same universe. | 1 |
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Crossover (Image Comics) | November 4, 2020 | Events of Watchmen are depicted in Crossover #3. (see details) |
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Paradise PD | March 12, 2021 | Kevin calls Watchmen "a deconstructionist parable about the superhero paradigm" in the Paradise PD episode "How the Cookie Crumbles". | 2 |
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Rick and Morty | October 9, 2022 | Watchmen is mentioned in the Rick and Morty episode: "JuRicksic Mort". (see details) |
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Links to Non-Series Media
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | September 25, 2009 | Rorshach and Silk Spectre appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |