The long, long, long in development graphic novel-to-film version of The Watchmen appears to be in trouble - again. The Watchmen is widely regarded as the seminal work of the graphic novel genre. The book is set in an alternate version of the mid 80's, where real-life masked heros have been around since the 30's, and Nixon is serving his 5th term as president. These heros don't have any superpowers, they're just normal people who decided that they wanted to be wear costumes and fight crime. They're eventually outlawed as vigilantes, and the few remaining heros get tied up in a murder mystery. I'm afraid to say any more about the plot - if anyone wants to ...