Watchmen: Motion Comic is a 2008 American motion comic based on the 1986-87 DC Comics limited comic book series Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The series consists of twelve abridged 25–30 minute segments, each based on and sharing a name with one of the twelve chapters of the book. All characters are voiced by actor Tom Stechschulte. It was released on DVD in March 2009 to coincide with the Watchmen film's release. Plot In October 1985, during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and on the eve of nuclear war, a depressed Rorschach, one of several outlawed vigilante superheroes, begins to investigate why all former masked superheroes are either dead or have declined. Episodes International broadcasters References External links American alternate history films The Stone Quarry films Films based on works by Alan Moore Films set in New York City Films set in the 1980s Mars in film Adaptations of Watchmen 2008 science fiction films American superhero films Vietnam War films Animated short films based on DC Comics 2008 direct-to-video films 2008 films 2000s American animated films