 In an early interview with Entertainment Weekly 's Ken Tucker , Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons said that he thought the time had passed to make a Watchmen movie . Gibbons felt that the window to make a Watchmen movie was during the success of the 1989 Batman film . When that time passed , Gibbons also told Neon magazine that he was " [ … ] glad because it wouldn 't have been up to the book " . Gibbons felt it would probably be better adapted as a television series like The Prisoner . When given the opportunity , Gibbons enjoyed the script by Alex Tse . Gibbons gave Snyder some script advice , which the director accepted . He drew licensing art for the film , consulted on merchandise and the webcomics , publicized the film with Snyder , and wrote a tie @-@ in book about the creation of the comic , entitled Watching the Watchmen . Moore did not mind Gibbons ' involvement and felt it did not have any impact on their friendship . Snyder asked Gibbons to draw up a storyboard for the film 's altered ending , which the comics ' colorist John Higgins also returned to work on . Gibbons believed watching the film on DVD would emulate flipping through the book , with viewers pausing or rewinding the film to catch details . 
