Variety is reporting that Paramount has pulled the plug on the live action feature film adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen .

ICv2 has confirmed Rich Johnston's scoop, published in his Lying in the Gutters column at Comic Book Resources , that Alan Moore is severing his ties with DC Comics.

This week Bates talks about using your ideas.

John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the comments by Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics on the number of Marvel trade paperback titles that are out of print and agrees, but also sees another problem with the Marvel trade paperback line.

Paul Greengrass has been signed to direct the Watchmen movie; Darren Aronofsky has pulled out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.

In Part III, we talk about how comic stores can share in the growth in book format comic sales, and about the challenges facing the market.

Paramount Pictures will produce a film based on Alan Moore & Dave Gibbon's groundbreaking superhero comic Watchmen .

According to the Hollywood Reporter , screenwriter David Hayter will write and direct Black Widow (Natasha Romanov) for Lions Gate.

Ain't it Cool News is reporting that Darren Aronofsky ( Pi ) will direct an adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen graphic novel.

David Hayter, who wrote both X-Men and X2 , has been hired to rewrite Marvel's Iron Man movie, which is planned for release next year.