Fanboys and girls got their panties in a bunch when a trailer for Watchmen, Alan Moore's 1985 graphic novel about masked vigilantes, previewed before The Dark Knight several weeks ago.

The tome holds a special place for most comic book lovers; it was one of the first comics, along with Maus, to earn the title of graphic novel (though it was released in sections) due to its meta-commentary on the traditional world of superheroes and crime fighters.

Despite a giant marketing tie-in at this year's Comic-Con, Watchmen seems doomed to have the impossibly high expectations of a super-hero action piece that also says something resting on its shoulder. That is, if it even gets released now.

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Ooooo! We're just so excited about Watchmen, the big screen adaptation of Alan Moore's classic world-nearing-doomsday graphic novel!

In an effort to satiate our rising anticipation, we've mined the wonderful world of YouTube for a few trailers.

Meanwhile, you'll notice that vigilante Rorschach, who's featured above, doesn't have his mood-affected inkblot. That's evidently being added in later under the watchful eye of director Zack Snyder, who brought 300 to the big screen.

Nerds unite!

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