Watchmen: The Motion Comic - Season 1

Watchmen: The Motion Comic - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes12
DatesJul 17, 2008 - Feb 23, 2009

Episodes

At Midnight, All the Agents...
Season 1Episode 130 min

At Midnight, All the Agents...

A murder takes place in New York City. "The Comedian," a former costumed crime fighter, was thrown out the window of a skyscraper. This event triggers an investigation that rounds up many of The Comedian's former superhero allies, who are now banned from carrying out any acts of "justice."
Jul 17, 2008
Absent Friends
Season 1Episode 230 min

Absent Friends

This chapter is set against The Comedian’s funeral where Silk Spectre recalls her horrific assault at the hands of The Comedian and while Nite Owl and Dr. Manhattan recount their own experiences that reveal The Comedian to have been a larger-than-life enigma: a hero and a villain in one costume.
Oct 6, 2008
The Judge of All the Earth
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Judge of All the Earth

As the world braces for what could be a doomsday scenario between the U.S. and Russia, Laurie leaves Dr. Manhattan and goes to Dan for consoling. Meanwhile, the media puts Dr. Manhattan under scrutiny, linking him to a rash of cancer deaths, and forcing him to escape to the planet Mars.
Oct 20, 2008
Watchmaker
Season 1Episode 430 min

Watchmaker

During his self-exile on Mars, Dr. Manhattan recalls his youth as Jon Osterman, son of a watchmaker who forced him into a career in nuclear physics. But a terrible accident in an atomic lab turns Osterman into a radioactive “super being” causing him to sacrifice his relationship with his first love.
Nov 3, 2008
Fearful Symmetry
Season 1Episode 530 min

Fearful Symmetry

Rorschach continues his investigation into the murder of The Comedian as another former costumed hero, Ozymandias, is attacked and almost killed. But when Rorschach follows up a lead at a retired super villian’s apartment, he is caught by the police and has his face revealed for the first time.
Nov 17, 2008
The Abyss Gazes Also
Season 1Episode 630 min

The Abyss Gazes Also

As Rorschach, whose real name is revealed to be Walter Kovacs, gets acclimated to life inside a federal prison, the details of his childhood and origins as a vigilante are recounted by the unmasked crimefighter during sessions with a prison psychologist.
Dec 1, 2008
A Brother to Dragons
Season 1Episode 730 min

A Brother to Dragons

A depressed Dan gives Laurie a tour of his basement and all of his old crime fighting equipment. Later, Dan tires to make love to Laurie but just can’t get himself going. After she discovers Dan sulking, Laurie convinces Dan to suit up in his old costume and go for a ride in the Owl Ship.
Dec 15, 2008
Old Ghosts
Season 1Episode 830 min

Old Ghosts

Laurie and Dan start putting together pieces of a conspiracy that leads them to the decision to go break Rorschach out of prison. When they all return to Dan's apartment, Dr. Manhattan return from his self-exile on Mars and wisks Laurie away so they can discuss the situation.
Dec 29, 2008
The Darkness of Mere Being
Season 1Episode 930 min

The Darkness of Mere Being

Dr. Manhattan takes Laurie to Mars, and embarks on a journey back through time, reliving the events of Laurie’s past in order to find clues about the nature of humanity and how he might be able to affect the turmoil that is choking the world. After many revalations, Dr. Manhattan decides what he must do.
Jan 12, 2009
Two Riders Were Approaching...
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Two Riders Were Approaching...

As Russian tanks mass along the East German border, President Nixon and Vice President Ford head deep inside a government emergency bunker. Before continuing their investigation, Rorschach and Nite-Owl head back to Rorschach’s apartment to pick up his spare costume and journal.
Jan 26, 2009
Look on My Works, Ye Mighty...
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Look on My Works, Ye Mighty...

As Rorschach and Nite-Owl approach Veidt’s Antarctic retreat, they discuss whether or not their old crime fighting partner would actually want the world destroyed.
Feb 9, 2009
A Stronger Loving World
Season 1Episode 1230 min

A Stronger Loving World

Midnight, November 2, 1985. Most of New York City has been devastated by the psychic trauma caused by the instant death of Ozymandias’ teleported “alien.” Dr. Manhattan and heavily distraught Laurie tour the devastation. After they have seen enough, the two teleport away to the South Pole, to follow a trail of tachyon particles that Dr. Manhattan senses will lead to the source of the disturbance.
Feb 23, 2009

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