Source: io9

Even though original Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons warned DC against making a sequel and we all know Alan Moore is going to hate it, rumors suggest the DC Comics’ new leadership thinks Watchmen 2 is a dandy idea.

Bleeding Cool is reporting that now that Paul Levitz is stepping down from DC, his stringent policy of no new Watchmen material via comics, books, movies or even video games will soon be overturned. Writes Rich Johnston:

“I understand now that this [the Watchmen sequel is] considered a pet project of Dan DiDio, SVP-Executive Editor. That he is determined to impress new bosses by building on DC’s biggest selling comic book of all time with multiple prequel comic miniseries and spinoff ongoing projects.”

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