Watchmen: Visual Novel - Chapter VIII - Old Ghosts
Project Overview
"Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon."
"Watchmen" (1986-1987) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is one of the greatest and most seminal graphic novels of all time - and adapting the story into a visual novel has been a process in the making for the past four years.
The first half (Chapter I-VI) has already been adapted by me and my fellow voice actors in "Watchmen: Part I" - and the time has come for us to finally wrap this adaptation up with the second and final half of the story, that somehow becomes more relevant and timeless as times go on.
This project of ours features talented voice actors across the board, an original soundtrack and a clear, distinctive vision for what Alan Moore's penned words and Dave Gibbons illustrations should feel like.
Our goal, and mine as a director, is to make this project the most authentic and true adaptation of "Watchmen" possible - made by fans for fans, around the globe.
We are currently casting the second half (Chapter VII-XII) and we're looking for all sorts of voice talents that can help us bring this authentic and true vision of "Watchmen" come to life.
Backstory and plot of "Watchmen";
"Watchmen" is a comic book limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition in 1987. Watchmen originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics. As Moore's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead.
Moore used the story as a means of reflecting contemporary anxieties, deconstructing and satirizing the superhero concept and making political commentary. Watchmen depicts an alternate history in which superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed history so that the United States won the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal was never exposed. In 1985, the country is edging toward World War III with the Soviet Union, freelance costumed vigilantes have been outlawed and most former superheroes are in retirement or working for the government.
The story focuses on the protagonists' personal development and moral struggles as an investigation into the murder of a government-sponsored superhero pulls them out of retirement.
Audition now and have the chance to be involved in a highly ambitious project that, hopefully, will stand the test of time as one of the better adaptations of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' masterpiece.
Down below you'll find "Watchmen: Part I", the first adapted half of the story.
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(Sassy, loud, commanding, yet playful tone of voice)
Sally Juspeczyk, the original Silk Spectre that was active in the early fourties-50's as a crimefighter alongside her members of the Minutemen, featuring Hollis Mason, Edward Blake, as such. She is the mother of Laurie Juspezcyk, and currently resides in a fancy resort in California.
*Recurring appearances*
PS: This is a recasting. Please view our other actor's interpretation in Part I before deciding upon which direction you'd like to venture on. You can either craft a completely different version of Sally, or try to adapt to the one previously.
- female adult
- female senior
HOLLIS? OH GOD, I’M SORRY. I DIDN’T RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE. IT’S BEEN AGES. SO, HOW’S THINGS? ALL THIS TIME YOU HAD MY NUMBER; YOU WAIT TILL WE’RE BOTH IN OUR SUNSET YEARS TO USE IT!
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT THAT KID WHO SUCCEEDED YOU? SO WHO’S THIS WOMAN? I … LAURIE? MY DAUGHTER LAURIE? BUT SHE HATED ADVENTURING! WHY SHOULD SHE … LIVING WITH HIM? A WEEK AFTER JON SPLITS? JESUS. FAST WORK.
YEAH, WELL, THAT’S NIXONOMICS. WE’RE ALL FEELING THE PINCH, I GUESS … ANYWAY, THANKS FOR THE NEWS, AND DON’T GET TOO MISTY-EYED THINKING ABOUT OLD TIMES. IT AIN’T HEALTHY … YOU TAKE CARE NOW, HOLLIS. ‘BYE.
(Frightened, cowardly tone of voice)
Officer Mulhearney guards Rorschach's cell while he's imprisoned at Sing-Sing after being framed for murder. He has one small chat with the prison's main top dog Big Figure, and is being threatened. His wife and child included.
*One appearance*
- male adult
UHH … WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT? HEY, LOOK, THIS IS THE SOLITARY WING. YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. IF ANYBODY SEES, WE COULD ALL GET INTO TROUBLE … HEY, C’MON, GIMME A BREAK, HUH?
WHAT? HEY, LISTEN, SHE’S NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, OKAY? YOU BETTER LEAVE …
Y-YEAH … BUT I … AW CHRIST. LOOK, WHAT DO YOU WANT? WELL … WELL, ALRIGHT. FIVE MINUTES. BUT THAT’S ALL, OKAY? OKAY, FELLAS? OKAY. OKAY, FINE …
(Light, commanding, yet playful tone of voice - in the same vein of Hervé Villechaize)
The dwarf top-dog of the prison Sing Sing. He has a grudge against the imprisoned Rorschach, and intends to make him suffer for his own imprisonment which was caused by Rorschach and Dan Dreiberg. He has been imprisoned for the past 20 years.
*One appearance*
- male adult
- male senior
HOW’S THE WIFE, MULHEARNEY? … AND THE KID? YOU STILL HAVE A KID. THAT’S RIGHT, ISN’T IT?
FIVE MINUTES ALONE WITH THE BABY YOU’RE MINDING. DON’T WORRY. WE WON’T HURT HIM … WE JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO.
NO. NOT YET, MICHAEL. I’VE WAITED TWENTY YEARS. THERE’S NO HURRY … HE’LL GET HIS SOON ENOUGH … AND NOBODY IS GOING TO CARE. I HEAR EVEN HIS SHRINK RESIGNED TODAY. YOU’RE ALONE IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, RORSCHACH, WHERE YOUR PAST HAS A LONG REACH … AND BETWEEN YOU AND IT, THERE’S ONE CRUMMY LOCK … THINK ABOUT IT.
(Thick, commading tone of voice - although tries to sound more tough than he probably is)
A henchman loyal to Big Figure at the prison Sing Sing.
*One appearance*
- male adult
TWENTY YEARS, MR. FIGURE.
LEMME GET MULHEARNEY TO UNLOCK THIS CAGE! I WANNA TEAR THIS GUY A NEW HOLE …
CAN’T REACH. CAN WE CUT THE BARS INSTEAD OF THE LOCK? (PREPARING TO SLIT LAWRENCE’S THROAT) NOTHING PERSONAL, LARRY.
(Thick, commading tone of voice - although tries to sound more tough than he probably is)
A henchman loyal to Big Figure at the prison Sing Sing.
*One appearance*
- male adult
RIGHT! HEY BOSS, YOU NOTICE? SUDDENLY HE AIN’T GIVING YOU NO “TALL ORDER, SMALL WORLD” SHIT. MAYBE HE FIGURED OUT THAT ONCE WE SLICE THESE BARS WE’RE GONNA MAKE HIM A LITTLE SHORTER …
FAT …? YOU LOUSY LITTLE BASTARD! I’LL TEAR YOUR GODDAMNED HEART OUT! YOU’RE DEAD, YOU UNDERSTAND? DEAD! WE GOT A JAIL FULL OF GUYS OUT HERE HATE YOUR GUTS! WHAT IN HELL DO YOU GOT? (SCREAMS DUE TO HIS BROKEN HANDS)
(CRYING) AW SHIT. MY FINGERS! HE BROKE MY FINGERS … (CRYING) BOSS, JESUS! YOU’RE KIDDING! YOU DON’T WANT HIM THAT BAD! MIKE, FOR CHRIST’S SAKE …
(Light, cowardly, inscure tone of voice)
A writer and editor of the right-wing newspaper The New Frontiersman, run by Hector Godfrey.
*Recurring appearances*
- male adult
UH, RIGHT HERE, MR. GODFREY …
UH, IS THIS OKAY? IT’S ADDRESSED “TO THE PEOPLE OF THE JEWNITED STATES OF AMERICA …
ROBERT REDFORD SAYS HE’LL BE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN ‘88. WE COULD RUN A PIECE ON …
(Confident, charismatic, intellectual tone of voice)
A novelist and comic-book writer who resides alongside artist Hira Manish and other creatives on a secret island, unwillingly responsible for the creation of the giant squid monster that will wipe out three million New Yorkers using shockwaves. Has a romantic relationship with Hira Manish.
*Recurring appearances*
- male adult
STILL SKETCHING, MS. MANISH? I THOUGHT YOU’D BE GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF THE DAMNED THING.
OH, I’M SORRY. PLEASE EXCUSE AN OLD DRUNK WHO’S JUST OUT ADMIRING THE COAST OF MOSQUITOES AND DAYDREAMING ABOUT GETTING BACK TO THE MAINLAND. THREE MORE DAYS … HOW CAN YOU DRAW IT UNDER THAT TARPAULIN?
OH, IT’S PLENTY COLD ENOUGH WHERE THAT’S HEADED … A LOT COLDER THAN WHERE I’M HEADED WHEN I LEAVE HERE. I TELLYA, THIS PLACE … GODDAMNED PARANOID MOVIE COMPANIES! IT’S BEEN LIKE BEING SHIPWRECKED. I REMEMBER, I WROTE THIS STORY ONCE …
(Confident, yet playful tone of voice)
A celebrated Hindu artist that resides on a secret island alongside writer Max Shea and others, unwillingly responsible for the creation of the giant squid monster who wipes out three million New Yorkers using shockwaves. Has a romantic relationship with Max Shea.
*Recurring appearances*
- female adult
- hindu
I AM. I JUST NEEDED SOME FINAL STUDIES OF THE FACIAL ASSEMBLY … YOU’RE BLOCKING MY LIGHT.
THEY LIFTED IT FOR ME TO SEE THE BEAK STRUCTURE. IT’S BEAUTIFUL WORK. I HOPE THEY KEEP IT PROPERLY REFRIGERATED ON ITS VOYAGE. IF IT DECAYS …
MORE PLEASANT THAN YOUR CURRENT ONE, I HOPE. ILLUSTRATING THAT SEQUENCE WHERE THE YOUNG CHEW THEIR WAY OUT OF THEIR MOTHER’S WOMB WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE … THERE, FINISHED. SHALL WE GO AND WAVE OUR BABY GOODBYE, MR. SHEA?
(Professional, informative tone of voice)
A TV-professor discussing the current political climate.
*One appearance*
- male adult
MY OPINION, NUCLEAR WAR IS QUITE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT TEN DAYS, INCONCEIVABLE AS THAT MIGHT SEEM. GOD KNOWS WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE INSTEAD OF BRAINS …
(Professional, informative tone of voice)
A TV-journalist who discusses daily topics regarding politics.
*One apperance*
- male adult
THANK YOU, PROFESSOR. MOVING ON NOW … TODAY’S NEW FRONTIERSMAN MAKES AN APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY ON BEHALF OF COSTUMED ADVENTURERS. IT’S BEEN DESCRIBED BY NOVA EXPRESS WRITER-EDITOR DOUG ROTH AS “ATTEMPTING TO GRAFT AN ACCEPTABLE FACE ONTO GLORIFIED KLAN-STYLE BRUTALITY.
DOUG ROTH. MEANWHILE, AS PUBLIC RESENTMENT GROWS TOWARDS MASKED HEROES FOLLOWING DR. MANHATTAN’S ABANDONMENT OF EARTH, POLICE ADMIT HAVING NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT RUMORS OF VIGILANTE INVOLVEMENT IN SATURDAY’S TENEMENT RESCUE … JUST COMING ON; THE PRISONER SCALDED BY CAPTURED VIGILANTE RORSCHACH DIED THIS AFTERNOON. FEARING A RIOT, PRISON SPOKESMEN SAY THEY’RE “LOOKING INTO THE JAWS OF HELL”.
(Slug, slimy tone of voice)
A knot top, part of the criminal band of teenagers and young adults that terrorize New York.
*One appearance*
- male adult
YEAH, THIS SPACE GUY COMES TO WARN EVERYBODY ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR … THESE SUPERFAGS … THEY’RE THE GUYS I HATE. THAT MANHATTAN GUY … IT’S HIM WHO BROUGHT ALL THIS DOWN. AND THAT TENEMENT RESCUE. I HEARD … I HEARD THAT WAS SUPERHEROES TOO … IT’S LIKE THE SPIRIT OF SEVENTY-SIX!
YEAH! AN IT’S HIS FAULT, DR. BLUE ASS MANHATTAN! I HEARD ABOUT THE RIOT … SPRUNG HIM? THOSE BASTARDS, THEY DO WHATEVER THEY LIKE!
YEAH! KICK ASS! GREAT CONCEPT! I SAY RUN WITH IT, GIVE HIM HELL ...
(Slug, slimy tone of voice)
A female knot top, part of the criminal band of teenagers and young adults that terrorize New York.
*One appearance*
- female adult
TEN DAYS. ON TV, THEY SAID TEN DAYS! JESUS, DERF, GIMME SOME KATIES! I WANNA GET CRAZY. DERF … DERF, I KNOW YOU GOT SOME, YOU BASTARD … SEVENTY-SEVEN! GIMME THOSE KATIES …
FUH-FIRST, THERE’LL BE THIS BIG FLASH …… AND THEN THERE’S THIS TERRIBLE NOISE … AND THE FASTEST WIND … AND THEN THE SHOCK WAVE … THE SKY, BURNING …
DERF, JESUS, LOOK, THIS IS AN OLD GUY. WE OUGHTTA SPLIT BEFORE … DERF? DERF, WHAT DID YOU DO? THESE KATIES, I CAN’T …
(Slug, slimy tone of voice)
A knot top, part of the criminal band of teenagers and young adults that terrorize New York.
*One appearance*
- male adult
AY! DERF! AY, DERF, ON THE RADIO, YOU HEAR WHAT WENT DOWN? OLD NEWS. SOME SUPER DUPERS SPRUNG THAT BLOT-FACE GUY.
YEAH, SOME OWL CHARACTER DID IT …
GET THE DOG! SOMEBODY GET THE DOG! BUT DERF, I MEAN, SHIT MAN … LOOK AT THE GUY! YOU …
(Slug, slimy tone of voice)
A knot top, part of the criminal band of teenagers and young adults that terrorize New York.
*One appearance*
- male adult
NITE OWL? MY DAD KNOWS HIM … LIVES OVER SOME GARAGE NEAR HERE. WE OUGHTTA GO KICK HIS ASS!
WATCH OUT, HE’S TRYING TO GET UP …
(Innocent and caring voice)
A child Trick-Or-Treater that discovers Hollis Mason, former Minuteman, murdered in his resident.
*One appearance*
- male child
MR. MASON? IT’S US, SAME AS LAST YEAR. WERE THOSE GUYS WHO JUST LEFT FRIENDS OF YOURS? MR. MASON? HEY, C’MON. TRICK OR TREAT? (SEES HOLLIS MASON DEAD ON THE HALLWAY FLOOR) MR. MASON?
(Quick, to the point tone of voice)
A newspaper delivery man delivering some magazines to the newsvendor Bernie.
*One appearance*
- male adult
HI. HERE THEY ARE …
(Threatening, mocking tone of voices)
Prison inmates who mocks and threatens the imprisoned Rorschach.
*One appearance*
- male adult
(Mockingly) RORSCHACH …
(Mockingly) I'LL RIP OFF HIS EYELIDS, AND THEN I’LL …
(Mockingly) FIGURE, YOU BETTER LET US AT HIM! AFTER OTIS CROAKED, THAT LOONEY TUNE’S GOT HIS COMING! YEAH! WE WANNA PIECE, FIGURE!
(Rugged, thick tone of voice)
A rough and tough lady New yorker that has many conversations with both Bernie the newsvendor, but also her girlfriend Aline.
*Recurring appearances*
- female adult
HI. GIMME A GAZETTE. I WANNA LOOK IN APARTMENTS TO RENT. I BUSTED UP WITH ALINE.
SURE. YOU’D RATHER BE AT MADISON SQUARE WITH A BUNCH’A DOPED-UP KNOT-TOPS. LIKE THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN US, RIGHT?
IT’S WHERE I WORK, OKAY? NOT IN SOME DINKY LITTLE MAGAZINE OFFICE WITH A BUNCH OF GROUPIES!
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