Rumors of a "Watchmen 2" in one form or another made big waves around the online world over the last 24 hours, with much discussion of whether sequels, prequels or spin-offs from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' much-beloved series should be considered in the comics world or Hollywood.
Today, Deadline Hollywood reports that an anonymous studio source says there's "not a chance" of a sequel to last year's "Watchmen" movie being made, refuting some of the claims by yesterday's other anonymous source. (I like to think these "anonymous sources" actually sit across from each other in the same office and do this sort of thing when they get bored.)
But let's be realistic here, folks — in the end, whether fans actually want to see more from the "Watchmen" universe probably won't factor into whether we get more "Watchmen" stories. So let's just try to have fun with the idea, shall we?
Earlier today, I asked anyone following Splash Page on Twitter to suggest titles for a "Watchmen" sequel, and the response was overwhelming, to say the least. Honestly, it ended up taking me all morning to drink my coffee, because every time I checked Twitter I'd end up cracking up, unable to take a sip.
So, for those readers who aren't Twitter-enabled, I've compiled a list of some of my favorite suggestions from this mornin's "Watchmen 2" madness — but remember: you might not want to read 'em while you're sipping anything hot.
(Each title suggestion below is followed by the Twitter user who suggested it in parenthesis. Many thanks to all of 'em!)
Watchmen 2: Electric Boogaloo! (mgrabois)
Watchmen: Watch Harder (Leenygma)
Watchmen: Roscharch's Omega Sanction (dcumoviepage)
Watchmen: Midnight (DuffyA)
Watchmen 2: The Corporate Menace (c_lawson)
Watchmen 2: Rage of the Red Lanterns (MK2Fac3)
Watchmen 2 : Manhattan Boogaloo (jock4twenty)
Watchmen 2: No Moore (tombness)
Watchmen: 2 Legit. 2 Legit 2 Quit (jetsam)
Watchmen 2: Return of the Wang (FUMrBrightside)
Watchmen 2: The Legend Of Rorschach's Gold! (Leenygma)
Watchmen 2: Bluer, Bigger, Nakeder (matt_kay)
Watchmen 2: The Veidtquel (v_for_vienetta)
Rorschach and Nite Owl's Bogus Journey (v_for_vienetta)
Watchmen 2: The Geekquel (radicalfortress)
Watchmen 2: The Manhattan Transfer (D_MacPherson)
Watchmen 2: The Search For Rorschach (Leeatard)
Watchmen 2: Career Suicide (radicalfortress)
Watchmen 2: The Shite That Shagged It (Mike_Donachie)
Watchmen: The Deuce (jerwa)
Watchmen 2: Three Men And A F*cked Up Blue Naked Guy (mrtonylee)
Watchmen 2: Best. Sequel. Ever. (tombness)
The Watchmen: Even More Tight Leather (Walwus)
The Watchmen Sequel: A Reboot (leandroprieto)
Live Free Or Die Watchin' (greglmercer)
Watchmen 2: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bloody Huge Psychic Squid (mrtonylee)
Watchmen 2: Jason Takes Doctor Manhattan (KevinMarshall)
The Watchmen: This Time Bush Is President for 5 Terms (Walwus)
Watchmen 2: Fans 0 (mgrabois)
Watchmen 2: Not Based on An Award-Winning Graphic Novel (DraculaFiles)
Watchmen 2: 'Schach & Awe (AlexDeligiannis)
Watchmen 2: Cultural Learnings of Superheros for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (thehsxdude)
Watchmen 2: Moore or Less? (shoveke)
Watchmen 2: They Keep Killing Rorsharch (UnderwoodLynch)
Watchmen 2: Dude, Where's My Owlship? (ScottLudwig)
Have more suggestions? Let us know in the comment section or on Twitter!