the buzz log

Watchmen is the number one film in America. And when you're on top, you're ripe for some parody. A number of creative comic book parodies are lighting up the Web, and unlike the ones you used to read in Mad magazine, these are actually funny. Here's a roundup...

Famous Film Directors
Slate.com has some fun by imagining what the Watchmen movie would have looked like in the hands of different directors. The Judd Apatow version features lazy stoners sitting around watching TV. Sofia Coppola's version would star Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst as two superheroes who put impending Armageddon aside so they can enjoy a night of "clubbing and karaoke."

Saturday Morning Cartoons
An animator named Happy Harry has created a killer parody of the Watchmen. His version plays like a Saturday morning cartoon complete with singing superheroes, wacky sidekicks, and a terrified jungle cat a la Cringer in "He-Man." New Grounds hosts the video. Well worth a viewing, especially for children of the '80s.

Stan Lee Style
The co-creator of Spider-Man, Hulk, and countless other superheroes has a style all his own. What if he had written the Watchmen graphic novel? Now we know (and, with apologies to Mr. Lee, Alan Moore was definitely the right guy for the job).