Watchmen creator Alan Moore's recent 2011 graphic novel Neonomicon, about FBI agents investigating ritualistic murders, has been pulled from a public library in South Carolina due to complaints over "nudity" and "sex" featured in the book.

With the controversial Before Watchmen prequel series just a few months from release, DC execs are making the rounds, trying to explain to jaded comic fans why the project is a good idea. Their take on original Watchmen creator Alan Moore's complaints? Well, he should have read his contract a little closer.

When DC Comics announced Before Watchmen, they did more than draw the ire of many a long-serving fanboy. They also added fuel to a decades-old feud with Watchmen writer and great bearded comic book wizard Alan Moore. Moore's already declared the project "evil", but he's not done yet, and he wants you to know he's happy that you're pissed, too.

Yesterday, we finally heard DC Comics' official announcement that they're launching a rather hefty set of prequels to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark comic Watchmen. A lot of us didn't take the news very well in light of Moore's total lack of involvement. But what a lot of people forget is that a Watchmen prequel that was actually created with Moore's help already exists ... sort of.