I've never had a problem with sequels, prequels, flashforwards, I'm even partial to the odd alternate timeline, but already people are jumping to guess what Alan Moore is going to say. Well, I hate to disappoint you, but he has already said that he would actually have approved of some prequels if they'd bothered to ask him years ago. He also said that he doesn't even own a copy of the comic any more. He's a genius, we wouldn't even have half of the comics we do if today's writers hadn't grown up reading him, but when someone draws a line under their own work I think you should stop asking their opinion. Moore is not the first person to disown their own project, and if they make one more Indiana Jones I doubt he'll be the last.
They've already hinted at a bevvy of talented artists, each working on their own character. The Dr Manhattan series (above) is beng drawn entirely by one of my all-time favourite artists, Adam Hughes (you can read his blog about it here); I really can't wait to see his work, if only because I think his use of colour will lend really well to a glowing blue man. He did some of the cover and interior art for Ghost too, which is probably one of the only things I actually like about Ghost... Never tell anyone I just said I like Ghost.
Darwyn Cooke is also on the cards for a Minutemen prequel - again, it's perfectly paired to his curvy, retro illustrations, and I look forward to seeing how he chooses to draw the characters.
You can see the rest of the confirmed artists over on the ComicBookResources site.
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