After what seems like an impressive amount of prodding, leaks and rumors, DC Comics seems to have finally confirmed the idea of a Watchmen 2 this weekend with the wording of a cease-and-desist letter sent to Bleeding Cool following the site’s posting of what appeared to be development art from the project by JG Jones and Andy and Joe Kubert. The art, since removed in compliance with DC’s request, showed Jones’ take on the Comedian, with the Kuberts taking on Nite-Owl (The site’s Rich Johnston also announced that Amanda Conner would be drawing a Silk Spectre project, but didn’t have any original art connected to that particular project); in response, DC’s SVP of Business and Legal Affairs Amy Jenkins sent a letter that said that the site could not have posted the artwork “without the breach of a confidentiality obligation,” as much an admission of the project’s existence as we’re likely to get before DC makes its official announcement.

According to Johnston, there will be four mini-series in the first wave of this project, which means one is still out there, unnamed (Rorschach? Dr. Manhattan? Ozymandias?); the writer most recently connected with the project – apparently codenamed “Panic Room” at the publisher, which is spectacular – is Darwyn Cooke, and I have to admit that I’d love to see Cooke channel his inner Ditko with a Rorschach mini…

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