In fact, the crystalline, kaleidoscopic, hi-def hyper-reality he imagined is right here, onscreen. The eye-blistering, infinite depth-of-field detailing that CGI allows in every shot might almost have been created with WATCHMEN’s miniature, contained, and semantically-dense world in mind. Moore has a lot to be grateful for and a nice big smiley face might be appropriate.

‘Watchmen’, the movie, is startling to look at and I guarantee open mouths and a standing ovation when the previews play at the San Diego Comic-Con next week.

It’s pretty obvious the supermen don’t need comics anymore; with ‘Watchmen’ and ‘The Dark Knight‘ (a brace of titles to conjure with), we’re looking at the true beginnings of the New Age of Superheroes, reborn, where they belong, on the silver screen, into light.

Caught up in the bomb scare at LAX, only it turns out to be some mad cunt at large with a plastic bag full of trash and fortunately not a proper terrorist, or I’d probably still be there. Sick as a hound with a headache like hot piano wire and accompanying looping nausea, I finally collapse into my British Airways bed-chair feeling like dogs shat on my soul, so no free champagne for me.