So you thought Watchmen’s Dr. Manhattan was blue just because it’s a cool color?

The following featurette is an extra on the Blu-ray/DVD directors cut of Watchmen and shows that there is a little more science to his color than you might think.

Order the Watchmen Director’s cut at Amazon (release date July 21).

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