I have nothing against this, it seems like a cool idea and all, and I don't think he's doing it to enrage fans it's clearly just something he thought would be cool. But still, all the fuss he kicks up over stuff like Before Watchmen. Someone needs to write a book with a ton of crossovers in it where Ozymandias is subtly referenced as a camp, cross-dressing butler who works for Twilight Sparkle.
Or just publish Harry Partridge's 1980s Watchmen
Or just publish Harry Partridge's 1980s Watchmen