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I have to say, this is just the best comic I have ever read. The art was just to die for, the characters were well thought out, and a brilliant plot was implemented into the comic. I have read many comics where the story seems jump around to useless side stories for no typical reason other than to show that the writers want to make a long ass story, but this was different. Sure the story jumped around a lot in this but there was some point to it; it helped me understand when, why, and how the heroes became who they are. For example, Jon a.k.a. Dr. Manhattan, was not always an immortal bipedal h-Bomb, he was once human. He had a life once before where he was human. He grew up a the son of a watch maker so he was always around time. Things changed and he became a scientist in Nuclear- Atomic- Atoms- whatchamacallit. He met his first love and he offered one day to fix her watch because someone stepped on it. He left it in his lab coat one day, and his lab coat was left inside a room where objects were de-atomized. He went to fetch the lab coat and an accident occurred, causing him to be trapped inside the room and he was De-Atomized. Thought to be dead, everyone tried to think as if it never happened. Then Jon appeared, living and well but had changed. He was glowing bright blue, his skin was like a blueberry threw up on him, and he now had abilities unlike anyone. He had become God, which he denied to every extent. But he was also fixated on how time flowed. He always knew what would happen before it would happen, and it made him quite a pain in the ass to be around since he seemed to never be impressed or seemed to care. However he at times does wish to be normal, but he blames three people for his transformation, but never could he choose the main person to blame.Read more ›
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There are generally three types of people who read Watchmen.
1) Navel-gazers and other "serious" types who liken this to some work from James Joyce or something. 2) Moore fanboys, who would give 5 stars to a piece of poo if they thought it came from their master 3) everyone else
Unfortunately, the internet is full of the first 2, with few of the third. I hope to fill that vacuum. Make no mistake - Alan Moore's "Watchmen" is a ripping-good read, and one of the best comics ever written. But it's not a life-altering event. It doesn't replace Milton's "Paradise Lost" in the pantheon of re-imagined heroes and villains. And it's most likely not going to make you forget every other classic you've read to this day. It has its flaws, but it does rise above them. It is the only comic I own in both individual issues as well as in hardcover format. The fact that I re-purchased it should suggest that I am sincere in my praise.
So, where to begin? Well, this book is overrated. How could it not be? When a comic book gets put on a list of the best 100 novels of the 20th century, you've got issues. Does the comic do something different? Sure. Does it "transcend the genre" (or any other pretentious phrase you've heard)? Of course not. Why would anyone want that? I certainly don't buy comics when I want to read Melville.
On the contrary, like the vast majority of Moore's good work, it understands the genre in which it finds itself, and works well within it. The plot centers around a former group of superheroes (Charlton's Action Heroes line, but with different names), and specifically, with the brutal murder of one of them (the Comedian). At its heart, it's a detective comic. Who did this, and why?Read more ›
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Long story short--literally....because this book is LONG: the movie does not do any justice to this book. Do not read this book thinking it'll be the same. Yes, there are some parts that are literally line-by-line repeated from the book as if they literally just used the book as script, but there are a large amount of portions from the book that were left out of the movie. The whole book does an excellent job at depicting a dystopian society where masked vigilantes are deemed criminals, and the world is on the brink of a nuclear war...where Nixon has been voted into office 5 times.
The book and its masked heroes do what Superman and Batman wouldn't do to get the job done. They do a very good job at dissecting the modern caped crusader. Their personal attitudes all have an effect on the type of hero they are/were. This book should be read by anyone that has watched the movie. The movie simply does not depict the book in its entirety, and that includes the raw cynicism of Rorschach.
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There is so much to like about this landmark graphic novel. The main storyline (about a group of retired superheroes trying to catch someone murdering their own, and unraveling a far larger conspiracy) is topnotch. The story-within-a-story (cleverly told via a comic book) provides a good change of pace between chapters. The art is maybe not the most detailed I've ever seen, but it feels like a perfect fit for the work (and the colors are terrific).
So far, that's two good stories and good art.
What really sets Watchmen apart though is the storytelling. The way the story moves along each panel, the backstories of each character, the crafting of their world and mythology, they are nothing short of brilliant. Make no mistake, you're not reading a comic book here; you're reading Moore's masterful novel.
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