Arrested development goth teenagers
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I'm guessing that "Watchmen" hasn't been read by many women. It's a classic example of arrested development of a male Goth teenager from the Midlands (step forward Alan Moore). How anybody could ever take this crap seriously is beyond me. Get a life people (or probably more pertinently get a shag).
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Still brilliant
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A friend told me that this was being made into a movie (in fact had been made and was in post-production with a release date in 2009) and got me thinking it was about time I reread it. After all, the last time I'd read this Rick Astley was in the charts. So I got hold of a copy and plunged back into Moore & Gibson's parallel universe.
I suppose the first thing that struck me was how much I remembered, even though it's 20 years since I read it. I recalled the Black Freighter story, the personal mythology of the masked characters and some of the striking imagery. But there were new insights and discoveries, too.
I began to appreciate the symmetry of the artwork, evident throughout the book but, for me, most striking in Episode 11 which begins and ends with a plain white frame that evokes very powerful emotions. I really appreciated the skill required to draw together the incredibly dense narrative in which a complex series of flashbacks / forwards are incorporated without confusing the plot. The truly cinematic sweep of the artwork that seems paradoxically artless and exquisite at the same time.
A fantastic book, then, that retains its power and imaginative verge. I imagine that the screenwriters have gone one of two ways with it...set it in the 1980s where, as a sort of period drama, things like an arms war between America and Russia seems plausible. Or update it to the new century and incorporate more contemporary world events.
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Great! but...
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Great storyline and writing, I'm 16, easily understood the intellectual side of it but young readers might find trouble getting their head around it. The way it is writting is most certainly intriguing, although I have to say some parts I found, erm,quite predictable? I also couldnt get into the artwork as much as I'd have liked to, but I think that not many others will find fault with it.
I have to say that if the art was by Tim Sale I'd probably worship this book, but thats just because i love Tim's style and everything else about his work. Sooooo a rating for Watchmen? 4 and a quarter out of 5 stars, I should give it more, but I just still dont find the art appealing. Anyway, enjoy it.
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What are you talking about Fools!!!
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Best comic ever, deserves to be left out of the star system and instead handed out on street corners or bundled with the bible in hotel rooms. Essential reading for everyone in the world, although it sucks that they're making it into a movie.
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Oh wow!!!
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This absolute gem arrived in my parcel last week. I love it!! Stunning artwork, fantastic story. A classic in its own write.
Just buy one, you won't be disappointed. In fact, if you haven't bought a graphic novel before, this should be your first. A stunner.
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