Watchmen comic review: Comic Book Syndicate

episode 38: Ghost Rider\WATCHMEN 4 (of4)

WATCHMEN: Is it the greatest story ever told?
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[kid1on1]

Did everybody see the new watchmen trailer??...there seems to be a lot of unnecessary slow motion. Hopefully that was just for the trailer.

[coydog0]

Zack Snyder said recently that sometimes in the film he just cuts to long slow motion fight scenes because "at heart I'm an action geek".

*whew* Sounds like we're in safe hands!

[coydog0]

Actually, I just checked IMDB, and I didn't realize the experience of the screenwriters on Watchmen.

Alex Tse has ONE previous TV writing credit, and David Hayter wrote Lost in Oz, X-men, X2 and Scorpion King.

It appears that Hollywood thinks writing a few mediocre action flicks is qualification enough to write the most critically acclaimed graphic novel of all time. I didn't realize they were so desperate for writers.

[kid1on1]

I have to somewhat agree with john plantus (jim gordon). I understand how deep Watchmen is but I have a feeling that a lot of the younger readers won't comprehend the importance of it. However, I think the art is classic and fits perfectly with the story. As for the movie, its going to make a lot of money but I find it hard to believe that the studio will be brave enough to use the same exact ending as the book. I hope I'm wrong on this but y'know HOLLYWOOD.

[coydog0]

I first read Miracleman (pre-Watchmen) when I was 13. Maybe I didn't appreciate the 'importance' of it, but it was certainly good enough to make me want to toss out the rest of my comics.

Beyond anything, Watchmen is a very entertaining story.

[ComicBookSyndicate]

@joker9494949494 When picking up a comic, I don't look at the art or read a synopsis. I read the credits on the front, and choose by writer!

[ComicBookSyndicate]

@joker9494949494 Alan Moore wrote MarvelMan in 1982 for Warrior Magazine. That's the beginning of the modern age, imo.

I think Miller's work has nosedived since Batman: Year One. I don't watch movies to see nice cinematography, and I don't read comics for pretty picturs. The images are there to tell that story! This is why the very best graphic novels utilize more abstract, cartoony art. Story is first.

Looks like we have to agree to disagree.

[ComicBookSyndicate]

@joker9494949494 What people? I read it in 1990.

[ComicBookSyndicate]

@joker9494949494 How do you account for Dr. Manhattan's soliloquy on Mars, using the dozens of visual metaphors to tell the story, connect characters, and put his plight in the context of both history and philosophy? Its not as dazzling as Jack Kirby or as pretty as John Romita, but doesn't its meaning run much deeper?

[joker9494949494]

... and Dark Knight Returns in 86. DKR took superheroes seriously before moore tried the idea.. to me I perfer Miller over Moore any day. I do own Watchmen and V for Vendetta but i own a lot more Miller books like Sin City 1-7, Ronin, DKR.. and on top of that id perfer McFarlane over Moore. Spawn outran Watchmen or V for me. much more interesting and visually striking (what comics are for). Art before Story. when you pick up a comic do you read a synopsis or skim pages for artwork to catch you?

[joker9494949494]

2) alan moore shouldnt be writing Comic books.. he doesnt really seem to grasp that he works in a visual medium and that makes this a tedious read for all the panels are filled so many wrd baloons it blocks out the drawings. dont take me wrong.. i like the art and especially the color pallette.

3)overall its just a heavy handed book that takes itself too seriously (much like Moore himself) and spells out most of its conclusions..

and dont think i dont like it because its from 87..

[joker9494949494]

@ComicBookSyndicate ever since the movie came out people were litterally freaking out over it and the same exact thing happened with the dark knights joker. Once there is a movie people swarm to source material and then think they know everything about it.. it's really sad. anyways, I think watchmen is over rated because;

1) the theme of this book is "Who watches the watchmen?" and it doesnt get much further on that topic.. just thinking about that conjures up more than the book presents..

[ComicBookSyndicate]

@joker9494949494 Please expand on that. We look forward to hearing your analysis of Watchmen.

[joker9494949494]

Watchmen=Overated

[DanielBoa]

Fuck this. Fucking imbecile!