 "Absolutely excellent novell" | 2008-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1KWDOUZ3IP97 |
| I love watchmen after reading this novell. What i would like from this product is an bookcover in a sturdier (or what's it called?) paper quality. To flimsy papertexture to be an nice collectors item. |
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 "A literary masterpiece." | 2008-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By twilight1 |
I've got a confession to make, and I'll say it right here so there's no doubt about it: Before "Watchmen," I had never read a graphic novel. I remember, as a boy, my mother purchasing me a comic book (or two, if I was exceptionally good, which I really tried to be) from the local grocery store. I think I collected a grand total of ten. They never really moved me. They never interested me, until later, after I gained a bit more literary experience. Now in my early 20's, I noticed a lot of my friends enjoy comics and graphic novels; I decided that I should give them a try as well. All this being said: I shall not judge "Watchmen" as a graphic novel, for I am not qualified to do so. But being an avid reader of novels, short stories, essays, nonfiction, poetry, and song lyrics, I shall judge "Watchmen" as a work of literature. And the verdict? A masterpiece.
1985 in some alternate universe, where Nixon is still president (dear God), we won the Vietnam War (not as great as you might think), and superheroes were once part of American culture. Spurred by comic books, ordinary men and women took up costumes and monickers, patrolling the streets of their cities. Some of them even united together. But, in 1985, the only operative superheroes are those sponsored by the government: like Doc Manhattan, once a man, now possessed of indescribable capabilites; and the Comedian, a rough and tumble anti-hero (I hesitate to include "hero" at all) who has just been murdered.
Rorschach, a masked vigilante who was once a hero and is now wanted for murder, investigates. He sees a disturbing pattner. A "mask killer"--someone out to kill superheroes. Teaming up (if somewhat reluctantly, on their behalf) with retired heroes the Nite Owl (II) and the Silk Spectre (II), he sets out to investigate what happened, uncovering a conspiracy to rival all conspiracies, one that may just lead to World War III...
Ah, okay. Obligatory plot summary out of the way. It doesn't begin to cover it; "Watchmen" is so layered with subtext and imagery, a mere summary of the novel's surface plot is almost an indulgent excess. Let me just say this: Alan Moore is a paranoid but fantastic writer, and Dave Gibbons is a gifted (and slightly disturbed, all for the better) illustrator. I could not put "Watchmen" down; I had the fortune to read it while I was sick (and thus equipped with a dandy of an excuse to skip class). I'm not sure it made me feel any healthier...in fact, much to the contrary...but it inspired me to delve deeper into this literary medium. I'm not sure if anything I read from now on will stand up to "Watchmen;" I can only say that I thoroughly enjoyed my forray into this twisted and cruel (and utterly realistic) world, and that I am a wiser and more cautious person for it. |
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| "Best Graphic Novel" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: AE0G7DUOARTXJ |
| The write up on the book cover says it all. Best Graphic Novel, opened a lot of peoples eyes to the medium. Can't wait to see the movie! |
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| "Best Comic Book Everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3H6ZY83QC3MXL |
| The story was very real and authentic. It was very connected to the real world and i felt sympathy for two of the characters especially the comedian and rosarach. Those wo characters showed that this story was really connedcted to the real world. There is nothing more that i can say, This comic book is the best. |
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| "Best Comic Ever" | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A22S98LRTFX9DZ |
| Bought this after seeing the preview for the movie during the new Batman. Sat down, read it front to back in one sitting. Great comic. |
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 "A little on the overrated side" | 2008-09-01 |
| - Reviewed By iron_mikesharpe |
I have heard about this for years and decided to read it in preparation for the movie.
I'm not a comics guy to begin with. Last comic I read was in the 80's.
Reading this for the first time in 2008, I found it to be overrated. Slow in parts, very predictable in others. I am not sure how I would have liked it in the 80's when it was groundbreaking.
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| "well witten, slow moving" | 2008-09-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2MD99SKEI5YVI |
| There is no doubt that this is a brilliant piece of writing-for some reason I just couldn't finish it-I guess it seems to me the story is not about a grand idea(I may have to read the ending to see if I'm wrong!)and if I'm going to invest the time I want something like Asimov's Foundation which involves the future of all mankind-this book may involve that theme, but about halfway through there is not enough of a tease to keep me interested and try as I might I was skipping pages just to get a ahead and finally stuck it on my bookshelf unfinished. I'm hoping the movie will tell me the ending!! |
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| "Simply Awsome" | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By jdehnert2 |
I'm not a comic book or graphic novel person, but I wanted to check The Watchmen out because of the buzz about the upcoming movie, and I was not disappointed. The watchmen was easily one of the best books I have ever read (and I real allot). It's setting takes it through the 1980's but it could easily be set to end today. Check it out, and you will know why.
Well worth checking out. |
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| "WATCHMEN!" | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A29N6QLDJRA4JU |
| Watchemn is the best graphic novel ever. And the copy I recieved was in perfect condition. |
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| "Buy. This. Book." | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: AM55ZPM69M8TG |
I was never really into the whole comic/graphic novel genre, that is until I purchased WATCHMEN! This is seriously one of my favorite books of all time. I've read regular novels and this still takes the cake. Since reading WATCHMEN I've become hooked.
If you are into the super-hero genre or just like great stories you will really enjoy this one!
It's great for skeptics and die-hards alike!
Buy it and see for yourself.
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