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yurana's review
2.0
The essays collected are of varying quality.
Especially the first few were a bit annoying. As so manny things written by fans the first essay suffers from differentiating between real fans and those other people who only follow the hype (because you could not possibly be a real fan who really understands Watchmen, if you didn't read comics since the 60s....). The piece about Watchmen and science I found almost unreadable (maybe it would be better, if I understood string theory?).
However, there are some interesting and new (to me at least) ideas about one of the best and most influential comics ever written. So for people how can't get enough analyzing Watchmen, it is worth a read.
Especially the first few were a bit annoying. As so manny things written by fans the first essay suffers from differentiating between real fans and those other people who only follow the hype (because you could not possibly be a real fan who really understands Watchmen, if you didn't read comics since the 60s....). The piece about Watchmen and science I found almost unreadable (maybe it would be better, if I understood string theory?).
However, there are some interesting and new (to me at least) ideas about one of the best and most influential comics ever written. So for people how can't get enough analyzing Watchmen, it is worth a read.
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