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4.43 AVERAGE
4.43 AVERAGE
I haven't read many graphic novels...but I really should. Not only was this story smart, original, and exciting, it was a piece of art.
Really Liked it.
Might almost have given it a 5. Not sure why I don't feel like.
I think I never read any full set Graphic Novels. ( Okay, not including One Piece Manga )
Left me confused in between, so went back and read through again a few times. That makes it more interesting. :)
The pirate story running in the background was mindblowing.
Well, the whole story was mindblowing in itself. :D
Might almost have given it a 5. Not sure why I don't feel like.
I think I never read any full set Graphic Novels. ( Okay, not including One Piece Manga )
Left me confused in between, so went back and read through again a few times. That makes it more interesting. :)
The pirate story running in the background was mindblowing.
Well, the whole story was mindblowing in itself. :D
This was so incredible - I can see why it defined comics and revolutionized the kind of stories that can be told with them. Each of the characters is beautiful and flawed in their own way, and there is no black-and-white good and evil. This is one of the few books where I've seen the movie first. The movie is remarkably faithful to the book, while still skipping over the least cinematic parts (without losing any of the story). It actually took me a while to read this one because I took time to savor each of the skillfully drawn panels. The art and writing go so well together and that's part of the draw for me. I highly recommend this one, even to people who don't typically like comics.
there is so much that is beautiful about the artwork! the individual panels, composition and framing, use of shadows and light (silhouettes!!!), repeated symbolism, transitions, etc. etc. I want to own this so I can look at it all the time and study the way that it's put together. I wish I read this in class so I could sit with a bunch of people and dissect each page.
According to so many I know this is a seminal work in the comic book verse. I see why, but for someone who is pretty new to the field I was a bit lost. I enjoyed some of the characters, especially Dr. Manhattan, but found the few female characters superficial. The ending felt a bit rushed after the lengthy lead-up. Thanks has to go to Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell for inspiring me to read this in the first place :)
Pretty sure I read this in High School or early college. very surprised it isn't already on my GR.
Wanted to like it more than I did. But the dated style of the art didn't keep my attention, and the cold war theme didn't age well.
I'm not a fan of graphic novels, in fact this may be the first one I managed to get all the way through. I only read it because I'd heard that it is a source of inspiration for the tv series Lost.
I liked it, up to a point. I sped through it, which I'm sure is a graphic novel no-no, but I couldn't be bothered to scrutinize every panel for clues to the overall story.
I wasn't crazy about the end, and I don't think this graphic novel, which I understand is a classic and won a bunch of awards, has converted me to a regular reader of the genre. Probably it's because I'm a girl and I'm too old.
I liked it, up to a point. I sped through it, which I'm sure is a graphic novel no-no, but I couldn't be bothered to scrutinize every panel for clues to the overall story.
I wasn't crazy about the end, and I don't think this graphic novel, which I understand is a classic and won a bunch of awards, has converted me to a regular reader of the genre. Probably it's because I'm a girl and I'm too old.
One of the best books I have ever read, possibly THE best. I first read this when it came out in 12 single issue comics in the 80s. I still have those first editions. I also have a leatherbound hardback in a slip case and recently re-read the trade paperback. It gets better every time - the medium of the graphic novel executed perfectly, with Alan Moore's fantastic story.