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Peer pressure at its finest helped in convincing me to read Watchmen. After finishing it, I now realize why my friends are, well, my friends. I had truly been missing out on the glory that is Alan Moore. Initially I started hearing a lot about him this past year when his scandalous Lost Girls (next on my list) hit the shelves, but it wasn’t until browsing in the bookstore this month and finding myself staring at Watchmen, that I knew it was fate.
What Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons managed to do with Watchmen surpasses any preconception you may have with comic books. It’s just that good. And yes, it’s a story about “masked adventurers” saving people from injustices and fighting crime but then again, it’s so much more. Throughout the compilation, the superheroes are torn from their pedestals and deconstructed to their most human qualities (well, all but one), giving you a glimpse into why they have chosen to lead the lives they have. And what you find is a beautifully woven web of stories dealing with loss, love, indifference and insanity. Suffice to say that the writing is brilliant, with a clever use of metafiction (a horribly dark comic book within an even darker one? Oh, yes.) and smart symbolism sprinkled throughout.
My recommendation?
Read it, now.
What Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons managed to do with Watchmen surpasses any preconception you may have with comic books. It’s just that good. And yes, it’s a story about “masked adventurers” saving people from injustices and fighting crime but then again, it’s so much more. Throughout the compilation, the superheroes are torn from their pedestals and deconstructed to their most human qualities (well, all but one), giving you a glimpse into why they have chosen to lead the lives they have. And what you find is a beautifully woven web of stories dealing with loss, love, indifference and insanity. Suffice to say that the writing is brilliant, with a clever use of metafiction (a horribly dark comic book within an even darker one? Oh, yes.) and smart symbolism sprinkled throughout.
My recommendation?
Read it, now.