I would have thought, from a DC perspective, that's it's a lose-lose perspective, unless they did something better or as good as 'Watchmen.' But realistically, that's not going to happen, otherwise it would have happened before. It's not a kind of reaction I can ever remember from a readership before. I would have never have asked any of the readers to do that, but I'm genuinely grateful. From what I hear, there's a certain degree of comic creators' hostility and negative feedback posting on entertainment sites. Comic shops these days barely sell comics. To turn that into just another superhero comic that goes on forever demonstrates exactly why I feel the way I do about the comics industry. 'Watchmen' was said to actually provide an alternative to the superhero story as an endless soap opera. Just send us an email and we'll put the best up on the site."It seems a bit desperate to go after a book famous for its artistic integrity," Moore told Fast Company. You can read more book reviews or buy Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons at. You can read more book reviews or buy Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. Obviously, the one glaring exception in Watchmen is Doctor Manhattan, who is transformed into a being capable of a number of otherworldly abilities. This review was kindly given to us by the ever-generous Ya Yeah Yeah. an element of fantasy, the characters in Moore’s graphic novel are, for the most part, embedded into pessimistic version of reality with only lifelike traits. Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus Libro. We've also seen A1 Annual by Dave Elliott (editor). Alan Moore with Dave Gibbons (Illustrator), John Higgins (Illustrator) fiction crime graphic novel mystery science fiction adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced. Highest possible recommendation, truly incredible.Īnother classic graphic novel is the Holocaust tale Maus by Art Spiegelman, while a more modern look at war is the wonderful Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughan. The story, if you don't already know it, deserves to be discovered for itself as much as possible. I've intentionally kept my plot summary, and my thoughts on the characters, to the bare bones, by the way. And oh, what characters they are! Rorschach is an incredible antihero, Doctor Manhattan - the only one to be truly superpowered - incredibly sympathetic despite his awe-inspiring abilities, and the rest fit into the story perfectly. With a set of new characters, the backstory is all explained for you, so a newcomer to comics won't get the same daunting feeling they might from seeing the mountain of books available featuring heroes like the X-Men, superman or Batman. Watchmen is also a great starting point for people who don't usually read comics. As good as the writing is, Dave Gibbons produces breathtaking illustrations which play just as much of a part in making this such a phenomenal book. Ranging from former hero Hollis Brown's autobiography extracts to newspaper articles and letters, they perfectly play their part in telling us about the setting. As well as the two narratives, we get prose pieces to supplement our understanding of Watchmen's universe. Following on from the classic graphic novel, Watchmen follows the lives of vigilantes working on both sides of the law. This shows a man stranded on a desert island desperately trying to return to his hometown to save it from pirates, and is in itself an outstanding piece of work. He is speaking to me from his home in Northampton for the launch of Illuminations, a. Part of its genius is the way the book is laid out - interspersed with the main story, we get the wonderful Tales of the Black Freighter back-up, which tells a story being read by one of the comic's characters. I ’ve been enamoured of prose fiction for quite a long while, says Alan Moore. This one, though, towers above the rest to a staggering degree. I have read thousands of comics and graphic novels in my life, including some of the all-time classics, and there are several which rank as some of the very best works of fiction I've ever laid my hands on. What he finds could change the world.īleak, thought-provoking, and featuring an ending which is one of the greatest ever in any medium, Watchmen is an absolute must-read. In a world where costumed vigilantes have been outlawed and former superheroes are either retired or working for the government, the murder of his former teammate leads the outlaw Rorschach to investigate. Summary: The best graphic novel of all time, bar none.
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