Right, I think we agreed there was no way I could like it as much as you because it pushed all your buttons, which aren't the same as mine. But I did like it quite a lot-- I think my opinion of it was colored by a negative reaction to certain specifics of the last two collections (which may not bother you at all), so I'll be interested to see what you think of them so that I can discuss with spoilers!
I liked how Watchmen is filled with allusions and repeated visual motifs, and I loved the little articles between sections. I also loved how you could get a lot more of the story in further readings (e.g., once you know who Rorschach is you can recognize him in early scenes, and there are lots of details that make more sense once you learn other things, like looking again at the relationships between various superheroes in the flashbacks after reading some of the articles/notes-between-sections). Also, it was my first introduction to graphic novels (besides Maus, which is also very extremely dark and highly recommended by me). Also, I was blown away by how Rorschach was actually given a moment where I highly felt for him-- I thought that was quite an accomplishment. But yeah, depressing enough that I can't read it very often.
And I'm a sucker for alternate universes, possibly in the same way that you love post-apocalyptic stories :)
Y is also filled with allusions, but unfortunately a lot of them were not known to me-- I had a lot of sympathy for 355 when she's all "what the heck are you talking about?" And starts knitting. Yeah! (I don't knit, but I like the general principle.) (Reminds me of Farscape in this regard, actually-- Crichton used to drive me nuts with his little pop culture thingies.) It's also possible Y turns up more on further readings; once the whole thing comes out in a single volume (if that happens) I might check it out again.
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Date: 2008-12-03 09:26 pm (UTC)I liked how Watchmen is filled with allusions and repeated visual motifs, and I loved the little articles between sections. I also loved how you could get a lot more of the story in further readings (e.g., once you know who Rorschach is you can recognize him in early scenes, and there are lots of details that make more sense once you learn other things, like looking again at the relationships between various superheroes in the flashbacks after reading some of the articles/notes-between-sections). Also, it was my first introduction to graphic novels (besides Maus, which is also very extremely dark and highly recommended by me). Also, I was blown away by how Rorschach was actually given a moment where I highly felt for him-- I thought that was quite an accomplishment. But yeah, depressing enough that I can't read it very often.
And I'm a sucker for alternate universes, possibly in the same way that you love post-apocalyptic stories :)
Y is also filled with allusions, but unfortunately a lot of them were not known to me-- I had a lot of sympathy for 355 when she's all "what the heck are you talking about?" And starts knitting. Yeah! (I don't knit, but I like the general principle.) (Reminds me of Farscape in this regard, actually-- Crichton used to drive me nuts with his little pop culture thingies.) It's also possible Y turns up more on further readings; once the whole thing comes out in a single volume (if that happens) I might check it out again.