Recently I picked up the first issue of the widely acclaimed comic Watchmen by Alan Moore. This is the comic series that is said to have transformed comics and as such it is recognized as a masterpiece of the genre. I hadn't read it and wanted to see what everyone was talking about. I have to say that I was anti-impressed with the first issue. I didn't understand the hype. The story was confusing and the characters didn't seem overly interesting. Because Watchmen is a comic classic, required reading really, I checked out the entire thing from the library. I was determined to read it no matter how painful.
It is definitely a difficult read in that it is very complex and very dense. Overall though, I really enjoyed it. It is a social/political commentary and has layer upon layer of story and philosophy. The complexity of writing seems beyond standard comics and was very bold. I can see why it has received such high acclaim. I have to agree with the masses on this one: it truely is a work of art. I'm glad that I finally read it.
| July 15, 2003 09:58am | 
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