I have never read Watchmen. I must remedy this.
Related aside - my FLCBS is having a moving sale tomorrow and all trades are discounted... with the explicit exception of Watchmen.
Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.
smonster - Aug 01, 2008 5:39:31 am PDT #1757 of 5059
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 01, 2008 6:02:49 am PDT #1758 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I have never read Watchmen. I must remedy this.
You really must. It's amazingly good. I have a few issues with the ending, that I obviously won't go into at this point w/out spoiler font, but the rest is so good they don't detract from the overall impact.
smonster - Aug 01, 2008 6:16:08 am PDT #1759 of 5059
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Hmmm... all copies at both the uni library and public library are on hold. Time to talk to my local fannish lending library, aka my friend Anny.
I want to read Doom Patrol, too. Really, my comics reading has been exceedingly spotty. I haven't even read all of Sandman. And I've barely touched any DC or Marvel canon, but I'm kind of okay with that.
Steph L. - Aug 01, 2008 8:03:25 am PDT #1760 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
They just redid those ads for the movies
So, was Sally Jupiter's ad the only one that didn't have "Who Watches the Watchmen?" (or at least part of the phrase) somewhere in the ad? I looked at the large version her ad (and it's utterly fucking amazing, as are the others, in terms of detail), but I didn't see the catchphrase anywhere.
Anyone see it?
Daisy Jane - Aug 01, 2008 8:16:40 am PDT #1761 of 5059
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
It's on a ticker looking thing outside the window.
Steph L. - Aug 01, 2008 8:17:59 am PDT #1762 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It's on a ticker looking thing outside the window.
The poster with the ticker outside the window is her daughter.
I mean the one where she's posing for the picture with the inmate on a leash. I don't see "Who Watches the Watchmen?" anywhere in that one.
Daisy Jane - Aug 01, 2008 8:22:56 am PDT #1763 of 5059
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
It's not. Damn, but those are detailed.
Fay - Aug 01, 2008 8:28:53 am PDT #1764 of 5059
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Yes, the graphic novel has all the cover art included - yay!
I noticed that lack of 'Who Watches The Watchmen' in the Sally Jupiter image too. But I was assuming that it was supposed to be an old photograph? From the days when she was a superhero? Whilst the 'Who Watches The Watchmen' thing is supposed to be in the present time?
(Alternatively, might it be included in one of the newspaper articles in the background?)
...and how totally awesome does Night Owl look? In the comic, there wasn't this kind of glamour going on - quite the reverse. It's odd to see him looking all Super and Badass.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the Comedian, right? Whom I didn't particularly take a shine to in the book, but I fear that I may be a little more inclined to be forgiving in the face of his hottitude...
P.M. Marc - Aug 01, 2008 8:30:55 am PDT #1765 of 5059
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the Comedian, right? Whom I didn't particularly take a shine to in the book, but I fear that I may be a little more inclined to be forgiving in the face of his hottitude...
He is.
I'm itching to re-read. As soon as Pete's done with his re-read, natch. (As he has our copy.)
Steph L. - Aug 01, 2008 8:33:45 am PDT #1766 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Fay, did you see the trailer?
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the Comedian, right?
Yes, although I keep thinking he's Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.
Sally Jupiter
And oh my god, Carla Gugino! I've had the hots for her for a LONG time, ever since she was in the BBC version of The Buccaneers.