Watchmen cover
Next up for review, if you couldn’t tell by the graphic to the right, is ‘Watchmen‘, by Alan Moore. This is yet another one of those greatest-of-all-time geek reads that I never got around to – until now.
I must admit, my interest in reading this stemmed from seeing previews for the upcoming film, and wanting to know what the story would be like (and whether or not I wanted to see the film).
For myself, it was an enjoyable enough read, and one I would recommend – just not to the exclusion of anything else you might have on your personal “to read” list. The story, while slightly dated (yet futuristic, to a degree), definitely had some points that stike home in today’s world.
I just couldn’t help myself from thinking that this sort of dysfunctional, “real world”, setting seemed so much like Batman that I couldn’t help comparing, and then of course, feeling it fell somewhat short. For those of you without the Batman predilection that I profess, however, you’ll get a kick out of it.
Posted by Patrick 