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I've been very blog-happy today. First up, a gushing rave review of Watchmen.
A disclaimer, beyond the usual spoiler warnings: I am not a comic-book reader. I saw the film before reading the graphic novel (and in fact, up until this week, the only comics I'd read were Tintin and Maus). Although I know that Watchmen the graphic novel is a deconstruction of comics and their history, I only have an incredibly superficial understanding of this history. My review, thus, is more about the film and comic's broader concerns of the nature of heroism and Cold War hysteria. So please take that into account before throwing me down anylift elevator shafts.
My second link is to a shorter post. It's a follow-up to some questions I raised here about the distressed damsels of fantasy novels. The follow-up can be found here.
A disclaimer, beyond the usual spoiler warnings: I am not a comic-book reader. I saw the film before reading the graphic novel (and in fact, up until this week, the only comics I'd read were Tintin and Maus). Although I know that Watchmen the graphic novel is a deconstruction of comics and their history, I only have an incredibly superficial understanding of this history. My review, thus, is more about the film and comic's broader concerns of the nature of heroism and Cold War hysteria. So please take that into account before throwing me down any
My second link is to a shorter post. It's a follow-up to some questions I raised here about the distressed damsels of fantasy novels. The follow-up can be found here.
