Originally posted by Galan007
I'm glad Moore doesn't have anything to do with this, tbh. I know most consider the original Watchmen series to be a classic, but it really doesn't hold up well, imo. I've tried reading it a few times over the past couple of years, and I just.... Don't like it. ermm
GASP! I'm shocked you didn't like what is considered the greatest comic book story of all time! 😉
Seriously, I agree with you. It wasn't bad per say, but I'll laugh my ass off if this prequel is better than the original, which I think it will be.
Did you enjoy Sandman more? It's considered by some to be the greatest run in comics.
Originally posted by Prep-Man
Really? What happened?
I found it
its to do with these Prequels/sequels for Watchmen, DC trying to offer the rights back to Moore
Moore basically saying the current comic book industry has'nt got a 'Top flight of talent' or even a middle or bottom.
Originally posted by Kazenji
I found itits to do with these Prequels/sequels for Watchmen, DC trying to offer the rights back to Moore
Moore basically saying the current comic book industry has'nt got a 'Top flight of talent' or even a middle or bottom.
Wow. 😕
Thanks for the link.
Originally posted by Prep-Man
Seriously, I agree with you. It wasn't bad per say, but I'll laugh my ass off if this prequel is better than the original, which I think it will be.
I highly doubt it. Gibbons detail and visual storytelling alone is leagues above most of the visuals that most comics have been putting out in recent years.
Originally posted by Bentley
I highly doubt it. Gibbons detail and visual storytelling alone is leagues above most of the visuals that most comics have been putting out in recent years.
It just didn't engage me. Most of the creators involved here are insanely good. I LOVE Cooke. If his Minutemen is half has good as New Frontier (Which was a masterpiece, IMO), it will be awesome and IMO better than Watchmen. Watchmen is good, but not the greatest comic book story, IMO.
I'm not saying Watchmen is the best, but one of the reasons it is very good is that the art conveys a lot of information, it's an integral part of what made the storytelling in the book so effective. I mean no disrespect to any generic comic artist, but many of them just draw pretty pictures to illustrate the story. If it loses that element it won't even read like Watchmen at all.
Originally posted by Kazenji
I found itits to do with these Prequels/sequels for Watchmen, DC trying to offer the rights back to Moore
Moore basically saying the current comic book industry has'nt got a 'Top flight of talent' or even a middle or bottom.
While one could read into it Moore is extremely arrogant, he makes a point that is true not just for this & comics, but also for the Hollywood industry and their obsessions for constant sequels and remakes these days. He's saying stop trying to hump the corpse of something written 25 years ago, and instead find someone who's written something that is radically original and could be the next Watchmen event.
Originally posted by roughriderYeah, I am not surprised either but they keep changing everything and screwing over the fans who have been there for a long time. I know this business is about money in the end but they have been pretty shameless and this is just another example of it.
I'm not surprised. After the only reboot that really meant something in 1985 (COIE), DC has gotten reboot crazy since then. Batman seems to be the only major character who gets left alone in these things, for the most part.
Originally posted by Mr.Mxyzptlk
I find the majority of the comic industry as pathetic and have for years now. That's why I said partially. 😉
Why?
Originally posted by quanchi112
I'm still sore at them over the complete reboot. Such a slap in the face to longtime supporters of dc such as myself.
Don't lie. 😬
Originally posted by roughrider
I'm not surprised. After the only reboot that really meant something in 1985 (COIE), DC has gotten reboot crazy since then. Batman seems to be the only major character who gets left alone in these things, for the most part.
This is the first real reboot since 1985. That's twenty-seven years, and it's been an overwhelming success, and several DC mainstays are better for it.
Originally posted by Galan007You obviously just didn't get the story then and are not smart enough to understand the masterpiece it is!
I'm glad Moore doesn't have anything to do with this, tbh. I know most consider the original Watchmen series to be a classic, but it really doesn't hold up well, imo. I've tried reading it a few times over the past couple of years, and I just.... Don't like it. ermm
Seriously though I agree with you. It was alright imo.