tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451606044248248446.post1006008500883261591..comments2023-10-19T01:29:00.297-04:00Comments on Reading Watchmen: Chapter I - thematic overviewChris Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109439098536082894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451606044248248446.post-7052369532330053722012-01-01T16:13:19.212-05:002012-01-01T16:13:19.212-05:00Eamonn,
I really look forward to your thoughts on...Eamonn,<br /><br />I really look forward to your thoughts on the book. Unlike you, I had no idea about Watchmen (no comic shop at the time and I didn't read any books that had the ads in them that I remember). I discovered while poring through the Mile High catalog searching for anything written by Moore. <br /><br />But when I finally got the last two issues I needed, 10 and 12, it hit me with an impact that has stayed with me since then.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />chrisChris Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109439098536082894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451606044248248446.post-64051309075112693772012-01-01T11:40:16.591-05:002012-01-01T11:40:16.591-05:00It just so happens that I have been sorting my com...It just so happens that I have been sorting my comics this morning and re-bagging my original Watchmen issues in Mylites (they do look rather nice in them).<br /><br />As you say it is impossible to approach this comic as we first did, but it is interesting to recall what it was like to get hold of that first issue in 1986.<br /><br />The coming of Watchmen had been trailed in other DC comics and various trade magazines. Those famous single panel adverts were intriguing, and that combined with chat in the comic store meant we knew that something different was coming.<br /><br />And then there is that first issue itself. Which looked different from any other comic before it. I wonder at what stage did DC realise what Moore, Gibbons and Higgins were going to deliver and decide to go "all out" on the design and format of the comic.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to re-reading Watchmen along with your posts.Eamonn Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421065969153630559noreply@blogger.com