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Just picked up Watchmen and Ronin

Also picked up the Dark knight returns, but I've read it before. I'm a few chapters into ronin and watchmen. Wondering what your guys opinions on these highly praised graphic novels are.

Watchmen is fantastic. A lot of people think the movie is going to suck but I am looking forward to seeing how it will be handled.

Ronin? Haven't had the opportunity.

Watchmen? Read it and loved it. The political implications are very poignant and the story itself is solid.

I haven't read Ronin, but I have read Watchmen. Watchmen is pretty good, though I thought the ending was kinda stupid. At least, I expected better from a book that is so highly praised. But overall, it's a really good graphic novel. I am curious to see how they handle the movie, but it can't be nearly as good as the book because of the multilayered story. Still, it should be interesting. Rorschach is friggin' crazy, though. I hope that much translates into the movie well because he was the most interesting part of the book.

What is stupid about the ending? It's probably not the ending most readers would want, but it works brilliantly.

Watchmen is absolutely fantastic. And the ending is also brilliant. It's subversive. And I like that.

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Originally Posted by The Shelf (Post 584145)

Watchmen is pretty good, though I thought the ending was kinda stupid. At least, I expected better from a book that is so highly praised. But overall, it's a really good graphic novel. I am curious to see how they handle the movie, but it can't be nearly as good as the book because of the multilayered story. Still, it should be interesting. Rorschach is friggin' crazy, though. I hope that much translates into the movie well because he was the most interesting part of the book.

I guess that's the problem when something is praised so highly, it gets to the point where it's bound to end up disappointing some people because the hype may be too much to overcome.

Watchmen is certainly a classic, although as far as the two big comics of 1986 (DKR and Watchmen), DKR is probably my personal favorite.

I actually wasn't too sure about Watchmen when I was reading it for the first time until the ending. The issue that focused on Rorscach was great, but after that the story seemed to drag a little for me. Then those last two issues or so made it all worth it.

The movie is supposed to come out...next year sometime? I recommend reading the book first. Sometimes you end up reading the book afterward and then think to yourself, "wow, I rated the movie a little too highly".:lol: