Comments on: Watchmen comic fans, back me up here….. http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/ Marc talks about life in Nashville, life as a Catholic and life as a geek. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:03:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mark R http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/#comment-18004 Mark R Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:22:29 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/#comment-18004 It's a bit of a spoiler, but not much. No details are given. Even though I came to the books late and read the last six issues first, it didn't ruin the first six for me. Gotta agree that the book ends on too optimistic a note, though. Human nature being what it is, the unity caused by the big boom wouldn't last. Anybody want to give odds that they make a few changes to Dr. Manhattan's costume? Best line (from memory): "Do you think I would bother explaining my masterstroke if there was any chance of you stopping it? I did it thirty minutes ago." It’s a bit of a spoiler, but not much. No details are given. Even though I came to the books late and read the last six issues first, it didn’t ruin the first six for me.

Gotta agree that the book ends on too optimistic a note, though. Human nature being what it is, the unity caused by the big boom wouldn’t last.

Anybody want to give odds that they make a few changes to Dr. Manhattan’s costume?

Best line (from memory): “Do you think I would bother explaining my masterstroke if there was any chance of you stopping it? I did it thirty minutes ago.”

]]> By: Marc http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/#comment-17960 Marc Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:30:50 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/#comment-17960 I'm more inclined to think that the vast majority of people who have not read the novel, don't know how it ends. This just might ruin it for a lot of folks who are trying to keep up with what's going on with the movie, but don't want spoilers. I’m more inclined to think that the vast majority of people who have not read the novel, don’t know how it ends. This just might ruin it for a lot of folks who are trying to keep up with what’s going on with the movie, but don’t want spoilers.

]]> By: Jim Treacher http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/#comment-17959 Jim Treacher Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:40:09 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/07/26/watchmen-comic-fans-back-me-up-here/#comment-17959 The "global catastrophe" part, you mean? I guess, but after all the book is 20 years old. Kind of hard to keep that under wraps. And I always thought that was the weakest part of the book anyway. Intense psychological realism for 11 issues, and then the goofy "here's how I'm gonna save the world!" reveal. The “global catastrophe” part, you mean? I guess, but after all the book is 20 years old. Kind of hard to keep that under wraps. And I always thought that was the weakest part of the book anyway. Intense psychological realism for 11 issues, and then the goofy “here’s how I’m gonna save the world!” reveal.

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