Jayson's Reviews > Watchmen

Yayy glad you liked it!! And five stars? Woah! Book must have been crazy good.

It can be overhyped, but it is a seriously good book. I catch new nuances each time I read it.

Great review :-)

Shruti ( Ti /The crazy book lover) wrote: "Yayy glad you liked it!! And five stars? Woah! Book must have been crazy good."

Thanks a lot, Shruti! Yes, this book blew my mind when I first read it (the second time too, for that matter), and I'm not the sort to have my mind easily blown.

That's impressive :) Hope your next read's the same :)

Stewart wrote: "It can be overhyped, but it is a seriously good book. I catch new nuances each time I read it."

Yes, same here. I always find things I hadn't noticed and see things differently every time I go through it. There's a great re-readability factor with it. Being dubbed a "modern classic" is a double-edged sword, you mention being over-hyped as a consequence, but I think it's more than deserving of that moniker. It's still relevant and a topic of conversation thirty years later.

Treece wrote: "Great review :-)"

Thanks so much, Treece :)

Shruti ( Ti /The crazy book lover) wrote: "That's impressive :) Hope your next read's the same :)"

Thanks a lot, Shruti! Much appreciated. I hope so too :)

Nice review!

Deanna wrote: "Nice review!"

Thanks a lot, Deanna!

It's great that you liked it! I wasn't as fond of the book but I feel like a second read through would help me build a greater appreciation for it. I don't normally like to compare book versions to movie versions, but I'm curious if you've seen the movie and what you think of it. If you've seen it, how do you think the movie adaptation stacked up to the original book?

Gale wrote: "It's great that you liked it! I wasn't as fond of the book but I feel like a second read through would help me build a greater appreciation for it. I don't normally like to compare book versions to..."

It's certainly a complex book, and I'm sure a second reading would help greatly. I know every time I read it I notice things that passed me by previously. You seem open to a re-read, so at least it left a favorable enough impression for that to be the case.

I have seen the film, and I do feel that it's as good an adaptation as can be done for a book like this. It's pretty much a shot for shot reproduction, so you can't say Zack Snyder wasn't faithful to the source material. I thought that it went a little crazy with the stylized special effects and the licensed period music, but otherwise I enjoyed it, though it didn't blow me away or anything.

The book, however, is one of my all-time favorite books, and unless the film was one of my all-time favorite films, it's always going to compare unfavorably.

I've picked this graphic novel up several times, and each time I find something in it that I did not pick up earlier. The first time around I didn't even get anything about Ozymandias's plan, save for its end result of course.

The movie, by contrast, I've only seen twice, and didn't feel like I got anything new from the second viewing. Though it might just be since I'd read the comic so often.

Comic's great.

Juho wrote: "I've picked this graphic novel up several times, and each time I find something in it that I did not pick up earlier. The first time around I didn't even get anything about Ozymandias's plan, save ..."

That's often the case with books over film. With film you're seeing someone else's interpretation of the source material, someone else's casting, someone else's sense of what's important and what's not. It's very much a passive activity. With books you have time to think, flip back to view things again, pause to take a closer look at things and generally have the means and luxury to linger, discover and contemplate.

It was very mind blowing and epically shocking in most parts. It’s hard to believe how a superhero comic can be so engrossing and story driven.

Victor The Reader wrote: "It was very mind blowing and epically shocking in most parts. It’s hard to believe how a superhero comic can be so engrossing and story driven."

Yes, my thoughts exactly when I first read this. I think you'll find it a different experience altogether if you read it a second time. It's one of those books where you gain something new every subsequent reading :)

Blake wrote: "I hadn't read this but now I'm eager to get it as soon as I can!!! :) XD"

Glad to hear that, Blake :)

Damn, I love the cover art of that edition, much better than the new black and yellow.

Tiag⊗ wrote: "Damn, I love the cover art of that edition, much better than the new black and yellow."

I love it too. Though, the primary reason for purchasing this edition was because it was the hardcover available at the time. The additional art was a lucky additional perk :)

I bought the new one with the black and yellow faces when I was in the UK, it's so dull, but what can you do, lol.

Tiag⊗ wrote: "I bought the new one with the black and yellow faces when I was in the UK, it's so dull, but what can you do, lol."

You got to take what you can get with comics. Either that or go digital :)

No spoilers,but the ending...made me so upset😔but I love this book

The Bibliophile wrote: "No spoilers,but the ending...made me so upset😔but I love this book"

Yes, you're not alone in that. Definitely one that has fans split. Glad you still enjoyed the book :)

haha wow! you know i have tried to start it several times but never been able to finish it idk why

Subham wrote: "haha wow! you know i have tried to start it several times but never been able to finish it idk why"

Well, it's a maxiseries, and if you're not into it to start, it can be a pretty long haul. Plus, it's one of those things that people either really love or they don't see as special at all. In the end, all experience and opinion is subjective. 🤷‍♂️

Jayson wrote: "Subham wrote: "haha wow! you know i have tried to start it several times but never been able to finish it idk why"

Well, it's a maxiseries, and if you're not into it to start, it can be a pretty l..."

thats so true man, i have the before watchmen series, i really need to do read it to see for myself what makes it special. having said that, have you read his swamp thing run?

Subham wrote: "thats so true man, i have the before watchmen series, i really need to do read it to see for myself what makes it special. having said that, have you read his swamp thing run?"

I'm afraid I've never been so much a fan of either Swamp Thing or Alan Moore to go out of my way to check it out. Though, I hear it's very good.

Jayson wrote: "Subham wrote: "thats so true man, i have the before watchmen series, i really need to do read it to see for myself what makes it special. having said that, have you read his swamp thing run?"

I'm ..."

oh yeah same man, its one of those books that has been on my read list forever but never got around to reading it.

Subham wrote: "oh yeah same man, its one of those books that has been on my read list forever but never got around to reading it."

Perhaps if I ever decided to dip into Alan Moore's oeuvre I'd consider it, but it's never really held any appeal for me.

I'm Gonna make it the first comic I'll ever read

Aymen wrote: "I'm Gonna make it the first comic I'll ever read"

You wouldn't be the first one to say that. Good luck :)

Revisited it last month and loved it!

Henk wrote: "Revisited it last month and loved it!"

Happy to hear that, Henk! I need to revisit it myself one of these days :)