W is for Watchmen

Watchmen is currently #43 on my flickchart list.

Though much maligned by comic book fans and movie fans alike, I really liked the film.  I went to see it on my own.  It didn't have the build up The Avengers (#3) had for me, but it did have a lot to live up to.  That being said, I really felt it delivered.

And the opening credits (NSFW: violence) are second to none...they set the tone and give so many nods to fans of the original limited series:


The Watchmen Opening Titles por ypsilon2 no Videolog.tv.




(Both of the above are the same, I just want to make sure at least one stays embedded...)

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12-12-12

I am a geek for numbers, so today's date does intrigue me.  To "celebrate", here are 12* comics I own....that are #12 in their series!

*I know there are WAY more than 12 covers here....I started this post last weekend.  I had planned to narrow this down before publishing it and time got away from me!  As it is, I am writing this footnote a full day late!!

Blogging From A To Z: W is for...

...Watchmen....the comic that blew my 16 year old mind...I can't say I understood it and there are some parts that don't hold up for me when I re-read the trade, but the impression it made on me and the subtle shift in my reading habits persist to this day.