It shows what comics could be, should aspire to be, and often are not. Another problem is that though it is still an awesome comic work its stil obsessed with the same superhero theme which holds comics back in so many ways. I'm not saying that I don't love superhero comics (I do) but tend to see so many poor ones I wish we could ditch them as the standard bearer and move onto a new theme to have as a foundation.
That said: artistically it's not the greatest work out there (I wish I lived on the parallel universe where Higgins drew and Gibbons coloured. THAT's the Watchmen I want to read). Actually that's an understatement: I find Gibbons artwork uninteresting in the extreme but hey ho, can't argue with those royalty statements. It's certainly easier to say now that you've read Watchmen check out Sienkiewicz, McKean, Sacco, Eisner, Veitch, McKeever et al.
I've certainly read no comic with as well arranged or subtley delivered a world and seen no film adaptation which angered me as much as Watchmen was hobbled by.
But there are a good few books you can go onto after Watchmen, just not anywhere near as many as there should have been bearing in mind its age.
Nothing not to love on the Batman cover except the logo, the text, everything that isn't the art in fact. Shudder. Even the flag text is a little off in comparison to the aceness that surrounds it.
The Fables cover is extraordinarily good and while it would have been better without the barcode everything else works in sympathy with the whole, which is nice :)
CONGRATS on ep 250. Have been listening for... hmm... 120 eps or so and, for the most part iFanboy's enthusiasm is single handedly responsible for getting me back into comics following a falling out due to nearly every comic made in the 80s...
Top stuff, can't wait to hear the podcast. Congrats all involved.
S and S cover is all sorts of ace. The other covers leave me a little cold this week (and I normally LOVE Petersen and you're right - he does inky texture better than anyone).
Loved invincible (always), Namor (I'm a sucker for a good Jae Lee cover), Black Widow and the text placement of Secret Warriors myself.
August 24, 2010 12:27 pm No Bat Tank from Dark Knight Returns? The correct list was that and four others :) (Actually I like the whole list but wouldn't have had number 4 myself...)
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Uh oh.
(runs away).
Yes (writing) and no (art).
Sorry.
It shows what comics could be, should aspire to be, and often are not. Another problem is that though it is still an awesome comic work its stil obsessed with the same superhero theme which holds comics back in so many ways. I'm not saying that I don't love superhero comics (I do) but tend to see so many poor ones I wish we could ditch them as the standard bearer and move onto a new theme to have as a foundation.
That said: artistically it's not the greatest work out there (I wish I lived on the parallel universe where Higgins drew and Gibbons coloured. THAT's the Watchmen I want to read). Actually that's an understatement: I find Gibbons artwork uninteresting in the extreme but hey ho, can't argue with those royalty statements. It's certainly easier to say now that you've read Watchmen check out Sienkiewicz, McKean, Sacco, Eisner, Veitch, McKeever et al.
I've certainly read no comic with as well arranged or subtley delivered a world and seen no film adaptation which angered me as much as Watchmen was hobbled by.
But there are a good few books you can go onto after Watchmen, just not anywhere near as many as there should have been bearing in mind its age.
Nothing not to love on the Batman cover except the logo, the text, everything that isn't the art in fact. Shudder. Even the flag text is a little off in comparison to the aceness that surrounds it.
The Fables cover is extraordinarily good and while it would have been better without the barcode everything else works in sympathy with the whole, which is nice :)
Ace prizes. I look and yearn :)
Did scroll through and think Holy Cats you win Stan Lee!? My brain says amazing yet my ears say no :)
The Invincible prize will make me cry when it goes to someone else. Ditto the Blackest Night one...
Love all three - nice picks. That said why is the Asm cover so off centre? MJ's hair is fab.
(also: so tempted to join in on neg space chat but suspect time has passed).
CONGRATS on ep 250. Have been listening for... hmm... 120 eps or so and, for the most part iFanboy's enthusiasm is single handedly responsible for getting me back into comics following a falling out due to nearly every comic made in the 80s...
Top stuff, can't wait to hear the podcast. Congrats all involved.
S and S cover is all sorts of ace. The other covers leave me a little cold this week (and I normally LOVE Petersen and you're right - he does inky texture better than anyone).
Loved invincible (always), Namor (I'm a sucker for a good Jae Lee cover), Black Widow and the text placement of Secret Warriors myself.
Specifically this: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hvBsDbuV_Ng/S6BYBJ05KQI/AAAAAAAABrU/94zPSY7Zc1M/s320/FMDKBatmobile.jpg