Follow-up questions to the thread, "Should I read Watchmen before seeing the movie?" (no spoilers) [more inside]
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing on Apr 2, 2009 - 38 answers

Apparently I'm a fan of graphic novels now, but I don't even know where to start. I love (LOVE!) Preacher; I liked Watchmen. What should I read next? [more inside]
posted by wonderyak on Mar 12, 2009 - 52 answers

Has anyone seen both the IMAX and general-release versions of Watchmen? -> [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Mar 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I find a copy of the Condensed Watchmen that was formerly found at scans_daily? [more inside]
posted by hindmost on Mar 9, 2009 - 1 answer

I'm ashamed to admit I've never read the graphic novel Watchmen. The movie is coming out in a few weeks and I have time to read the book BEFORE I see the movie. Should I read the novel first? [more inside]
posted by Acton on Feb 19, 2009 - 52 answers

What are they smoking in the Watchmen? [more inside]
posted by leotrotsky on Aug 29, 2008 - 6 answers

So, spoiler warning, an ongoing, popular TV show has been revealed to have a forthcoming plot point where an act of stupefying terrorism is being engineered in order to unite mankind against the Other. This is a plot point from a seminal comic book, which borrowed it from a seminal TV show, both of which I will name after the cut. Is there an older origin of this story, and who else has been appropriating it recently? [more inside]
posted by blueshammer on Mar 12, 2007 - 40 answers

Back in CT in the 80s, while the comic series Watchmen was coming out, I saw a masterpiece of fan art on the wall of a friend's dorm. It was a postcard captioned "Superman vs. Dr. Manhattan" (roughly) and showed Superman pulling his fist back to deliver a mighty blow to Dr. Manhattan, who calmly pointed a finger at Superman's head, blowing his head off and spattering his brains in every direction. The overall anticlimactic effect was similar to the famous scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where a bunch of guys elaborately menace Indy with swords and he calmly pulls out a gun -- oh, you know the one. I'll give anyone who can tell me where I can find this cartoon, especially on the web, a million billion dollars.
posted by rwhe on May 4, 2006 - 8 answers

Just finished reading Watchmen for about the fiftieth time... what an amazing book. {questions inside} [more inside]
posted by ac on Jan 3, 2005 - 58 answers