The Watchmen

Ori is a good friend. But that does not stop the Watchmen from sort of sucking.

Maybe it's outdated, maybe I'm just not a comic book guy....But - I found it all a bit juvenile. The story and characters were shallow. The end (which is much hyped) is a bit lame and comes very much out of left field and leaves you saying "Wow, thats really....really....well...outlandish.".

My disbelief was never truly suspended. The word "Masked Adventurer" is used a bit too often which makes the "silly" factor crank a little into the red. Jon's character is interesting but suffers from the same problems modern day superman faces - the psycology of his ominipotence is never really explored. The Rorschach and Comedian stories are interesting but I don't know - meh it all fizzles into a ending that feels rushed and half-baked.

Worth reading and probably an icon for the time but certainly not meant to be seated next to Blood Merridian and 1984.

Over hyped for me.