We3 is pretty good. Short but sweet. Also sad and touching in a way. I love Grant Morrison. And Alan Moore. You know, Alan Moore's Miracle Man comic is available again at Amazon and stuff... it's great, like a weird superman. But it's not under his name due to copyright issues or such. The author is just "The Original Writer". But if you do a search for Miracle Man you'll find it. the first trade is out, and the second comes out in october.
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 On 08/16/2014 at 10:23 AM by daftman See More From This User » |
So I did finish Watchmen, like, two weeks ago or something (time flies!). It was really good! I was under the ending was going to be very dire—I mean, it WAS but not like I'd expected, though the fate of a certain character made me sad. If I had to choose one word to describe the book, though, I'd go with "gray." Well, how about "grey" because that's a cooler spelling 
Nothing is as simple as good and evil. Just look at who the villain was, what he did and why, and the fact that he questioned his own actions at the end (trying to avoid spoilers). Anyway, I enjoyed reading it and will definitely be picking up some more Alan Moore stuff in the future. I also plan to watch the movie. I've already picked it up from the library lol but haven't had time to watch it yet. It's 142 minutes! But I want to get to it while it's still somewhat fresh in my mind.
After finishing Watchmen I wanted to read something shorter. I went with the X-Men graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills. It's about a religious fellow, William Stryker, who leads a crusade to wipe mutants off the earth. It seemed like the prototypical X-Men story in that it dealt mainly in ideas and issues. It pitted the philosophy of the Professor X and the X-Men against someone who didn't believe they were even human and that their very existence was an affront to God. Very interesting. It was also the main inspiration for the second X-Men movie, which is a great movie.
The problem is that I read it after Watchmen. Watchmen feels timeless but God Loves, Man Kills shows its age, especially in the way it's written, I think (though in its defense it did come out about five earlier than Watchmen). The writer, Chris Claremont, has probably done more to shape the X-Men universe than any other person but his style is very expository. At least, based on this one story—it's all I've read by him but I assume it's typical. Anyway, the characters often explain what they're doing while they're doing it, even if it's just a thought bubble. You do know what's going on all the time, which is good, but it does feel a little heavy after Watchmen. And I certainly don't mean to disparage the story. Claremont is known for dense plots and complex characters, and that held true here. (His credits also include Days of Future Past and the Dark Phoenix Saga, two stories I'd certainly like to read.) Best of all, it was short. It was nice to get through something quickly after spending several weeks on Watchmen.
Earlier this week I started another short book, We3 by Grant Morrison. I haven't gotten far yet but it's about three animals—a dog, a cat, and a rabbit—that have been turned into living weapons by the government. They're encased in robotic armor and have missiles and machine guns and stuff and a limited ability to speak. When their program gets decommissioned, they escape and try to make their way home. I haven't gotten to the escape yet but it's supposed to be really good. It's a Vertigo comic, so maybe transmet would like it too. Oh wait, it isn't from the '90s. Never mind 
In other news I finally started Mass Effect 3. I'm just, what, two years late to the party? I'm only 30 minutes in so far but man, it feels so good to be back into this series.
This is not what my character looks like, of course (also not a girl lol), but the sentiment is there. It's like, effin' yeah! Not messing around.
Well that's all for now. Happy Saturday, everybody! Do something fun today 
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