the watchmen experience
well - couple of weeks ago, someone on my twitter account told me, that i should read WATCHMEN - and after all the hype from the movie, i went along and bought the graphic novel, not expecting anything because - frankly i had no idea what it was about and i had no idea, how credible the hype from the comic-geek-fanbase really was.
well - i just finished it and to some it up - it was a great experience after all. this is not a typical comic book - it is a miniseries consisting of 12 chapters (which are, of course, available as one book) which has a distinct beginning and ending.
its not like the xmen or spiderman comics, where you have this whole universe of story you should know about - there are these 12 chapters and thats it. which is kind-of intriguing- knowing that it has an ending takes the pressure of submitting yourself to another ongoing series.
and well - right now, i am kind of sad that the story is over. the book was great, with a lot of twists and turns, great characters and a surprising story. so - guess what. now i am kind of sad that it was just a miniseries and that the story was not continued.
sure, the story has an ending, but not everybody dies, but of course, continuing the WATCHMEN would just take the originality the miniseries has had for years.
so - now i am really looking forward to the movie - i hope they'll release the dvd in the near future because i have to see it :)