Be hard pressed to top last time's discussion but armed with the ability to talk about the entire work we should be able to. Apologies if I tagged anyone who doesn't want to be tagged.

Who wants to lead the next round?

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So this is one of the coolest things I've ever read. It has now been about a month since I finished it, but I'll dredge up some thoughts. I love Rorschach's moral equivalence disguised as moral absolutism; his sequences remain my favorite to read. I love that early on we get a juxtaposition of old-guard superheroes and the younger generation -- actually I'm glad Moore included two generations to begin with, instead of merely focusing his story on the main characters and then flashing back to characters we never meet in the present. Dr. Manhattan's perspective on time is some fine writing -- that's not an easy idea to portray to viewers -- I think the medium helped.

Other highlights: the Comedian, absolutely vital character; every sequence at the newsstand; the scenes on Mars; and finally, the art itself. Gritty and perfect.

Last thing -- Complexity just linked me this brief article about Terry Gilliam's thoughts on Zach Snyder's movie ending.

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JakobVirgil:

The author of the book of Kings answers the question of who is fit to be a king by offers us three cases 3 men Saul (a prophet), David (a hero) and Solomon (the wisest man in the world). (s)he than shows us how each of them failed and hence no man should be king. (S)he was prolly some kinda anarchist or romanticized the rule of the Judges.

I think the archmagnus Alan Moore is using the same rhetorical plan. He presents us with each of the Superhero archetypes and shows us how they are Naive, unhuman, or just plain evil.

The high tech dilettante - is just play acting

The heroine - is just furniture

the superman - has no human connection

the vigilante - is a sociopath

the genius - is a conman

the super soldier - is a scumbag

Capes suck


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