"Watchmen"

Watchmen (Alan Moore)

Well, what can I really add to this? If you've heard that Watchmen is a modern classic and a must-read for any comics fan, you've heard right. Even if you've seen the movie, I'd recommend reading through the book, which has a significant difference in the ending. Now I feel bad taking a great book like this and making most of the review two issues that bugged me about it, so bear in mind that the two issues I'm about to list are both minor and should in no way dissaude you from reading, but only points to be aware of as you do so.

The first issue is that you can safely skip the Black Freighter parts; This is a comic within the comic that frankly isn't very good and has no bearing on the story I could see. Honestly it reads like an eight year old trying to top himself as he rambles on for why his homework didn't get done: Then a storm hit and then zombies attacked and then I had to ummm I had to make a raft out of um dead zombies to get home and then the dog ate my homework. Just skip it, you won't miss anything.
The second issue is that the artist eschews primary colors to give the book a distinctive look. This succeeds as the book does look very distinctive indeed, but after a while I almost became nautious under the noxious assualt of pinks, greens, and browns. If you read the book in one go - as I did since it becomes engrossing very quickly - you may never want to see off-pink and lime-green again by the time you're done.

Oh, and also, Doctor Manhatten wears less and less clothes as the book goes on, with the artist apparently "selecting carefully when full frontal shots would occur", which may not be the best note to end this review on, but I don't really know how to top it.

Grade: A