The critically acclaimed graphic novel WATCHMEN has at last been made into a full length motion picture, but, to be honest, I would rather talk about the appearance of writer Alan Moore. He was actually thrown out of high school for selling LSD and never graduated. I was not surprised to hear this, because I know how Alan Moore looks. He has a tangle of long, tousled dark hair with the beard to match. He looks even more disturbed than Charles Manson.
WATCHMEN is essentially about normal human beings who choose to be more than what they are. The heroes of WATCHMEN were not born heroes, and most don’t have powers. They are simply men and women who have chosen to become extraordinary, and they dedicate their lives to making the world a safer place to live. The only watchman with any real powers is Dr. Manhattan, whose origins alone make for an entertaining story.
-scott
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