Watchmen

I've been reading Watchmen quiet few times. The story is quite completed to understand till i manage to understand what it is actually all about. A great masterpiece from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. No wonder its one of Time magazine's 100 best novels.

Watching the movie after some another reading of this graphic novel was like a big mistake....
I might know who the heroes are, the villain, and so on.....and it seems spoils a bit.
Probably if you have recently read Watchmen and wanted to watch it in the cinema, you might be....i'm not sure what but like a dissapointing feeling. The movie was great. It maybe not 100% the same as the comic but still i think the movie did good....


Set in 1985, an alternate time line which the president was Richard Nixon where it's about vigilantes and retired superheroes were back together after one of the members were murdered.

Rorschach investigates a murder crime which kills Edward Blake@The Comedian. He suspects someone is killing the superheroes. He warns Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Mr. Manhattan( the only one with power) and Ozymandias. As he proceed to investigate the matter, he found out the teribble truth behind this conspiracy.

I would say, the characters costume is mostly the same except for Ozymandias. Nite Owl looks cooler in the movie( reminds me of Blue Beetle of Ted Kord). Rorschach looks the same in the comic, so does Silk Spectre and Mr Manhattan( i'm not if its only me or what but Mr Manhattan you know what is blurred in the movie...did you see that?). Only Ozymandias has a new design. The Comedian also seems to have a new costume.

Just like in the comic, its not for the kids to watch it. some scenes of violence and a bit of sex scene might not appropriate to be watch.

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Director: Zack Snyder

Cast:

Patrick Wilson as Daniel Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Jackie Earle Haley as Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Malin Åkerman as Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II
Billy Crudup as Dr. Jon Osterman / Doctor Manhattan
Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Edward Blake / The Comedian

Rating: 8.5/10

Dark Avengers

Looking from the cover, i was wondering why was Iron man have a star on his chest.
Captain Iron America Man?
It's not. He is actually Iron Patriot.
Besides that, other character from the cover is Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, Hawk Eye and Spiderman....or is it?
This Avengers are actually portrayed by some of the Marvel villains.
The story starts with Norman Osbourne was given leadership to change S.H.I.E.L.D. to H.A.M.M.E.R. (i'm not sure what it really stands for) after Tony Stark@Iron Man was strip his position from the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Osbourne started to recruit new line up of Avengers.
Later, Nick Fury too assembles his own team.

As it is a new series, I really wanted to know if they can be as good as the good Avengers.


Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writer : Brian Michael Bendis
Artist : Mike Deodato
Letterer : Rainer Beredo
Colorist : Dave Lanphear
Creator : Brian Michael Bendis

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