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Should be called “Watchpeople”. Unless everyone’s pronouns are he/him

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It’s an incredible work.

A heads up though. A lot of what’s in The Watchmen was original, genre breaking, and changed the way comics are thought about as well as written.

Which means that someone coming across it now can end up being disappointed in how ununique it feels. A lot of what makes it great was copied by other writers afterwards, so when you run across a trope, be aware that there’s a good chance the trope started there.

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I gave up on the second chapter.

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Oh well, not everything is going to work for everyone. But, at least you have a point of reference for it now, which is always worth the time spent, imo.

What was it that made you put it down?

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The lady’s mother showing her daugther pronography in a comic book and the usual subverted take on the superhero genre.

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This is a great forward for anyone diving into watchmen. I personally think it still holds up really well though.

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Casablanca is incredibly clichéd now. But it’s what started a lot of those clichés.

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