Category: Comic Books

Batman Year One

By Andrew on Apr 2, 2006 | In Comic Books | 1 feedback »

I read Batman Year One yesterday. I've been meaning to for years. I made it a priority when I heard that Aranovsky was going to adapt it for the first good Batman film since Schumacher ruined the franchise, but then Christopher Nolan did Batman Begins… more »

Another Watchmen Chapter Down

By Andrew on Apr 2, 2006 | In Comic Books | Send feedback »

Chapter VI is an unsettling work. In it we see a young Rorschach and the violence and abuse to which his mother subjected him. It is essentially a superhero origins tale, but one that is more richly written than most. Gibbons illustrates the violence wit… more »

Working though Watchmen

By Andrew on Apr 2, 2006 | In Comic Books | Send feedback »

I posted once about starting to read Alan Moore's "Watchmen" graphic novel, and had said I would continue with updates as I progressed through the book. Unfortunately, other reading endeavors got in the way at that time. I have, though, once again begun… more »

Watchmen Thoughts, Pt 1

By Andrew on Dec 6, 2005 | In Books, Comic Books | 8 feedbacks »

I just started reading Watchmen, mostly on Kyle's recommendation. I've known for a while that I would do well to read some of Alan Moore's work, but, quite frankly, I haven't really felt much like reading comics. Sin City sort of re-awakened my desire… more »