Watchmen

For this reading I chose Watchmen. First off, the movie was amazing,and second off the comic was even better to my surprise. It was definitely a crazy take on a superhero story. I really enjoyed that the characters were actually normal human beings with extraordinary attributes, except Dr. Manhattan. I love how it really delves into the minds of the heros and makes you see what is behind all of the caps and masks. It shows how we can really look up to these amazing people and see that they have some of the same problems, if not bigger problems. Silk Spectre finds out her father is basically the maniac that she despises, the Comedian, Silk Spectre II's father, dies at the beginning of all of this madness, Dr. Manhattan is pondering bigger, outer worldly problems rather than the coming nuclear threat on Earth, oh and his girlfriend (Silk Spectre II) might have cancer from having sex with him. 

The story is amazing and very well done. I really like how it was set in the time period of the Cold War and how the world had a lot of big problems which added to the stress of the heroes already stressing lives. The artwork alone was amazing too. Beautifully drawn and amazingly thought out. One of my favorite reads this semester by far. One of my favorite parts was when they told the beginning of Rorschach's story and how he became as almost heartless as he seems in the story. He becomes this very rugged and dark person who seems to think that being a hero can't help the world that he lives in. Which almost makes you think how the world would react to having a super hero to protect them. Would we react in a positive way or would we reject them thinking they were a possible threat to mankind?