clock … watching time, the only true currency

I thought I owned Watchmen, but couldn’t find it on the shelf. So, with all the building hype about the imminent film, I decided to buy and read the graphic novel ahead of the movie’s release. Quite a tale. Follow the first link if you want a summary, but flip through a print copy for the distinct visuals. As a side effect of reading the novel, you’ll never look at a smiley online quite the same way.

Since comics and graphic novels are filling the theaters over the last decade or so, the only question will be where the film strays from the novel. And, howls of protest to the contrary from fanboys, whether those differences help or hurt the translated story will interest me. I’m not eagerly awaiting the movie, but I’m sure I’ll see it in the theater all the same.