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Yeah, but you compared it to other designs that were in-story and clearly meant to be taken literally. This is just a cover design.


Not that it's bad, but it's easily one of the least impressive of the bunch.

More stuff doesn't equal good.

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

I compared it to others designs as an example of what they could have done with the cover. I understand the cover isn't meant to be taken literally, I just think it's a dumb design.



I think we're approaching the covers from two different perspectives. You seem to be more concerned with content, while I'm more concerned with design, and the Silk Spectre cover has a very good design. It has a lot of elements, but they all tie in very well together. I like the color scheme. I like the nod to Dave Gibbons. I like that it has an almost art nouveau feel to it. It has nothing to do with "more stuff equaling good".

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"Heard them Walthers like to jump some" "As will you, with one in your elbow."

Of course not, better stuff equals good.

Silk Spectre's HAS the better color palette of all the other covers, and the image suits her well, it evokes precisely the things that are important about her character.

Rorschach's is perfect fangasm for Rorschach groupies:

"OHMYGAWD! Look, it's Rorchach !"

*Looks closer*

"OHMYGAWD!!! Look, it's Rorschach AGAIN !"

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Well, can we all at least agree that the Dr. Manhattan one is both the worst and most confusing?

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

Nope, that's The Comedian's.

How the hell does Jon and Laurie "confuse" you ?

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First of all, The Comedian's isn't the least bit confusing.

Second, what the hell are Jon and Laurie doing on that cover? Why is he holding her? Why does she look shocked?

Just what the hell?

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

I don't want to dump on the covers. They are covers, after all. But it's hard to say which is the worst. The Jon cover is dull. The Nite Owl II cover is drawn well, but that's really more of a Rorschach type of cover, I think. The Comedian could be better. We've seen a pretty cool image of him lighting his cigar with a molotov cocktail. This is just a closeup of his mask.

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"Heard them Walthers like to jump some" "As will you, with one in your elbow."

And smiling maniacally.

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

It sucks, it looks rushed and roughly finished with CGI coloring.



Maybe he is showing her something ? Like he actually does in the comic when he asks her to see things as he sees them ?

I don't know how you got through the original comic if you found that cover to be confusing.

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AYB in.
I don't know if I was the only one, but I didn't notice it at first. All I thought it was going for was Rorschach realism and a not-so-subtle hint of ultraviolence.
Then I shat bricks and couldn't unsee it. I half-suspect that was the desired effect, that people glance at it in a comics shop and then brainsplode.
Sure, it could be fan art, but as I was saying to RJ yesterday, we've already gotten some pretty great fan art out of this.
As for criticisms of the concept (or even the pose!!), consider this:
The inner image(s) match that main one. In which case the image is playing with time using perspective. It's done occasionally in comics, given its nature, but I've never seen it like this. Watchmen was, in contrast, highly formal. This signals a break. And given what you quoted yesterday, t3cii, I think it's pretty cool that there's (hopefully) ambition and experimentation going into how these stories are told.
Anywho, as a potential reading of the image, let's say we've taken the POV of a victim. Rorschach is terrifying and there's no escape (see: claustrophobia of whole image filled). Maybe that's your blood, maybe not. You knew this moment was coming, as soon as you saw him. During that long, dreadful walk towards you, time stood still. And now it keeps replaying in your mind as you await the inevitable.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's a pretty damn cool non-linear representation. Or just fantastic fan art, and there's nothing wrong with that.
The Doctor Manhattan one, on the other hand... now that's just baffling.

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See, I think it's hard not to see it. It looks like they plopped Rorschach in the middle of the mask.



That's definitely an interesting interpretation, but since this is a cover, I just suspect they thought it would look cool. The opportunity to play around with Rorschach's mask would be too great to pass up.

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"Heard them Walthers like to jump some" "As will you, with one in your elbow."

That too; there's no denying that. But I don't think the matching poses are without significance.

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Isn't it ironic that we're debating what we see in Rorschach blots?

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These new Watchmen stories just may breathe some new life into this forum.

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"Heard them Walthers like to jump some" "As will you, with one in your elbow."

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Fixed in both places. Thanks for catching that!

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

It actually is.

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Say, Doc, did I ever tell you I'm the only metal that's liquid at room temperature?

Then again, you're the only Watchmen fan who likes Laurie

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I do like the covers. Silk Spectre and Comedian are my favorites.

I guess my main objection to more Watchmen stories is that I always liked how Watchmen was a single complete story, unlike Spider-Man or Batman which just refuse to end. It seems like more stories will spoil the purity of the original.

It's also clearly a shameless cash-in, not genuine inspiration. The movie brought Watchmen back into the spotlight and that is why these prequels are being made now.

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I think the only one I want to read is Crimson Corsair.

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Since when was laurie hated?

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