Watchmen

With the movie releasing in a few months, this graphic novel is everywhere. I picked it up for light reading over our Thanksgiving vacation. The Borders salesperson told me I was in for a treat. She was right.

The novel has a wonderfully character-driven story. I don't read many graphic novels, and it always takes me time to remember to look at the pictures and not just the text. What surprised me the most was the ending. It was good. I'm so used to watching animes with incredible setups and endings that are tacked on to call it finished. This novel had an overarching story that interweaved with about five character stories. There were plenty of origin and flashback scenes, and everything came together nicely at the end in a twisty ending.

After seeing the previews for the movie, I'm looking forward to seeing how they translate it for the big screen. From what I've seen, the tone and look are spot on.