Comments on: A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 60

By: mike

mike — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:27:59 +0000

it kinda sucked for me...the part were he tells him he has cancer...at the same time i was reading the book i was getting over cancer...i spent alot of time reading comic books when i was in the hospital...when i got to that part in the book i just had to putt it down.....

By: Felicity

Felicity — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:59:04 +0000

I love the light from the neon sign outside going on and off.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:56:17 +0000

Best moment, perhaps in the series for dark humor is still the 'Well, now y'know that kind of cancer you eventually get better from? Well that ain't the kind of cancer I got'.

You might have felt bad for any villian if they uttered that line.

By: Doug Atkinson

Doug Atkinson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:56:43 +0000

Tuomas: (POSSIBLE SPOILERS) The Comedian knew more about the island than just getting a quick glimpse from a plane; if he knew that there were writers, artists and scientists there, he must have spent some time on the ground. He may not have known the full details of the plan (the people working on it didn't), but he'd have been able to figure out enough to see past the cover story. The list he refers to is the list of people who were given cancer, and that wasn't meant to be a secret; the whole point of the plan was to reveal the list at some point, as Doug Roth does in issue #3. (Although it's not directly stated, it's quite likely that Veidt leaked the list to Roth, through intermediaries of course.)

By: The Duke

The Duke — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:34:55 +0000

Comics were puttering along nicely until Alan Moore came along.

He had to go and write the best comic book store ever, therefore making every other comic I read, less good.

Damn you for being so talented Mr. Moore. Damn you.

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:56:24 +0000

@ Randy:

Really? Wow, that's pretty funny. Thanks for the info.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:29:57 +0000

Thanks for reminding me to reread the book before the movie comes out!

By: entzauberung

entzauberung — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:58:54 +0000

This really is the masters at work. It's so damn perfect.

By: BrianHouston

BrianHouston — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:55:45 +0000

Sorry had to repost properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOjFhmIjHPU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibY__skFPVM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVuvfYN6azY&feature=channel

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:30:43 +0000

For me the moment hast to be that transition between "Somebody explain it to me!" (a brilliant moment in itself) and Rorscach's surprised and confused face and hands in the next panel with Moloch saying "I don't know what the hell it was about". It's just such a great motif.

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:44:30 +0000

@ Da fug.

There's a youtube video, where Alan Moore says That he's a big fan of him, and was an inspiration for Rorshachs spech patterns,

By: John

John — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:02:01 +0000

I love how both guys make a mess in both scenes, with the Comedian he spills the alcohol all of his sheets while Rorshach waits till Moloch is in the fridge and all the food is dumped on the floor.... love that.

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:36:07 +0000

It just occurs to me how much Rorschach talks like Herbie Popnecker! Now THAT parody would bring the funny. The Fat Fury indeed.

By: BrianHouston

BrianHouston — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:14:20 +0000

"GREATEST MOMENTS IN COMIC BOOKS" video's inspired by this column. Thanks to Brian for the idea and many of the scans. Last time I'll spam my vids in the comment section this week.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOjFhmIjHPU,,,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibY__skFPVM&feature=related,,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q15rQy56HLY&feature=related

By: chad

chad — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:32:43 +0000

that is one of the moments when i first read watchman that gave me chills not to mention i felt sympathy for molock and also though the comedian figured out the plan and that is why he was seeking out an old enemy a cool moment

By: The Mutt

The Mutt — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:30:25 +0000

The use of the lighting in that sequence is just stunning. The harsh white refrigerator light, the blinking neon sign, and the darkness. I absolutely love the way they keep The Comedian in shadow or with his back turned while he is crying and confessing, then hit us with the close-up of his ravaged face when he begs.

It's only when Rorschach tells Molloch that he is "off the hook" that the lighting and color returns to normal.

Words, layouts, pencils, inks and colors all working together to create a devastating scene. Watchmen is one of the few things in life that is every bit as good as everybody says it is. Masterful.

By: Tuomas

Tuomas — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:41:10 +0000

SPOILERS!

I always thought the Comedian found out about Veidt's plans a bit too easily. Okay, he saw the island with the monster, but it's not like the purpose of the monster was that easy to deduct just from seeing it. And where did he find the list of people Veidt was gonna get rid of? Was it on the island? If it was, why would Veidt keep it there? Or did he get the list from somewhere else? You'd think Veidt the supergenius would've been smart enough not to write any of his plans on a piece of paper, where someone else might find out about them.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Doh! Sorry, didn't realise it was Watchmen Week. Thanks, Tom, and apologies, Brian!

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:16:48 +0000

Well, maybe, if today's blog was about Rorschach, but this is about the Comedian.

Don't worry, Rorschach will have his day!

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:11:06 +0000

Hurm... I thought it was going to be the lift shaft line from the previous issue...