Comments on: Scenes from my Watchmen novelization

By: Lo

Lo — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:39:32 +0000

I like how it’s a joke and yet still awesome enough I actually want to read it for real. Something I never thought I’d say about a novelization based on the movie based on the graphic novel Watchmen. Just the movie part is still tripping up my poor brain.

Nicely done, sir!

By: Kitrona

Kitrona — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:32:19 +0000

I’ll agree, Nathan, but with one caveat: the quality of the source material can only carry a thing so far; after that, the writer has to have talent, which Malki! clearly has. \

(None of this was sarcasm, nor was it intended to be.)

By: Nathan Weinberg

Nathan Weinberg — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:51:50 +0000

Trust me, people get the joke, there are just two things at work here in the comments that don’t seem sarcastic enough:

1. – People who, while acknowledging the joke, are impressed with the quality of the excerpts (which, of course, owe much to the quality of the graphic novel source material) and would love to read a novelization of the graphic novel. Anyone who has read the Life and Death of Superman or Nightfall novels can attest to the fact that comic books can be made into excellent books when done right. They don’t care that it is a joke, they want the damn book!

2. – People whose sarcasm falls a little flat.

By: Gaétan

Gaétan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:45:09 +0000

I can’t wait for the musical!

By: Brian Schlosser, Lurker

Brian Schlosser, Lurker — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:18:22 +0000

Watchmen: The Movie: The Ride.

“I got wetter than I’ve ever been in my life! And I’m from Canada!”

By: Bill J

Bill J — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:11:17 +0000

I have but one critique:

Needs more beards!!

By: MIK

MIK — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:03:30 +0000

@Bryan Pick : I Tap Rorschach to use his “Hairspray Flamethrower” ability, dealing lotsa damage to the two “Corrupt Police” Attacking creatures.

By: CP

CP — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:09:14 +0000

I don’t know which was funnier, the post or the people not getting it.

By: i_c_weiner

i_c_weiner — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:06:42 +0000

Hey everyone, I have a great idea! Let’s make a movie adaptation of this novelization of a motion picture adapted from a graphic novel!

By: Bryan Pick

Bryan Pick — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:37:06 +0000

Watchmen, the classic graphic novel based on the collectible card game based on the children’s TV show based on the video game based on the novel based on the movie based on the classic graphic novel.

The author said in an interview, “Even though inevitably some things had to be cut, I tried so hard to be faithful to the source material. You know these collectible card game geeks, they demand that you get every detail right.”