Watchmen Style Blog Post

If one were to only go off of the fact that Watchmen is a comic book, you would probably think that was written simply for pleasure and contains no real meaning. This is far from the truth. In fact, Watchmen makes a great deal of social criticisms in everything from the storyline, to the art, to the way the entire story is put together. There are many Cold War related references in the storyline, but also predominately in the comic pictures themselves. There are countless newspaper headings about the atomic bombs, and just the war in general, that contribute to the overall point that Moore is trying to make. The style plays a huge role in the overall impact and meaning of Watchmen, but the actual comic pictures themselves plays perhaps the largest role. So many social criticisms and points can be made simply by the comic pictures themselves that it is super interesting to see what they have to say. It is a way to make a point subliminally but effectively and that is one of the best parts of Watchmen. The fact that Moore, in his interview, believes that his comics cannot be recreated in other forms of media well because of the comic pictures themselves simply proves how effective they are. The comic pictures are an extremely important part of what Watchmen is trying to achieve and without them it would not be nearly as good. The comic pictures themselves are rather enjoyable to look at. They have a generally appealing color scheme and are extremely well drawn. The emotions that the characters portray conveys most of the story to the audience without even having to say anything. They give a really realistic representation of how people would act and that makes the audience feel like they are truly there and therefore they are able to connect and become truly invested in the comic novel. Seeing pictures of the different heroes in their costumes gives the audience a much better understanding of what exactly they look like. If it were a regular novel and it were to simply describe what the different characters looked like it would not be nearly as effective. The characters would seem like some distant beings instead of something that seems so real because of the way it is presented. The way in which the comic pictures themselves are presented in Watchmen allows Moore's story to come to life in a way that would otherwise not be possible.

As far as Professor K's example, it is limited in the fact that it is mostly about is money. Comic books were about a lot more than money when they were being written. They were for entertainment, and often times even political criticism, but they do not seem like they would be as simple as they were made to seem.