I have always wanted to be a Hero. Yep, sure have. Jet Jackson comes to mind. A Little before most peoples time I guess. Gene Autry, Johnny Mac Brown, Lash La Rue, they would be in line as Hero's too.
So when I started reading an illustrated novel that my son gave me for Christmas I was intrigued when one of the masked hero's confided his childhood wishes about wanting to be a hero too.
The book was "Watchman" because the blue guy in the picture about used to make watches.
OK, maybe not because of that. Written the mid 1980's the novel has an alternate history where we won the Vietnam war , but we are about to blow ourselfselves up in a war with the Soviets.
Nixon is still President and he is carrying around a device shaped like a football handcuffed to his wrist. We are at DEFCON 2. So the book of course is about a serial killer murdering masked heroes.
It seems that the 23 year old graphic novel has now made it to the big screen. The Movie Watchmen.
Take your pick from the videos : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZCLmckLxKM
Sex, good looking women, extradimensional monsters, local monster, Vietnam War, Henry K. , it's got it all.
See this guy he is the one who thought this up, uh, yes.
Yes there is a "cult" of Watchmen fans and followers, so this should be a big deal in comiconland.
I do recommend the book.
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