Is the Watchmen Novel worth it?

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#1 NinjaOmega
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I'm not really a watchman fan per say till last week ,But i saw the Director's cut on Blu-ray a week ago ever since that I'm digging the whole watchmen universe, Im just wondering how the novel stays true to the film...i heard it's pretty close to the film,I want to get it 2morrow at barnes and noble,Should i get it?..Also are there any other watchmen movies iget i know the motion comic is Blu-Ray,But anyways anymore more movies on blu ray or DVD based on watchmen i should get?
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#2 Citrus25
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It is more than just worth it.........
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#3 bluezy
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I've heard that the graphic novel is one of the best GNs out there.
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#4 Baffels18
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Watchmen is well worth it, I think everyone should read it at least once, it's the reason I got into comics.

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#5 enterawesome
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Yes, it is excellent, as is the movie.
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#6 n33d2skate
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Yes, it's 10x better than the movie, which was amazing.
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#7 microsoft4life
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It's simply amazing, pretty much a must buy.

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#8 MetroidPrimePwn
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The graphic novel is so much better than the movie it's difficult to even describe how much better it is. This is coming from somebody who liked the movie.

It's one of the best things you'll ever read. And it's not expensive, either, considering you're getting a dozen comicbooks worth of material.

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#9 Forever_Changes
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The graphic novel is great. It's a good place to start if you're looking to get into graphic novels and definitely worth your money. It's infinitely better than the film, which I wasn't fan of. Comics are a medium of their own and that graphic novel is one of the best examples showcasing what can be done within the medium that can't be done in other media (such as film, novels etc.). It makes absolutely no sense to turn it into a film.

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#10 sammyjenkis898
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The film doesn't even come close to doing the novel justice. The novel is brilliant, while the film isn't very good at all.
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#11 MrLions
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I got bored of it for some reason couldn't understand the huge deal over it. Then again those type of things never interested me.

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#12 stupid4
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Read the book first, then watch the movie and laugh at how bad it is.

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#13 _glatisant_
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I didn't like the film, but I read the Graphic Novel due to how highly it was regarded. It was actually very enjoyable, and I think you should definitely give it a go.

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#14 chessmaster1989
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The graphic novel is spectacular, although I would personally recommend V for Vendetta over it. Watchmen is great as well, though.
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#15 pvtdonut54
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It is one of the greatest books I've ever read.

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#16 Commander-Gree
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After seeing the film you might not appreciate it as much, but the graphic novel is twice as good as the movie. One of the greatest ever written.
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#17 Im_single
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Anything by Alan Moore is worth it, Watchmen especially. It is considered to be one of his greatest works.
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#18 Wolls
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I got it for £10, and yea it wa worth it, with a novel you can apreciate all the details in it.

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#19 clayron
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The novel is awesome...but I prefer the movie's way of killing millions over the books. But otherwise, the novel is awwwweeeeesome.

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#20 wado-karate
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The movie simplified some aspects of the novel, but the novel is better just because of the slight differences in the story.

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#21 _glatisant_
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The novel is awesome...but I prefer the movie's way of killing millions over the books. But otherwise, the novel is awwwweeeeesome.

clayron

Although I dislike the film, I admit that it did improve on the book's method.