While I pride myself on being a reader of many books, I had never forayed into the world of adult comic books graphic novels until last week. I saw a movie preview for a movie called The Watchmen and it talked about how it was the most critically acclaimed graphic novel of all time. That’s a direct quote even though I didn’t add the quotation marks.
So, the preview looked interesting and I pondered reading it. Then it lived in the back of my mind for a few weeks until I was strolling leisurely through Barnes and Noble (which I do at least twice a week) and it was on a table marked “new classics”. Well, there it was and there I was and thus, I brought it home.
How much did I love every aspect of this novel? So much. From the bright yellow cover to the picture with every sentence to the stories within the story. It was all so fantastic. I seriously may have to start reading graphic novels if they are all as great as this one. I read through it quickly and was quite sad when it was over. Who knew I was secretly a graphic novel lover? It makes me wish that all of the books I read were on colored pages with vivid illustrations. Well, almost…
