(thank you Perpetual Man, by the way, though I might miss it for while)
It's interesting to see 'Watchmen' popping up again and again in this thread. I'm surprised though that some are 'confessing' to returning to it, why? It's a safe book to read, perfect for those new to comics, probably quite good for English Teachers in terms of the treatment of History and Society, though the style is quite Action detective like. From Hell, certainly good, in terms of literature, but as it's so big I can't imagine it working out in the school environment, but perhaps a decent homework/coursework project. I'm from London, and appreciate the attention to Victorian architecture within the Novel and it's a shame that todays London is more and more tower blocks and other ugly buildings (not complaining about being slightly safer from Ripper types though.)
I'm about to engage in Nemesis The Warlock, early 2000AD title about a renegade alien on a future Earth that's run by an evil race of humans. Just read 'Kingdom Come' and although I wasn't initially bothered by the Justice League, this was very exciting, very cool. I plan to read 'Justice' by the same creators.
on 'Ocean', "UN sends weapons inspectors to Jupiter"... enough said really, Warren Ellis is definitely one of the best contemporary British writers (works including 'Lazarus Churchyard'- less known but highly recommendable and 'Transmetropolitan' and X-Men Ghost box which I plan to read after I get through Astonishing X-men Omnibus. Am considering WE3 at the moment.
Have just bought Batman: Hush, will report later on that.
