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Watchmen: Hero Edition by ~DarthScribbles:iconDarthScribbles:

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©2009 ~DarthScribbles
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I'll be honest. The Watchmen comic had me somewhat disappointed in the end. It's as if Alan Moore just sat down at his desk one day and thought..."Hey, I've got it! I'll scar the memory of everyone's childhood by Humanizing the superhero genre!"

The only problem is, Alan Moore's writing from what I've read by him usually plays out something like this. "Rocks fall, hero dies, the world gets a reboot that cannot possibly last over ten years and will crumble into bloody anarchy or totalitarian rule."

The reason everyone's so charmed with the concept of superheros is that they can't fail. That's what makes them super.

And also? Seriously? Astronomical death counts = World Peace?
How messed up is That?

So, for everyone who was a bit bummed out by the Watchmen's ending....I offer the hero edition. :)

:EDIT: Props to :iconcoelasquid: for teaching me (via observation) the angry face of doom.

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=Odin-Lionheart Apr 20, 2009, 10:35:37 AM
Hahah! Well I am certainly not a fan of Watchmen. I think it is poorly done, TBH, and while I like it to some degree, it could've been better.
Like not making it feel like everyone lives in a friggin gutter. I've never seen so many depressed people as I have in Watchmen.

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~dark-lit Apr 20, 2009, 12:38:46 PM
Love the ending

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=Voodoofish Apr 20, 2009, 1:33:30 PM
Haha! Weren't expecting THAT, were you Ozy?? XD

This is great. It's a fun twist on the ending, which really is a downer. :c

Hey, how would you like this to be shown in the =Gunga-Diner fan gallery? :D

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The Sun is always shining on Spaceship Earth.
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~DarthScribbles Apr 20, 2009, 2:26:19 PM
Thanks very much! I'd be honored to have work there. go right ahead!. :)

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"Running away doesn't mean you're a coward.
It just means you've got an ambush near by."
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~DarthScribbles Apr 20, 2009, 2:27:55 PM
It's good to know I'm not the only one who didn't like the ending (or much of the comic really. The whole cast needs a double dose of zoloft or something...).

I mean Seriously? Killing Rorschach?! :(

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"Running away doesn't mean you're a coward.
It just means you've got an ambush near by."
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~DarthScribbles Apr 20, 2009, 2:28:24 PM
thanks very much! glad you enjoyed it. :)

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"Running away doesn't mean you're a coward.
It just means you've got an ambush near by."
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~Ajkl Apr 20, 2009, 5:46:56 PM
... literally the whole point of Watchmen is that it humanizes super heroes.

But this is funny any way :XD:

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~dobergirl102 Apr 20, 2009, 8:39:15 PM
Yeah, I figured that "peace" that was forged at the end wouldn't last. Anyway, I love this.
"With THESE wires?" Ha!
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~FoolsINvasion Apr 20, 2009, 9:06:33 PM
I think the point of the whole 'Armageddon to save the world' thing is that it would not work. Yes, there would momentarily be world peace, but how long would that really last? As humans-which the book is trying to humanize everything- war is in our nature and peace is not. Ozymandias's plan was doomed to fail. So maybe more than just superdooperheros were being deconstructed here, more like master plans and all else that comes with the whole comic lot.
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~DarthScribbles Apr 20, 2009, 9:08:43 PM
I know...but it's just that they're not..Super anymore. that's the whole Point of superheros. It makes me a little sad inside. :<

But anyway, glad you like!

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"Running away doesn't mean you're a coward.
It just means you've got an ambush near by."
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