Trivia Time #6: Watchmen - How Much Do You Know?
Mar 9, 2009 Comics, Movies, Trivia Time
Now that the highly anticipated big screen version of Watchmen has opened theatrically this past weekend, let’s find out how much you remember about the DC Comics super team. It’s been over 20 years since the landmark comic book series was published, so hopefully your memory has held up.
There will be 10 questions in total. I will post the answers to these questions on the Trivia Answers page. No peeking until AFTER you have taken the quiz!
Continue on to take the quiz and be sure to keep score and find out how you did when you finish. Each question is worth one point unless otherwise noted.
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Revisiting the Watchmen TPB: The Watchmen Trailer Sparks Interest
I remember picking up the Watchmen trade paperback a while back after years of meaning to do exactly that. Of course I had heard that it was the best example of graphic storytelling available and decided to check out what Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons had created back in 1986.
Typically, when a list of “greatest comics ever” is stated, either in print or in a discussion, The Watchmen is inevitably near the top of that list, if not occupying the coveted number one spot. Just do a Google search for “greatest comics” and you’ll see what I’m talking about. People love this book.
So my question is this; why can’t I get into it? I read it and could not stay interested. It was as simple as that. My interest just was not held. Who knows, maybe the reason I didn’t enjoy the story had to do with the mood I was in the day I read it. Or maybe Watchmen just simply isn’t for me. For instance, I don’t like turnips and that has nothing to do with if I’m feeling blue that day…
Continue on for more including the option to Watch the Watchmen trailer.
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