It’s time for week 2 of our six-week series, the first-ever Robot Panic Book Club. The week we’ll be discussing chapters 3 and 4 of Alan Moore’s novel Watchmen. Please keep in mind that the comments below will contain spoilers for the first four issues, but please use spoiler tags when discussing anything beyond chapter four.
The following are the plot synopses for chapters 3 and 4.
It’s been one week, and a good point for the first ever Robot Panic Book Club to hold it’s first meeting. So in the comment section, tell us your thoughts and discuss the first two chapters. What were some interesting themes you reacted to? What are your first impressions of the characters? What about the art direction? Are you enjoying it so far? Has it yet to grab your interest? Tell us! And don’t be afraid of dissent, everyone’s opinion is more than welcome, whether you love it or hate it.
However, please keep the discussion limited to the first two chapters only at this point. If you’ve read ahead or read it before, please keep in mind that some people haven’t read as far as you, so keep the spoilers to a minimum.
Following is a plot summary for the first two chapters:
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I just caught this over at Ain’t it Cool and had to share it with the rest of you. Let’s consider it a little primer for our Watchmen Book Club, shall we?
This movie can’t come quickly enough.
Now that Fox and Warner Brothers have settled over the distribution rights for the film adaptation of Alan Moore’s beloved 1987 graphic novel Watchmen, it’s time to start ramping up to it’s March 6th release date. What better way to get excited for the film adaptation than to read the novel? That’s why we’re kicking off the first official Robot Panic Book club! Every week for six weeks, we’ll be reading and discussing two chapters of the novel. On March 1st, we’ll be doing a live wrap-up podcast, where you can call in and discuss your take on the book. Then a week later on March 8th, we’ll be doing ANOTHER live show, where we’ll discuss the merits of the Watchmen movie, both as a film and an adaptation of the novel. Everyone is welcome to join at any time, no matter if you’ve never read the novel, or if your pages are torn and wrinkled from repeated readings.
Here’s the tentative schedule:
