Watchmen, "pomo"

John Bishop · 03 Sep 1998, 18:51 · from urth-v0018.mbox · original

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From: John Bishop <jbishop at blkbrd.zko.dec.com>
Subject: (urth) Re: Watchmen, "pomo"
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 18:51:56
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I'm another fan of "Watchmen"; are there other such you
can recommend?  I know about "Maus".

What is "pomo"?  There've been a number of references in
the discussion of Eco and "The Name of the Rose".  Personally,
I tend to hate any story that ends with the set blowing up,
no matter how good the lead-in has been--it's a cheap trick,
and overused.

One attraction of Wolfe's work for me is that he doesn't go
for the cheap effect.

       -John

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