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Watchmen, "pomo"

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John Bishop03 Sep 1998, 18:51originalas archived
Watchmen, "pomo"
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
Michael Straight04 Sep 1998, 08:33originalas archived
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On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, John Bishop wrote: I'm another fan of "Watchmen"; are there other such you can recommend? I know about "Maus".
The Dark Night Returns and V: For Vendetta are usually mentioned in the same breath as Watchmen (which means you've probably heard of them already too).
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What is "pomo"? There've been a number of references in the discussion of Eco and "The Name of the Rose".
Just an abreviation for "post-modern." Which, as near as I can tell from common usage can mean either "I don't understand it, but I like it," or "I don't understand it and I don't like it." -Rostrum
Marc Coleman04 Sep 1998, 09:33originalas archived
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At 08:33 AM 9/4/98 -0400, you wrote: On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, John Bishop wrote:
I'm another fan of "Watchmen"; are there other such you can recommend? I know about "Maus".
The Dark Night Returns and V: For Vendetta are usually mentioned in the same breath as Watchmen (which means you've probably heard of them already too).
I like V and Watchmen, though lately it's been the Sandman... marc

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