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: As for The Watchmen, I felt the movie grabbed most of the literal story okay,
: at least with the first half, but had none of the meta-stories that the
: comic told, which is what truly made an impression on me when I read it.
: I'm still noticing things in the designs and paneling that reveal more
: subtle cues, metaphors, and comparisons when I re-read it. Like I said in
: another post, it was a comic about comics, that told it in such a special
: way that I'm still learning about comic stortelling from it now. I'm not
: slighting it - it's just that he movie just couldn't replicate the diamond
: and x-patterns in the paneling and color schemes, the juxtaposition of the
: pirate story and newsstand duo alongside the superheros... because it's a
: comic about comics.
: Perhaps Arkham Asylum? That's definitely a pyschological romp, and its
: illustrated by Sandman's Dave McKean.
: If you want more existential/philosophical stuff, there's always the Death
: spinoffs Gaiman wrote, and all his early standalone works with McKean
: (like Signal to Noise I mentioned in another post - that is definitely one
: of the most meta stories I've ever read). There's also Violent Cases, Mr.
: Punch, Murder Mysteries, Cages. All good stuff. Hellblazer also has some
: great stories along the same lines.
: Look up Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, and Jonathan Hickman's indie stuff - a
: lot of their work might hit a good balance between the philosophical and
: science fiction I know you love.
Cool. Will do. Thanks for the recommendations! :)