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I've finally started reading the graphic novel, because somebody (and another somebody) urged me to do so, and it's totally depressing, yet awesomely compelling, and I can't stop reading it and now there are only 4 issues left, and.... erm. Help?

Also, somewhat cryptically: the Lost producers have read this, too, right? Some elements seemed *really* familiar.

ETA: There are now spoilers in the comments.

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Yep. I mean, it's definitely a powerful, sickly optimistic idea.

It does seem short-sighted, though - it doesn't take into account that eventually, differing fractions will emerge, that someone might question the situation.

I'm a little concerned that the movie, faithful as it seems to be, appears to have turned Nite-Owl into more of a badass. When the point of his character is that he's a middle-aged, overweight schlub of a guy. Of course, we don't like seeing middle-aged, overweight schlubs onscreen, so I'm sure they'll get across his Dreibergness in other ways.

From an interview with the director I'm assuming that they'll be keeping his potency issues. As for making him more badass, I also noticed that all of the characters seem a good ten years younger than their comic counterparts - Matthew Goode, who plays Ozymandias, for instance, is thirty, and certainly doesn't look older, and the actress for Laurie looks like she's in her mid-twenties.

I mean, you can't be fond of the guy, but I love how attached he is to his mask. Er, his face. It's very twisted.

That was pretty telling, yes. I loved that his mask/face actually had genuine emotional expressions. What a great visual idea.