Austen is so very not Chick Lit. Nor are the Brontes, though they get saddled with that label as well. As tempting as it is, it's not a good idea to label backwards, you know? Austen wasn't writing in the post-tv era of literary decay (or decadence, I'm torn) - she was a pioneer!
I don't expect fanfic writers to give me the same experience as the graphic novel, necessarily. I mean, some of this stuff CAN just be fun/porn.
Oh, for sure! It's just that Watchmen has a lot of in-built squick that's treated by the fans with a lighter hand than I would like. I can't, for example, reduce Eddie/Sally to *fun*. Whereas when it comes to Dan/Laurie, I'm able to handwave more, and imagine them having a happily ever after, or good superheroing times during the Crimebusters era. It's not in line with canon, but. *shrug*
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Date: 2009-04-09 04:03 am (UTC)I don't expect fanfic writers to give me the same experience as the graphic novel, necessarily. I mean, some of this stuff CAN just be fun/porn.
Oh, for sure! It's just that Watchmen has a lot of in-built squick that's treated by the fans with a lighter hand than I would like. I can't, for example, reduce Eddie/Sally to *fun*. Whereas when it comes to Dan/Laurie, I'm able to handwave more, and imagine them having a happily ever after, or good superheroing times during the Crimebusters era. It's not in line with canon, but. *shrug*