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On Fri, 15 May 2009 23:34:16 -0300, nemesis wrote:
>> Star Wars, The Belgariad, and Dune, and Magician:Apprentice (and its
>> sequels) all have a common plot - the world is in trouble and then
>> saved by a messiah character. That doesn't mean they were inspired by
>> the Bible (or that any of their authors read the Bible or were even
>> inspired by it).
>
> Did you actually read what I wrote.
Yes.
> It's not a generic set of plot
> points, they are very specific and "awkward" set of plot points
> identical in both works.
That doesn't matter. If you want to say Bird was inspired by Watchmen,
cite a reference where he says that was the case. Otherwise, it's a
guess. It may be a good guess, but it's still a guess.
> You may not be aware of it, but Watchmen is a very known super-hero
> classic. It was also the only comic book in Time magazine's list of 100
> most significant XX century books.
I am aware of what it is, but that's not relevant to making that
assertion.
That's the point I was trying to make.
Jim
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