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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5941 EAN: 9780930289232 ISBN: 0930289234 Label: DC Comics Manufacturer: DC Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: April 01, 1995 Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: April 01, 1995 Studio: DC Comics Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Has any comic been as acclaimed as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen? Possibly only Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, but Watchmen remains the critics' favorite. Why? Because Moore is a better writer, and Watchmen a more complex and dark and literate creation than Miller's fantastic, subversive take on the Batman myth. Moore, renowned for many other of the genre's finest creations (Saga of the Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and From Hell, with Eddie Campbell) first put out Watchmen in 12 issues for DC in 1986-87. It won a comic award at the time (the 1987 Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards for Best Writer/Artist combination) and has continued to gather praise since. The story concerns a group called the Crimebusters and a plot to kill and discredit them. Moore's characterization is as sophisticated as any novel's. Importantly the costumes do not get in the way of the storytelling; rather they allow Moore to investigate issues of power and control--indeed it was Watchmen, and to a lesser extent Dark Knight, that propelled the comic genre forward, making "adult" comics a reality. The artwork of Gibbons (best known for 2000AD's Rogue Trooper and DC's Green Lantern) is very fine too, echoing Moore's paranoid mood perfectly throughout. Packed with symbolism, some of the overlying themes (arms control, nuclear threat, vigilantes) have dated but the intelligent social and political commentary, the structure of the story itself, its intertextuality (chapters appended with excerpts from other "works" and "studies" on Moore's characters, or with excerpts from another comic book being read by a child within the story), the finepace of the writing and its humanity mean that Watchmen more than stands up--it keeps its crown as the best the genre has yet produced. --Mark Thwaite Product Description: This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has been studied on college campuses across the nation and is considered a gateway title, leading readers to other graphic novels such as V FOR VENDETTA, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and THE SANDMAN series. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Costumed vigilantes make tough moral choicesLet's open by saying that if you're into comics at all, this is the first classic of the graphic novel genre, and you really need to read this book for the insights it gives into what might drive people to put on tights and fight crime, and where that choice might lead them. At the same time, this book is not for children - besides the (relatively) graphic violence and complex moral issues, there are sexual situations (no nudity, of course) that fall well beyond anything normally seen in comics. ... Read More Rating: - Favorite Purchase Yet.The novel was in top condition, and arrived two days before the estimate date. Very reasonable price for such a good graphic novel. Rating: - What are you waiting for? Buy this compilation already.Not much I can say about this that hasn't been said more eloquently by others. Watchmen changed the comic book industry. If you read it when it came out and have the pristine copies bagged, boarded and boxed, then go get a copy of the graphic novel so you can reread. If you've never read, then shame on you, go read it now. Don't forget the movie is scheduled (if the legal issues get worked out) to come out next year. Beat the rush an order your copy now. Rating: - In the Shadow of ManhattanDon't call me a comic book! I am one of Time magazines top 100 "novels". And I won a Hugo. So there! Indeed. This 1985 graphic novel by comic book great Alan Moore is one of the most impressionable pieces of literature that I've read in years. Is Watchmen some comic book about superheroes? Wait! Who you callin' "comic book!?" And we'd prefer "costumed adventurers" instead of superheroes please...with the exception of one character in the book. The difference between superhero ... Read More Rating: - The Legends are true... Watchmen Rocks!As I always am when it comes to popular culture, I was skeptical to the idea of enjoying Watchmen when I first heard about it. I am a filmmaker and was recently in awe of the trailer for the upcoming movie in 2009. I plan on seeing this movie, but I couldn't see it without reading the graphic novel first. That's just wrong. So I bought a copy, still thinking that it wasn't going to be as great as everyone said it was. Well... within the first chapter, I was completely hooked. Alan Moore has a way ... Read More 
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