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Watchmen
by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

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To call Watchmen a graphic novel is to not understand the complexities of its story. Watchmen is a dark, brooding novel, full of unrelenting characters, a bitter sense of humor, and a cynical worldview It's just a coincidence that it is a novel about superheroes so Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and Barry Marx decided to draw it instead of just putting the text on paper.

Alan Moore is one of the most talented people to ever work in comics, the dark, brooding genius who has given us The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. In Watchmen he gives us a dark group of superheroes that perhaps cause more problems for the world than they solve. When one of them is murdered, it begins a chain of events that will lead to the deaths of over three million people and, perhaps, a new world order. A "superhero" graphic novel that changed the way the genre is looked at long before Neil Gaiman came along, this is one not to be missed.
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It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane, or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder superheroes — and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story — the story of The Watchmen.

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"Watchmen is peerless." Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone

Review:

"A brilliant piece of fiction." The Village Voice

Synopsis:

"Who watches the Watchmen?" The question is answered in this popular trade paperback collection of the groundbreaking maxiseries written by Alan Moore (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing) with art by Dave Gibbons (The Dome: Ground Zero, Martha Washington Goes to War).

Synopsis:

A group of superheroes plagued by all too human failings fall from grace while the concept of the super hero is dissected and inverted as strangely realistic characters are stalked by an unknown assassin.
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uncle_loki, September 2, 2007 (view all comments by uncle_loki)
One of the things I loved about Watchmen was how human the super humans were. You get all the stuff you love about comics (errr...graphic novels), but with a gritty accessibility that you don't often find in this genre.
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PannetonD, June 5, 2007 (view all comments by PannetonD)
I really liked this book, it broke away from traditional pulpy comics, and presented a dark, intricate story filled with emotion, current events and action.

I recommend it strongly.
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jones151, January 4, 2007 (view all comments by jones151)
One of the best graphic novels I have ever read. This book is incredibly thought provoking and dark. It is similar to the more popular "Sin City" in its violence content but a much different style and quite a bit loftier in the issues it presents.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780930289232
Author:
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Publisher:
DC Comics
Author:
Moore, Alan
Author:
Gibbons, Dave
Editor:
Marx, Barry
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Graphic Novels - General
Copyright:
1995
Publication Date:
April 1, 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
1024x668x84 137
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