In an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect. Watchmen begins as a murder-mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, the unlikely group of reunited heroes – Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias – have to test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. In the mid-eighties, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created Watchmen, changing the course of comics’ history and essentially remaking how popular culture perceived the genre. Popularly cited as the point where comics came of age, Watchmen’s sophisticated take on superheroes has been universally acclaimed for its psychological depth and realism. Watchmen is collected here with a new cover, sketches, extra bonus material, and a new introduction by series artist Dave Gibbons.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Imprint: DC Comics US
Publication date: 20/05/2014
Illustrator: Gibbons, Dave
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
Review by Sam
A brilliant, dark, gritty story about corrupt and violent superheroes struggling with their past, present and future. This is more like a novel with pictures than a comic book, so I recommend it even for those who don’t typically read Marvel or DC.
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