Along with artists Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, the series functioned like a dark satirization of the superhero genre by portraying a group of morally-ambiguous 'heroes' that are clearly - and dangerously - unstable in their respective ways. Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins crafted a near perfect 12 issue. Watchmen Perhaps Moores most iconic work in comics came in his Watchmen series. It’s slowly and inevitably become it’s own franchise, spawning a movie, video game, and the Before Watchmen prequel comics. or not (personally, I am), Watchmen is the most heralded comic book in history. 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 (2019 Edition) Kindle & comiXology by Alan Moore (Author), Dave Gibbons (Illustrator, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition 8,850 ratings Part of: Watchmen See all formats and editions Kindle & Comixology 9.50 Read on any device Kindle & Comixology Hardcover 175.50 Other new and used from 175.
The conspiracy they uncover will entwine their secret traumas and twisted psychologies, ultimately asking where the fine line is drawn between heroes and villains? It begins with a murder-mystery before unfolding into a planet-altering conspiracy: When a retired hero is killed, his former teammates must investigate. Watchmen takes place 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. It’s the only graphic novel to make Time’s 100 Best Novels list, one of Entertainment Weekly’s Top 50 novels of the past 25 years, and has made fans of everyone from film directors Zack Snyder and Darren Aronofsky to the writers on Lost. Watchmen is one of the seminal classics of comics, regularly included in best all-time lists.
Ozymandias.Īt this point, who doesn’t? It’s sold over a million copies and is the first thing people mention when talking comics–for-adults.
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