Watchmen | 
 enlarge | Author: Alan Moore
Creator: Dave Gibbons
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
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Rating:  615 reviews
Sales Rank: 46
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0930289234
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5941
EAN: 9780930289232
ASIN: 0930289234
Publication Date: April 1, 1995
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Amazon.com Review
Has any comic been as acclaimed as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' IWatchmen/I? Possibly only Frank Miller's IThe Dark Knight Returns/I, but Watchmen remains the critics' favorite. Why? Because Moore is a better writer, and IWatchmen/I 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 (ISaga of the Swamp Thing/I, IV for Vendetta/I, and IFrom Hell/I, with Eddie Campbell) first put out IWatchmen/I 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.p 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 IWatchmen/I, and to a lesser extent IDark Knight/I, that propelled the comic genre forward, making "adult" comics a reality. The artwork of Gibbons (best known for 2000AD's IRogue Trooper/I 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 IWatchmen/I more than stands up--it keeps its crown as the best the genre has yet produced. I--Mark Thwaite/I
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.brbrOne 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.
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 Cold War gem November 23, 2008
Gene A. Feighny (Dallas, TX)
Watchmen captures the fears of a changing world at the end of the cold war in a unique and imaginative way that few other books can. The Dr. Manhattan character embodies the unholy power of nuclear weapons in a frighteningly cold persona. This is really a stand alone work of comic fiction, any Sci-Fi or comic fan should own this one. Can't wait for the movie, hopefully it does it justice!
 Excellent read November 22, 2008
Heather Jackson (Owasso, OK United States)
I wanted to read this before the movie released. I'd previously read Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. I was not disappointed. Alan Moore is an amazing writer, and this is a stunning story, very well crafted, very well told. I'm even more excited for the movie now. Why can it not be March already?
A good read November 21, 2008
A. Marques
I found this book at target and i have to say that at first it overwhelmed me a little bit. After about an hour i couldn't stop reading it. It is very suspenseful. The ending totally blew my mind.
 overrated glorified comic book November 20, 2008
disgusted ex-Democrat (Seattle, WA United States)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
What's all the fuss about? This may be a landmark among comic books, but as far as stories go it's pretty unremarkable--not to mention its 1980's cold war story is quite dated. Since most of the book is taken up by cartoonish drawings there's little room for things like character development or depth. If you like comic books, by all means pick this one up. But if you like reading novels don't bother.
Great reading - abrupt ending November 19, 2008
S. Langeberg (Saint Paul, MN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As my title suggests, I found the book to be a gripping page-turner. For that reason I with-held a five-star rating - only because I found this book to be hard to put down, until the last chapter, when everything is wrapped up with a fairly deflated climax. Anyone who's studied composition knows the climax should occur a wee bit before the finale, but in this case everything just sort of shuts down right at the end. Other than that, one of the most gripping pieces of illustrated fiction I've ever seen!
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