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 enlarge | Author: Alan Moore
Creator: Dave Gibbons
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
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Rating:  655 reviews
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 416
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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 Great Commentary on the Regan Era December 31, 2008
Once _The Watchmen_ was labeled the first "classic" graphic novel, there were sure to be detractors. Fans of graphic novels coming to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' text for the first time are going to be surprised at how uninspired the artwork seems, especially when set against the kind of brilliant artwork of more contemporary comics or graphic novels. So many of the pages are laid out in static, nine-panel sets that the pages sometimes take the feel of the intro credits of "The Brady Bunch."
And yes, _Watchmen_ puts the novel in graphic novel. In places it reads like a Mamet play, and it lingers more on the psyche of its super-characters--their phobias and sexual peccadilloes--than on their physical prowess or superpowers. How moviegoers to the new _Watchmen_ movie will react to the superhero film version of "My Dinner with Andre" remains to be seen.
Despite its failings, Moore and Gibbons' work deserves to be lauded. For one thing, I can't think of a novel outside of Delillo's _White Noise_ that better made me feel as if I were back in the mid-80s. Even with Nixon still holding the presidency in the alternate timeline here, this book captures the fear and dread of the Regan years--the still-real fear of atomic destruction and the dread of economic malaise. Maybe that feel, in light of current economic woes, is what will make the _Watchmen_ move a success. It should make this graphic novel a work to read and study for years to come.
 Watchmen December 29, 2008
A fantastic work of countless twists and turns. Truly great artwork and story line make Watchmen a graphic novel that deserves to be re-read over and over again.
Pretty much the Best Graphic Novel Ever. December 28, 2008
The only real reason I read WATCHMEN is because I saw a preview for it during a watching of the Dark Knight and realized I have never read this particular book before. So a purchase was in order if I was ever to watch the movie with some dignity and understanding.
And displeased I was not. This is by far the darkest, yet most appropriate superhero graphic novel I have ever read. The artistry is phenomenal, each detail in the book has a very significant meaning. Each character even has a very fulfilling storyline.
I sear not say anything about this wondrous piece of literature than that anyone who likes comics has to read this one, if almost by necessity.
Gift well received December 28, 2008
I bought this as a requested Christmas gift. I received it in a timely manner, and the recipient was pleased.
Simply Amazing December 28, 2008
Being a long time comics fan this book was kind of a no-brainer required reading, however, once I began to penetrate the subtext and truly understand what Alan Moore was attempting to do with this deceptively simple story, I was hooked right through to the end- wishing there was more so that the story didn't have to end even after 12 issues!
A true and absolute page turner in every sense of that phrase, Watchmen is a seminal work that should be required reading by all capable of doing so, and not just the comics fans who can't escape the long shadow cast by this story on the medium we cherish so much.
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