| | |  | Jewelry | Home » » Watchmen | | | | | | | Description: | | Now A Major Motion Picture! 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. One 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. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780930289232
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Alan Moore | | Paperback:
| 416 pages | | Publisher:
| DC Comics | | Publication Date:
| April 01, 1995 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0930289234 | | Package Length:
| 10.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 895 reviews |
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 Best Comic of the YearOct 12, 2009
This comic has always been great, but putting it into a book form is excellent. If you love comics, this is the book for you. It has extras that the actual comic didn't but the story and illustrations are right on!!
There's a reason it's considered the bestOct 02, 2009
There's a reason that Watchmen is considered to be on of the best, if not the best, graphic novel of all time. That reason is...that it really is just that good.
Follow a group of has-been "masked adventurers" and one superhero in an alternate version of the Nixon era as they seek to uncover a dark plot behind the murder of one of their own.
Moore's story is unmatchable, containing cultural criticism and ethical dilemmas that will challenge the beliefs of the most set minds. The art is fantastic, the characters are timeless, and you, as the reader, cannot be disappointed.
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Nice bookSep 22, 2009
Bought for a Christmas present for my grandson. I thought it would be boring, but it's not. Not a cheaply printed book and good paper was used.
A different spin on WatchmenSep 20, 2009
What else can be said about one of TIME's greatest novels of all time, first printed as a comic series from 1986 to '87, now a proper book and a major motion picture with shiny new merchandise?
As a matter of fact, there are two things.
First, this genius work of art doesn't belong to writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. DC Comics was supposed to revert the rights to the authors one year after retiring the property from publication, but that year hasn't happened--or as Alan and Dave might tell you, it hasn't happened YET.
The movie rights are another beast. It took two decades of wrangling to finally shoot the 2009 par for the course film. The authors again had no control over the production, though Gibbons signed on as an adviser to director Zack Snyder. Moore has stated Watchmen is unsuitable for film, because he and Gibbons used techniques which showcase the uniqueness of comics to tell a story. I agree with this assertion, which is no small feat for both writer and artist, rarely accomplished with such breathtaking precision and subtlety, and on such a grand scale. While the film version conveyed the basics of the plot and characters, the soul and depth of the story were lost on film. Most glaringly, the ending is significantly altered in the movie.
Moore has totally divorced himself from Watchmen, refusing any kind of credit or compensation for the work. As of this writing, Moore hasn't seen, nor intends to see, Snyder's film.
This entire article could easily be written almost verbatim about Alan Moore's fantastic "V for Vendetta," with the one major difference being Moore's total disgust with the screenplay (he thought Watchmen's screenplay was about as close as film could come). Moore is much more careful guarding his intellectual properties these days than he was in the '80s.
The second thing which can be said about this seminal piece of comic art, which follows easily from the first point, is that buying a new copy of this novel anywhere ensures Moore and Gibbons won't see the rights to their masterpiece returned to them. This book is a must read, but please, buy a used copy.
Must read for comic and fiction fans alikeSep 15, 2009
It cannot be stated enough how much of a work of art this set is. I have read comics forever, but rarely deviated from my X-Men/Marvel reading list. After the "Watchmen" movie came out I decided to check the original out, and I am so glad I did. Though set in the 80's, there is no era that can contain the incredible writing of Moore nor the stylistic and detailed art of Gibbons. On nearly every page there is an illustration, a sentence, or a combination of both that makes your jaw drop. I just completed my second read through and I am ready for number three already. More than a comic, more than a "graphic novel", "Watchmen" is social commentary that breaks barriers and will leave you pondering humanity, for better or for worse.
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