Watchmen The Graphic Novel
10 March 2009Watchmen is Alan Moore’s dissection of the modern superhero, examining what it would be like if there were Superheroes and Vigilantes in a real world. In the story, because of vigilante involvement, the Vietnam War was won, and Nixon is still president. The league of Superheroes, the Crime-Busters, was dissolved, and the Keene Act has banned Vigilantism. The Comedian, a government-employed hero, was killed, and Rorschach, another active hero (acting illegally) investigates the incident. This leads Rorschach tracking down a murderer, and discovering a plot to end war.
Watchmen has been called the ‘Bible of Comic Books,’ and truly does live up to its name. I finished this book in two small sittings and one four hour sitting because it was so compelling. It was incredibly hard to put down, and I would recommend this to any new or veteran comic book fan.
I give this book five stars out of five stars.
Watchmen by Alan Moore (GN MOORE, A.)
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Hope John’s WATCHMEN presentation went well!
Alan Moore was furious over DC’s ubermensching of his project, first from a 6-issue arch to a 12 and DC’s disallowing him the right to fiddle with old Charleton characters like Ditko’s Question and the Blue Beetle. Moore allegedly gave his share of the profits over to Gibbons, who worked to Moore’s eclectic style and demanding control. Gibbons illustrated in a tight, mono-weight of style that was a lookalike to Russ Heath’s style, and not knowing that it WAS Gibbons, I would’ve bet the farm on Heath doing at least the inks on that.
I read the series and the graphic novel, with those goggles o’ truth on, knowing who the characters really were.
The film was spectacular stuff! I’ve heard some people whine about it all, but without reading the GN, what’d they expect?