Watchmen was a limited series and later a collected graphic novel that showed what superheroes would be like in a real world. It was complex and its themes were geared for adults. Watchmen helped usher in a new way of thinking about comics and has become the best selling graphic novel of all time. Find out more about who is behind this comic series, and how it is being adapted into new forms today.
1. Watchmen Graphic Novel Review
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Watchmen is a comic series that helped redefine comics. It is hugely complex and interweaves many different plot points throughout. This comic series is the only to receive the Hugo Award and helped cement Alan Moore as a superstar in the comic book industry.
2. Alan Moore Profile
The man who wrote the Watchmen series. Alan Moore is greatly revered in the comic book world as one of its top writers and creators. He has created many different comic series that weave in them classic literature and deeply controversial themes. He is also a man who lives by his convictions, even if it means burning bridges with publishers in the process.3. Dave Gibbons Profile
Dave Gibbons is the mastermind artist behind Watchmen, bringing it a detailed and realistic style that helped portray the world of the Watchmen. He has continued to work as an artist and writer for both the major publishers and himself, writing and illustrating his own graphic novel, The Originals.4. Watchmen Movie Review
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The Watchmen movie is here and fans everywhere have been clamoring for a peek. Snyder was very faithful to the source material, almost a bit too much. The look of the comic was nailed in the the film and the scenes and lines are ripped right out of the comic. Check out more about the film in this review.
5. DC Comics Profile
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DC Comics is the lucky publisher to hold the rights to publishing the comic, as they have kept it in continual publication since its inception. This is a fact that has made DC a lot of money, but has infuriated Moore to the point of no longer working with DC. DC still continues to work on producing through provoking comics based on their iconic characters.
6. Watchmen Comic Vs Movie Comparison
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So how does the movie stack up to the comic book. Here are some images that showcase the comic compared to the movie version of Watchmen.
7. Watchmen Movie Gallery
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The Watchmen movie is one that many fans thought would never come. Moore has stated that it was a comic series that could never be made into a movie, but director Zack Snyder, who is a fan of the series, begs to differ. Watchmen is one of the most highly successful series of all time and time will tell if its a successful movie as well.
