Watchmen

Synopsis

"This book examines each of the series' twelve issues in unprecedented detail, moving page by page and panel by panel to reveal the hidden foundations of this milestone in modern storytelling. Edited with notes by Leslie S. Klinger, this new edition draws upon critical and scholastic commentary, in-depth interviews with Dave Gibbons, and previously unseen original source material. Klinger provides the reader with a unique and comprehensive view of Watchmen as both a singular artistic achievement and a transformative event in the history of comics as a medium.

Ideas Explored

• Alternate History Divergence Point
• Deconstructed Superheroes in Geopolitics
• Nuclear Risk Scenario
• Superhero System Moral Ambiguity

Metadata

Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: Watchmen (Comic strip)Graphic novelsComic books, stripsNew York Times bestsellernyt:paperback_graphic_books=2009-03-15Comics & graphic novels, science fictionSuperheroesCrimes againstComics & graphic novels, superheroesGood and evil

isfdb_id: 884

openlibrary_id: OL2897798W

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