Name: Matthew Jackson's review of Watchmen by Alan Moore
Item: Watchmen
Rating: 5
Author: Matthew Jackson

Alan Moore

Dave Gibbons

Watchmen

Matthew Jackson

Mert Günçiner

Watchmen (Absolute Edition)

Ahmed Bakr

Amr Khater 

Nada Ghanim

Written by Alan Moore Art and cover by Dave Gibbons DC Comics presents this special edition of the WATCHMEN TP, complete with re-colored cover art by artist extraordinaire Dave Gibbons. Created especially for the international market, this edition is also available to retailers in the U.S. and Canada exclusively through Diamond. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has only grown in stature since its original publication. Along with the new cover, this volume features the high-quality, recolored pages from WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story - the story of The Watchmen. Retailers: Please see this month's Previews order form for information on the WATCHMEN FLOOR DISPLAY. On sale December 3 - 334 pg, FC, $19.99 US

Wouter ter Keurs

Wow, that was astonishing. I was amazed by the complexity of the book. The beautiful artwork. The cinematography. It was like a movie.
Only the end! It was like a sort of anticlimax, that was a bit poor, but I sure loved reading it!

Sian Wadey-Kerr

Watchmen was my first ever graphic novel. I was a bit aprehensive about it, but I was planning to see the film and I always try to read the book before I see the film. Turns out I shouldn't have been so aprehensive, the book was easy to read, the characters were interesting and the story itself was intriguing. I liked the short comics that Alan Moore weaved in with the main story. My only complaint would be the large amounts of text at the end of the chapter. It was unecessary, in fact I just skimmed it so I could get back to the comic. The drawings were beautiful, they lived up to the storyline, maybe even more so. Seeing them echoed on the screen a few months later just proved how beautiful the images were.

Ethan Hill

Charles Siboto

My introduction to graphic novels and what a great story it is :)

As former members of a disbanded group of superheroes called the Crimebusters start turning up dead, the remaining members of the group try to discover the identity of the murderer before they, too, are killed.

Fraser Simons

Honestly more like a 3 for me. The art was not my thing. The panels are extremely boring and rarely deviate, making it an even more boring read. The movie is the best version of this story, too. The additional context was fun but ultimately added very little to the story. I imagine if I’d read this first, rather than watching the movie when it came out, I would have been blown away. But the entire time I was reading this I just wanted to watch the movie.

Ivan Vega

Probably missed the fandom boat by not being born in the 70s. It's a nice story, but I thought Jon's character development was very contradictory, perhaps by design, yet I found it awful.

Watchmen #2

Nedu

'A masked adventurer's costume is one of those things that nobody really thinks about. Should it have a cape, or no cape? Should it be thick and armored to protect you from harm, or flexible and lightweight to allow maneuverability? What sort of mask should it have? Do bright colors make you more of a target than dark ones? All of these were things that I had to consider.'

Watchmen #1

`At midnight, all the agents and superhuman crew, go out and round up everyone who knows more than they do.`

In an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect. Watchmen begins as a murder-mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, the unlikely group of reunited heroes--Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias - have to test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. In the mid-eighties, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created Watchmen, changing the course of comics' history and essentially remaking how popular culture perceived the genre. Popularly cited as the point where comics came of age, Watchmen's sophisticated take on superheroes has been universally acclaimed for its psychological depth and realism. Watchmen is collected here with a new cover, sketches, extra bonus material, and a new introduction by series artist Dave Gibbons.

Angela Guilherme

Nick Bicko

Als großer Fan der Watchmen-Verfilmungen war es an der Zeit, mich an meine erste richtige Graphic Novel zu wagen, mit 400 Seiten eine schöne Aufgabe. 
Ein paar lose Gedanken:

- FUCKING RORSCHACH! Beste Comicfigur überhaupt
- Die gesamte Farbwahl ist sensationell, so viele "schmutzige" Farben, die das dystopische Thema wunderbar überbringen. Allgemein optisch überragend
- Sehr geil, dass ständig mehrere Geschichten gleichzeitig erzählt werden, mal seiten-, mal panelweise (Besonders eindrucksvoll bei der Geschichte des Seefahrers, die sich quasi durchs gesamte Buch zieht)
- Der "Lesepart" am Ende jedes Kapitels war ebenso willkommene Abwechslung wie gelungenes Stilmittel, um etwas Tiefe und Vorgeschichte in die Story einfließen zu lassen
- Die Story an sich, die verschmähten und fast schon dysfunktionelen Superhelden, die Panik vor dem atomaren Krieg, wunderbarer Kontrast zu den üblichen Superhelden-Stories
- Ich tue mich noch schwer mit der Graphic Novel an sich, mit der Zuordnung der Sprechblasen hatte ich bspw. gelegentlich Probleme
- Ebenso hat es mich überrascht, dass ich für die über 400 Seiten mindestens genauso lang wie für 400 Seiten eines üblichen Buchs gebraucht habe, da habe ich die Graphic Novel unterschätzt

Christopher McCaffery

Steven Ovadia

Pretty cool. My main thought was that I didn't think Heroes (the TV show) ripped it off as much as people said it did. 
I loved the 80s-style art, though. That brought back a ton of memories.

Jade Flynn

Read for the 'Tis' the Damn Readathon' prompt - Folklore: Exile - Book written by two authors.
Read for the 'BTS Readathon' prompt - Jungkook: Gold on cover/dystopian/utopian.

Definitely a me problem not the comics.

Jeremy Anderberg

For me—and I know I’m not alone here—Watchmen just didn’t live up to the enormous hype machine around it. It was fine, and I do get its literary-comic value—the unique structure, the subversion of superhero culture, the complex narrative (it’s most certainly not your classic good vs. evil story)—but it never grabbed me. It sat on an end table day after day and I’d just look at it, with little to no interest in picking it up. The pacing felt slowww, the story felt a little self-righteous (in its awareness of its subversiveness), and though I finished it, there’s a decent chance I wouldn’t have if the title was something other than Watchmen.

Hannah

The super hero genre is dead. Long love the super hero genre.

Daniela V.

This comic is perfect. It's the first comic I read in english and it was an awesome experience. I learned a lot and I'm so proud because I understood even the jokes or the connection between the main story and Tales of the black freighter. The images and descriptions given by Moore are flawless. I have nothing to criticize. Everybody should read this.

Jeni Enjaian

Not my cup of tea at all. The only reason that I read the book is because it was on my goodreads 100 list and when I set a goal I'll do everything I can to complete it. 
Honestly, I don't get it. I didn't get the characters, the main story arc, the random additions of another really creepy/disgusting comic. I muddled through and that's the best I can say about it.

Judy Hudgins

Not my cup of tea. Picked it up because of the movie, but couldn't get into it.

Kerri McDonald

Way better than the movie. That tends to be the way of things, though. I enjoyed the comic immensely, but I think my favorite parts were the book excerpts and news clippings between chapters. It just made this fantastic world seem more real.

b.andherbooks

According to so many I know this is a seminal work in the comic book verse. I see why, but for someone who is pretty new to the field I was a bit lost. I enjoyed some of the characters, especially Dr. Manhattan, but found the few female characters superficial. The ending felt a bit rushed after the lengthy lead-up. Thanks has to go to Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell for inspiring me to read this in the first place :)

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