Watchmen

by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Paperback, 413 pages

English language

Published April 6, 1987 by DC Comics Inc..

ISBN:: 978-0-930289-23-2
OCLC Number:: 35518628
Goodreads:: 472331

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Tuhnsoo reviewed Watchmen by Alan Moore

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4 stars

Better than the movie

Steve Clark reviewed Watchmen by Alan Moore

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4 stars

I've seen the film, so I had some idea of the plot, although there is more in the book and some differences. I'd been meaning to read this for ages and did enjoy it. I'll have to look out for some more comic books.

Ulrik H. Kold reviewed Watchmen by Alan Moore

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5 stars

Wow.

crabbygirl reviewed Watchmen by Alan Moore

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5 stars

2011:
looking for a new graphic novel to start, i googled 'best graphic novels of all time' and this one kept showing up.

i leafed thru it - ugh, superheroes?
but i thought i'd give the first few pages a try... wow. layered, incredibly complex, and even poetic in spots - this was beyond what i've seen in the genre. for the first time i can see the value in re-reading (and re-reading again!) a comic book. these issues must have been thumbed raw before the next installment was released. maybe my brother's comics weren't so dumb after all
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2015:
my second reading - reread because of another book club. still amazed me - especially how they could carry 2 stories in alternating frames that kept the same theme. reminded me of when coronation street does a good 2 story build ups, alternating the stories …