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Watchman

Name: Watchman
Rating: 4.19 (5 reviews)

Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

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Collection of 12 Watchman comic books

GenresGraphic Novels

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1987

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About the author

Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary–authors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair; New Wave science fiction writers such as Michael Moorcock; horror writers such as Clive Barker; to the cinematic–filmmakers such as Nicolas Roeg. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.

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Jason Reyelts

20 reviews

January 8, 2025

Everyone sucks and it’s a bummer of a read.
Does have cool-stuff and make you think but 👎

Elam Denham

9 reviews

July 31, 2025

Watchman is an incredible superhero comic, that was a great read for someone like myself who doesn’t like superheros or reads comics very often. It is a great combination of brilliant art and panel lay out, with meticulous, ingenious writing. The plot is very tightly constructed, and it explores the psychology of its characters with great depth. I don’t think it would be for everyone, because it’s themes are quite depressing and the evil driving the story is not some supernatural big bad, but the terrible, inhuman things people do to each other every day.