Watchmen

:For the Canadian band, see The Watchmen.

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Watchmen was a twelve-issue comic book limited series by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. Originally published monthly by DC Comics in 1986-1987; it was later republished as a graphic novel.

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Considered a landmark (along with Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Art Spiegelman's Maus), Watchmen sparked an interest from a wider adult audience than traditionally associated with comics. As comics expert Don Markstein writes, "What The Maltese Falcon did for detective stories and Shane did for Westerns, Watchmen did for superheroes. It transcended its origins in what was previously considered a lowbrow form of fiction to provide a rich reading experience for all, whether they came in as fans of the genre or not."http://www.toonopedia.com/watchmen.htm

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Watchmen won numerous Kirby and Eisner awards from the comic industry, and won a special achievement Hugo Award in 1987, the only graphic novel to do so.

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Comic book: A comic book is a magazine or book containing the sequential art in the form of a narrative. Comic books are often called comics for short. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous, and in fact its dramatic seriousness varies widely. The term...

Alan Moore: Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics. He is the co-creator of some of the most acclaimed comic books in history, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell....

Dave Gibbons: Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British writer and artist of comics....

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