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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Comic book - Alan Moore - Dave Gibbons - DC Comics - 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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Frank Miller - The Dark Knight Returns - Art Spiegelman - Maus - Don Markstein - The Maltese Falcon - Detective stories - Shane - Westerns - Superhero

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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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Kirby - Eisner - Hugo Award - 1987

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