Author: Alan Moore
Publisher: DC Comics
Year Published: 1987
Cost:$21.46
Other Bibliographic Information:
ISBN:0-9329289023-4
ISBN13:978-0-930289-23-2
Reading Level:6
Interest Level:9+
Plot Summary:
This graphic novel story by Alan Moore is spent detailing information from the past, including the origins of Nite Owl I, Rorschach, and Doctor Manhattan. It also describes many cultural details which only turn out to be relevant at the end of the book; for example, the writer of a famous series of pirate comics is one of the people hired by Ozymandias to create his monster. It also spends a great deal of time detailing the everyday comings and goings of the people around a small newsstand in New York City, which turns out to be ground zero for the teleported monster. Knowing that Rorschach and others would investigate the murder of the Comedian, Ozymandias started the smaller falsehood of a serial killer or plot murdering masked heroes in order to hide the true reason for the Comedian's death. Ozymandias also orchestrated the media rumour and false evidence of cancer victims that forced the exile of Doctor Manhattan, the only figure he felt he could not completely control and counter.
Issue for being Challenged: Violence, Graphic illustration of sexual intercourse, violence, rape, and use of profanity.
Evaluation:
The artwork is a little sparse, but it fits for the tone and feel of the story. This graphic novel is told in a more cinematic style. Readers should pay attention to the panel flow and the stories in the story to find hidden correlations in the story.
Overall, Watchmen is an amazingly well constructed story, both in dialogue and the visual aspect of the art.
Reader's Annotation:
What would happen when 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.
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