Rorshach. The Comedian. Dr. Manhattan. Silk Spectre. Nite Owl. Ozymandias.
Who watches the Watchmen?
At this point, who doesn’t? It’s sold over a million copies and is the first thing people mention when talking comics–for-adults. It’s the only graphic novel to make Time’s 100 Best Novels list, one of Entertainment Weekly’s Top 50 novels of the past 25 years, and has made fans of everyone from film directors Zack Snyder and Darren Aronofsky to the writers on Lost.
Watchmen takes place in an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history: The US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect. It begins with a murder-mystery before unfolding into a planet-altering conspiracy: When a retired hero is killed, his former teammates must investigate. The conspiracy they uncover will entwine their secret traumas and twisted psychologies, ultimately asking where the fine line is drawn between heroes and villains?
Popularly cited as the point where comics came of age, Watchmen’s sophisticated take on superheroes has been universally acclaimed for its psychological depth and realism. It’s slowly and inevitably become it’s own franchise, spawning a movie, video game, and the Before Watchmen prequel comics.
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Rorschach Resurrected: King and Fornés Revive the Watchmen Vigilante
The year is 2020. And Rorschach is…back?
In Rorschach from writer Tom King and artist Jorge...
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HBO Max - Launching May 27
Where all of HBO meets your favorite shows, movies, and new Max Originals. Streaming May 27.
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Watchmen: The Ends Are Here
SPOILER ALERT: The following article contains spoilers from the final episode of Watchmen and the final issue of Doomsday Clock.
HBO’s Watchmen came to...
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AFTER WATCHMEN: If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own
Following an hour of revelation and confirmation in episode three, this week’s Watchmen episode, titled “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own,” presents, perhaps, the...
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First Look: Rorschach is Killed...AgainTom King and Jorge Fornés launch Rorschach into the 21st Century in this exclusive first look at Rorschach #1. But is his story over before it begins?
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DC Daily - DC Daily Presents the Year in Comics 2019
DC Daily looks back at the epic year in DC Comics with a super-cut of the best art from 2019. Featuring incredible work from superstar artists including Aaron Lopresti, Alex Maleev, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Amanda Conner, Andrea Mutti, Andrea Sorrentino, Andy Kubert, Art Baltazar, Bernard Chang,...
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AFTER WATCHMEN: Little Fear of LightningPlease note, the following contains spoilers for episode five of Watchmen.For observant viewers of Watchmen, there has been a clear visual...
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AFTER WATCHMEN: She Was Killed by Space Junk
Please note, the following contains spoilers for episode three of Watchmen.
Episode three of HBO’s Watchmen gives us the most direct connections to...