Watchmen - Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

Advantages: Wonderful written and drawn.
Disadvantages: £15

...Since I’m talking about the Watchmen though, you would be wrong. That’s tough but if you want to read and enjoy the Watchmen then that is something you’ll have to get over. You’re going to try and guess ahead into the plot and you’re going to be wrong again. One of the many advantages of knowing what sort of person is likely to buy and enjoy your book is that you can set it at the right sort of intelligence and challenge ...
...minds behind the Watchmen, are masters of telling a wonderfully compelling and thoroughly gripping story. It is a complex story, one with many twists and turns. If you’ve picked up this book in search of some pretty pictures then you’re going to get lost. If you’ve picked up this book because you want to engage your brain then you’re going to find it satisfying, if perhaps shocking. I don’t really want to tell you very ... Read review

Advantages: Great Artwork, Story, Dialogue
Disadvantages: Unfortunately a stand alone....no sequel.that i know of.

...friend recommended a book called Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, in fact he was so enthused about the book, he lent me his prized copy. He knew that I liked to read in fact I got through about four or five books a week at the time but I had never tried a graphic novel. “Just give it a chance”, he pleaded looking at my doubtful expression. So I took it home and opened the bright yellow cover to see a yellow smiley face badge with ...
...the first frame and set the high standard for the rest of the book. The artwork was superb, you could take almost any frame from this graphic novel, blow it up, frame it and hang it on your wall. In fact I would go so far as saying, it would be an enjoyable book if there were no words throughout the whole thing as it is visually attractive, professionally drawn and coloured making for a very polished finished. But then you have the added delight ... Read review

Advantages: A classic that works on all levels
Disadvantages: Style can be a little difficult to read

Watchmen was recommended to me by a friend who had his hair cut into pointy horns and sported a very long, very dodgy goatee, I’m clearly mixing with the right people. Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” is probably about the most important comic ever released, it changed the way people view comics as an art form and as literature. I think it’s one of the few comics that actually deserve that awful 80’s term, Graphic Novel. ...
...certain styles and when that person is talking over another image it could confuse someone who isn’t used to this style of writing. Watchmen is a very intelligent book worthy of the classic status it has gained, If you only read one comic in your life read this one. ... Read review

Advantages: Smart deconstruction of comic book genre
Disadvantages: Has been surpassed by Moore's later works

...the product. The art in Watchmen is really something to behold, even if the colouring looks a little dated by today's standard. Every panel is exquisitely planned, and every diny detail paid due attention to. Though 'Watchmen' is a parody of super-hero comics, David Gibbon's style is very atypical of the legacy that the book sends up. As opposed to the blow-up, kinetic art usually associated with comic books, Gibbons' style is very 'real-world' and ...
...of the book in taking extraordinary characters and placing them into reality, where people dressing up in costumes and fighting crime is not really the most healthy activity for someone to spend their free time on. 'Watchmen' works as starting point for people who are interested in comics to start mining the rich vein of quality work that exists out there. Even for those who do not 'get' all of the sly references to the comic industry's back catalogue ... Read review

Advantages: Plot, Characterisation, Art
Disadvantages: none

...worthy of being called such, Watchmen is, for my money, the greatest comic book ever published. (Although Kurt Busiek's Astro City comes close.) This book made it alright for adults to admit to liking comics, with its complex and engrossing story line and characterisations. The art by Dave Gibbons complements the script by Moore perfectly. Taking a bunch of old Charlton Comics characters, Moore gives us a story that initially seems to be about a ...
...Alan Moore is probably the most lauded comicbook writer of recent times, and with good reason. Here he gives us heroes that act like real people would, with flaws and regrets. Unfortunately, any graphic novel that requires a reading age approaching double figures seems to be hailed as a classic these days, which means that the few which are genuinely intelligent can be lost in the throng. Whether you are a fan of superheroes or not, this is a gripping ... Read review

Advantages: Beautifully written, attention to detail in story and art, a moving read of tremendous power
Disadvantages: people may be put off by the fact its a comic, don't be.

...If you have never heard of Watchmen, prepare yourself for an introduction to a world of pure brain candy, you will go out and buy this and then personally thank me for bringing it to your attention. So it's a comic. Do not let this put you off. It is a fine work of literature that trancends any boundaries set upon it by mere descriptions of genre. The Watchmen Graphic Novel collects the full series of Watchmen Comics by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. It is not a comicbook for children, infact some of the content is quite strong and it is recommended for mature readers. It begins with the murder of an ex-costumed vigilante called the Comedian and is initially narrated by excerpts from a journal by another costumed fugitive - Rorscach (a torture, sad and amaged individual that rises above his past, but I dont want to spoil... Read review

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