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Watchmen

by Alan Moore · 1987

Graphic Novels · ranked #1 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Flawed, ageing superheroes in an alternate Cold War; the graphic novel that proved comics could be literature.

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Category
Graphic Novels
First published
1987 · 1980s
Author
Alan Moore
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About Graphic Novels

The graphic novel is a form in full maturity. These are works where drawing and words are inseparable — where image and text together create something neither could produce alone.

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