Watchmen cover
Featured pick
5.0 / 5
Year

1987

Publisher

DC Comics

ISBN

978-0930289232

Comics Core shelf

Watchmen

by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

A deconstruction of the superhero genre. Moore and Gibbons create a complex, morally ambiguous world that questions the very nature of heroism.

Geek’s cut

The superhero genre cracked open and dissected with a clockmaker’s precision. Every panel is a data point; you don’t just read it, you run forensic analysis on it.

Deeper dive

Alan Moore's masterpiece that revolutionized the comic book medium. Watchmen is a complex, multi-layered story that deconstructs superhero tropes while telling a compelling narrative.