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.