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Considering Watchmen - Poetics, Property, Politics (Hardcover)
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Considering Watchmen - Poetics, Property, Politics (Hardcover)
Series: Comics Culture
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Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's "Watchmen "has been widely hailed as
a landmark in the development of the graphic novel. It was not only
aesthetically groundbreaking but also anticipated future
developments in politics, literature, and intellectual property.
Demonstrating a keen eye for historical detail, "Considering
Watchmen" gives readers a new appreciation of just how radical
Moore and Gibbons's blend of gritty realism and formal
experimentation was back in 1986. The book also considers
"Watchmen's "place in the history of the comics industry, reading
the graphic novel's playful critique of superhero marketing
alongside Alan Moore's public statements about the rights to the
franchise. Andrew Hoberek examines how Moore and Gibbons engaged
with the emerging discourses of neoconservatism and neoliberal
capitalism, ideologies that have only become more prominent in
subsequent years.
"W""atchmen's "influences on the superhero comic and graphic novel
are undeniable, but Hoberek reveals how it has also had profound
effects on literature as a whole. He suggests that "Watchmen "not
only proved that superhero comics could rise to the status of
literature--it also helped to inspire a generation of writers who
are redefining the boundaries of the literary, from Jonathan Lethem
to Junot Diaz. Hoberek delivers insight and analysis worthy of
satisfying serious readers of the genre while shedding new light on
"Watchmen "as both an artistic accomplishment and a book of ideas.
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