Watchmen

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Publication History 1.2 Themes 2 Plot 3 Points of Interest 4 Residents 5 Notes 6 Trivia 6.1 Trivia 6.2 Character Influences 7 See Also 8 Links and References 8.1 References

History

Publication History

"Watchmen" was a 12-issue maxiseries published from September of 1986 through October of 1987, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The events of the story take place in 1985. The title takes its name from a popular translation of a latin phrase, "Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?":^[1] "Who Watches the Watchmen?"

Although Alan Moore has stated he originally wished to use the old characters from MLJ Comics in the story, which were no longer being published at the time, he was unable to. Dave Gibbons, who had worked there, inspired him to use the old Charlton Comics characters instead. However, Charlton had recently been bought by DC, and as they intended to introduce those characters into mainstream continuity, they were unavailable as well. As a result, Moore simply made his own new characters based on the Charlton characters (see the full list below).

A film adaptation was released in 2009.

Themes

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Plot

In the 1985 of an alternate reality where superheroes are real (though only one, Dr. Manhattan, has superpowers), one of the vigilantes, The Comedian, is brutally murdered. This causes one of his former colleagues, Rorschach, to investigate on his death, and uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes.

Points of Interest

New York City, The North Pole

Residents

• Rorschach
• Ozymandias
• The Comedian
• Nite Owl (Dan Dreiberg)
• Nite Owl (Hollis Mason)
• Doctor Manhattan
• The Silk Spectre (Laurie Juspeczyk)
• The Silk Spectre (Sally Jupiter)
• Captain Metropolis
• Hooded Justice
• Mothman
• Dollar Bill
• Silhouette
• Moloch

Notes

• No special notes.

Trivia

Trivia

• In 2005, "Watchmen" became the only Graphic Novel to appear on Time Magazine's List of 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.
• "Watchmen" is currently the only graphic novel ever to receive a Hugo Award.

Character Influences

• Rorschach is based on The Question.
• Nite Owl is based on The Blue Beetle.
• The Comedian is based on The Peacemaker.
• Doctor Manhattan is based on Captain Atom.
• Ozymandias is based on Thunderbolt.

See Also

• Characters from Watchmen
• Other things related to Watchmen
• Watchmen's Comic Appearances
• Reality Gallery: Watchmen

Links and References

• Watchmen Wiki
• "Watchmen" at Wikipedia
• Watchmen Annotated
• The "Watchmen" Movie Blogsite
  

References

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