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Absolute Watchmen
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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Watchmen redefined superhero conventions and re-introduced comics to an adult audience with a gripping, labyrinthine piece of comic art. Rorschach, a half-psychotic vigilante, must convince his ex team-mates, now middle-aged and retired, that he has uncovered a plot to murder the remaining superheroes - along with millions of innocent civilians... Even reunited, will the remnants of the Watchmen be enough to avert a global apocalypse? With a powerful storyline masterfully told by comics supremo Alan Moore and beautifully rendered artwork by the talented Dave Gibbons - this is the one that started it all and is definitely not one to miss!
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JLaurenceCohen
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Got Absolute Watchmen on a whim from my library and the larger page scale makes such a difference. Gibbons' art absolutely soars from the bigger dimensions.

KathyWheeler I have the Absolute Sandman books and love them for that reason. I‘ve never seen the Absolute Watchmen before though. 2y
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Skeebies05
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Bought this from Vintage Stock yesterday. Never read it. Just the movie (in which I hate most of the casting)

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Nebklvr
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Panpan

A nihilistic plot, horrible characters, graphic violence, wavering timeline and misogyny. I would have bailed but I spent money on this.

Amiable I finally read this a few years ago at the urging of my husband and son. I totally agree with you. 😖 4y
Nebklvr @Amiable The only positive is it did capture the fear of nuclear catastrophe at the time. Any time women were in the scene....rage inducing. 4y
Amiable @Nebklvr I said the same thing to my husband and son while I was reading it— they didn‘t understand my disgust. 😖 4y
Nebklvr @Amiable Some colleges teach it so I hope they spend some time acknowledging it. 4y
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AbigailJaneBlog
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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I have an awful habit of getting halfway through books and getting distracted by others! So I decided to dedicate December to finishing off all the books I left hanging. Managed to finish the bottom 5 already and am hopeful to finish at least another 4, my work schedule allowing 😂😂

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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Quite enjoyed this one.
I can surely see why it made such big waves,
It was way, way ahead of its time.

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DrexEdit
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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Does anyone here subscribe to comixology? I saw a promo the other day that said they were offering a 60 day free trial. Just wondering if anyone here has experience with them or opinions they would share. Many thanks! 😊

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Sweettartlaura
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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”...For you are Life, rarer than a quark & unpredictable beyond the dreams of Heisenberg; the clay in which the forces that shape all things leave their fingerprints most clearly.”

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Watchmen is a lot, and not all of it has aged well, but there are some really beautiful moments, aren‘t there? 6y
Sweettartlaura @TobeyTheScavengerMonk This is pretty new to me. I got a really gorgeous compilation with a box for $5 from my local comic book store - couldn‘t pass it up 🤷🏻‍♀️. With the new series coming to HBO, I‘m reading it chapter a day. 6y
Sweettartlaura It IS a lot - a LOT! 😜. But I am enjoying it. Especially Dr Manhattan‘s moments, for some reason. 6y
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m.galehuxley
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Unexpectedly very into graphic novels this year.

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BruceWalken
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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Doing this on Facebook and it seemed kinda fun to do here. You are meant to tag someone but heck if you wanna join in anyway just copy the text below. Might be fun 🙂 Day 1
I accepted the challenge of posting the covers of 7 books I love, no explanations, no reviews - just the covers.

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DoonTheGoon
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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Poignant, timely, and sadly still socially relevant... a must-read for any comic book fan.

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DoonTheGoon
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"Come... dry your eyes, for you are life, rarer than a quark and unpredictable beyond the dreams of Heisenberg; the clay in which the forces that shape all things leave their fingerprints most clearly. Dry your eyes... and let's go home."

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DoonTheGoon
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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This chapter is so beautiful... both in concept and execution. It's one of my favorite parts of the film, and was just as satisfying to read.

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Sweettartlaura
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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This compilation usually sells for $100.
This slightly used version was marked at $50.
I used my punch card at my local comic book store & got it for $5.

You have to take a deal like this. I mean, you just have to 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cinfhen Sounds like u got a steal!!!! 6y
Sweettartlaura @Cinfhen I absolutely did 🙌🏻 6y
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SGJ
Absolute Watchmen | Alan Moore
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One panel, and in it one guy in a diner reads about war, one guy outside rattles on about war, and we see the actual caption a kid's reading about a personal war. And this is nothing special. This is what comic books are built to let happen.

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