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Watchmen by Alan Moore

10 reviews

byebrook's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

i get why my professor said “you can never just read Watchmen, you can only ever re-read it,” because even as you begin to read it the first time you will find yourself stopping and flipping back to the past moments you’ve read to uncover references you didn’t know were there at first.  like DAMN this comic is full of little easter eggs and niche references that you only see once you’ve started to read through. hell, the first pages contain a MASSIVE character easter-egg, and you don’t even bat an eye, because you have no clue yet. you can only go back an re-read that moment once your about halfway through the book, going “wait… i recognize him- is that..? no. way.” like there are so many of these moments, and it’s pretty damn brilliant in how they are done. especially when coupled with the fake in-universe prose pieces mixed throughout - like the pirate comics or the biography excerpts - i really like how it plays with the medium and genre of comics! 

overall, an interesting commentary on the ideas of heroes, humanity, morality, and who exactly watches those that watch us. while some aspects are definitely of-the-time and have aged less-than-stellar, i did enjoy this comic and analyzing what makes it tick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Rape, and Cancer

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia

chaoticbeing's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Had to read this for class. I’m one of the only people who have actually read it. It’s one of my favorite franchises of all time now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Death, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: War, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Ableism, Alcohol, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Animal death, and Cancer

Minor: Genocide, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Antisemitism, and Racism

Dr. Manhattan starts a relationship with Laurie when she’s 16 and he’s in his 30s. This is acknowledged but Dr. Manhattan is never punished for it.

antares's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Sexism, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism, Racism, Alcoholism, and Abortion

zone_a3's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Rape, and Genocide

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Sexism, Blood, and Homophobia

wetdirtreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Outing, Pregnancy, Cancer, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, and Ableism

brnineworms's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What can I say about Watchmen that hasn’t been said already? You don’t need me to tell you it’s good. Its reputation as a well-crafted masterpiece and an exemplary demonstration of the comic book medium/superhero genre precedes it. The characters are complex and compelling, the story has depth and pathos, the artwork has a good amount of detail and strikes a healthy balance between realism and stylisation. Each chapter is followed by an extract from an in-universe autobiography, magazine article, or other such document. Not only does that introduce some lore, it’s also a welcome break in format which prevents the regular panels becoming monotonous.

I don’t want to say too much about the story, partly for the sake of avoiding spoilers but also because I want to avoid underselling it. It’s hard-hitting and intricate. I knew it’d be good but even with my expectations set high it blew me away.

A must-read. If you’ve already read it, read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism, Body horror, Police brutality, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Stalking, Rape, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Outing, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Car accident

magneto's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Bullying, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Cancer, Child abuse, Vomit, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and War

unibadger's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, Sexual assault, Cancer, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexism

jakobvongunten's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gore, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Homophobia

boy_topics's review

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I did not enjoy this book. It has aged poorly in a disturbing way (as in it rings too true as something that could've been written by a strange section of humanity in our present moment). It is not a pleasant read and the ending is intensely dissatisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia