Considering Watchmen: Poetics, Property, Politics

by Andrew Hoberek

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813563321
• ISBN13: 9780813563329
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher