Considering Watchmen: Poetics, Property, Politics New Edition with Full Color Illustrations |
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| Author:
| Hoberek, Andrew |
| Series title: | Comics Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-9037-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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In this groundbreaking new study, Andrew Hoberek examines Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's landmark comic book series
Watchmen from a variety of angles: as an artistic achievement, as a political statement, and as a self-conscious piece of intellectual property. He not only provides a historical context for appreciating how innovative
Watchmen was in the 1980s, but also demonstrates the continued influence it has exerted on both comics and literature as a...
More Description In this groundbreaking new study, Andrew Hoberek examines Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's landmark comic book series Watchmen from a variety of angles: as an artistic achievement, as a political statement, and as a self-conscious piece of intellectual property. He not only provides a historical context for appreciating how innovative Watchmen was in the 1980s, but also demonstrates the continued influence it has exerted on both comics and literature as a whole.