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text_A: Between 1986 and 1987, Watchmen was released.
text_B: Watchmen is an American comic-book limited series published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 , and collected in 1987 .. DC Comics. DC Comics. American comic-book. American comic book. limited series. limited series. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). comic-book. comic book. The series was created by a British collaboration consisting of writer Alan Moore , artist Dave Gibbons , and colorist John Higgins .. Alan Moore. Alan Moore. Dave Gibbons. Dave Gibbons. John Higgins. John Higgins ( comics ). colorist. colorist. Watchmen originated from a story proposal Moore submitted to DC featuring superhero characters that the company had acquired from Charlton Comics .. superhero. superhero. Charlton Comics. Charlton Comics. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). As Moore 's proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories , managing editor Dick Giordano convinced Moore to create original characters instead .. Dick Giordano. Dick Giordano. Moore used the story as a means to reflect contemporary anxieties and to deconstruct and parody the superhero concept .. superhero. superhero. Watchmen depicts an alternate history where superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed history so that the United States won the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal was never exposed .. alternate history. alternate history. Vietnam War. Vietnam War. Watergate scandal. Watergate scandal. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). In 1985 , the country is edging toward World War III with the Soviet Union , freelance costumed vigilantes have been outlawed and most former superheroes are in retirement or working for the government .. World War III. World War III. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. The story focuses on the personal development and moral struggles of the protagonists as an investigation into the murder of a government-sponsored superhero pulls them out of retirement .. superhero. superhero. moral struggles. Moral ambiguity. Creatively , the focus of Watchmen is on its structure .. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). Gibbons used a nine-panel grid layout throughout the series and added recurring symbols such as a blood-stained smiley face .. smiley face. smiley. All but the last issue feature supplemental fictional documents that add to the series ' backstory , and the narrative is intertwined with that of another story , an in-story pirate comic titled Tales of the Black Freighter , which one of the characters reads .. Structured , at times , as a nonlinear narrative , the story skips through space , time and plot .. nonlinear narrative. nonlinear narrative. In the same manner , entire scenes and dialogue have parallels with others through synchronicity , coincidence and repeated imagery .. coincidence. coincidence. A commercial success , Watchmen has received critical acclaim both in the comics and mainstream press , and is considered by several critics and reviewers to be one of the most significant works of 20th-century literature .. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). Watchmen was recognized in Times List of the 100 Best Novels as one of the best English language novels published since 1923 , and placed # 91 on The Comics Journals list of the top 100 comics of the 20th century .. List of the 100 Best Novels. Time's List of the 100 Best Novels. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). The BBC described it as `` The moment comic books grew up . ''. BBC. BBC. After a number of attempts to adapt the series into a feature film , director Zack Snyder 's Watchmen was released in 2009 .. Zack Snyder. Zack Snyder. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). A video game series , Watchmen  : The End Is Nigh , was released in the same year to coincide with the film 's release .. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). In 2012 , DC Comics published Before Watchmen , a comic-book series acting as a prequel to the original Watchmen series , without Moore and Gibbons ' involvement .. DC Comics. DC Comics. Watchmen. Watchmen ( film ). Before Watchmen. Before Watchmen. comic-book. comic book. prequel. prequel
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