Considering Watchmen

Demonstrating a keen eye for historical detail, Considering Watchmen gives readers a new appreciation of just how radical Moore and Gibbons{u2019}s blend of gritty realism and formal experimentation was back in 1986. The book also considers Watchmen{u2019}s place in the history of the comics industry, reading the graphic novel{u2019}s playful critique of superhero marketing alongside Alan Moore{u2019}s public statements about the rights to the franchise. Andrew Hoberek examines how Moore and Gibbons engaged with the emerging discourses of neoconservatism and neoliberal capitalism, ideologies…