Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

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Alan Moore (writer) and Dave Gibbons (artist) are British comics creators best known for the 12-issue limited series Watchmen (1986–87) published by DC Comics.

Watchmen was published as a 12-issue miniseries by DC Comics in 1986–87 with colors by John Higgins. The story is set in an alternate 1985/1986 and is widely regarded as a deconstruction of the superhero genre; it includes the embedded narrative The Tales of the Black Freighter. The provided review notes Italian publications (Rizzoli, Play Press, La Repubblica's Serie Oro, Planeta-De Agostini).

The available review praises Watchmen (12-issue limited series, 1986–87) by Alan Moore (text) and Dave Gibbons (art), with colors by John Higgins. It highlights the work's deconstruction of the superhero genre, layered symbolism, nested narratives (including The Tales of the Black Freighter) and innovative, cinematic page design. The reviewer emphasizes moral ambiguity and the human, fallible nature of Moore's characters.

For:Readers of comics and graphic novels, students of narrative and genre deconstruction, fans of mature superhero fiction.

 "Graphic novel is just a pseudo-noble term for comic book, coined by those who don't read comics and believe they are for children, and therefore take refuge in terminology that from the outset must reference another type of art, literature. I might seem nitpicky, but I swear that Moore himself has expressed more or less the same concept countless times."

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