Questions tagged [watchmen]

Use this tag for the graphic novel, or for questions about comparing it to its film adaptation. Use with the [comics] and [alan-moore] tags (and [dave-gibbons], where appropriate).

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Why does "Watchmen" use the 9-panel grid?

Watchmen, the 1986 comic written by Alan Moore and drawn/lettered by Dave Gibbons, is recogniseable (among other features) for the schematic of its comic pages - they all use the 9-panel grid: Image ...
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Does Dr. Manhattan have free will?

In Alan Moore's Watchmen, Doctor Manhattan is a superhero with godlike powers, including the ability to view his past, present, and future simultaneously. Manhattan believes that everything that ...
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