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While comic books had certainly covered some of the dark themes that Watchmen showcased when it was first published in 1986, it felt like something totally different at the time. The series featured plenty of political commentary, took a look at many anxieties that people shared in the era, and, most notably, it deconstructed what…

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Alan Moore’s Watchmen is among the most profound and subversive works of literature in the 20th century. Published under DC Comics from 1986 to 1987, Watchmen is a scathing critique of the superhero genre, morality, and politics. The comic follows an original cast of “heroes” set in an alternate 1985 when the world is on…