Week 13

This week we looked at how publishers reshaped the superhero comic market. In this time, there were new types of graphic novels adapting classic superhero stories for different kinds of adult storytelling. Specifically, I looked at Alan Moore's Watchman. I thought this graphic novel was a masterpiece. It was incredibly written. The graphic novel reflects on anxieties of historic and political events such as the Vietnam war, Watergate, and tension with the Soviet Union. The focus is on super heroes as a concept and the moral struggles between the characters. There are many clever symbols and icons throughout the graphic novel that make the work feel timeless.