![]() ![]() government's experiments in theoretical physics lead to the birth of "Doctor Manhattan", an omniscient Physical God with the power to remake the universe at will. In the real world, the runaway success of Action Comics #1 in the summer of 1938 led to superheroes becoming a major sensation in American pop culture in this world, it inspired a wave of real people to take to the streets in colorful costumes to fight crime like their heroes in the comic books, leading to the formation of an organisation known as the Minutemen.īy the 1940s, superheroes are a very real part of American life and culture, but they're ultimately unprepared for the new status quo of the early 1960s, when the U.S. ![]() The story is set in an Alternate Universe that mirrors the real world of the late 20th century, with just one key difference. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is a 12-Issue Mini Series that ran from September, 1986 to October, 1987, published by DC Comics, and subsequently printed as a single volume graphic novel. ![]() The deconstruction of the superhero genre. ![]()
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