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Author: Andrew Hoberek
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.490kg
ISBN: 9780813563329
ISBN 10: 0813563321
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 30 August 2014
Recommended Age: From 15 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Considering Watchmen is every conversation you've ever had about the legendary comic, straightened out and smartened up to the point that you rediscover its original force. --J.D. Connor Yale University (04/08/2014)
Considering Watchmen is every conversation you've ever had about the legendary comic, straightened out and smartened up to the point that you rediscover its original force. --J.D. Connor Yale University (04/08/2014) Considering Watchmen is every conversation you ve ever had about the legendary comic, straightened out and smartened up to the point that you rediscover its original force. --J.D. Connor Yale University Considering Watchmen is every conversation you've ever had about the legendary comic, straightened out and smartened up to the point that you rediscover its original force. --J.D. Connor Yale University This is a smart, authoritative, and nuanced book, operating at a highly sophisticated level while still remaining accessible to a wide range of readers--a true knockout punch. --Jared Gardner author of Projections: Comics and the History of 21st-century Storytelling In his erudite and fascinating study, Hoberek reveals how Watchmen, that singularity at the heart of the comic canon, rewrote our literary categories and why its disturbing visions of Apocalyptic American Superpowers continue to haunt readers decades after it first appeared. --Junot Diaz author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
<i>Considering Watchmen</i> is every conversation you've ever had about the legendary comic, straightened out and smartened up to the point that you rediscover its original force. --J.D. Connor Yale University
This is a smart, authoritative, and nuanced book, operating at a highly sophisticated level while still remaining accessible to a wide range of readers--a true knockout punch. --Jared Gardner author of Projections: Comics and the History of 21st-century Storytelling (03/05/2014)
Considering Watchmen is every conversation you've ever had about the legendary comic, straightened out and smartened up to the point that you rediscover its original force. --J.D. Connor Yale University
Author Information
Andrew Hoberek is an associate professor of English at the University of Missouri.
