Watchmen is a comic book limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition in 1987.

"Watchmen" was a 12-issue maxiseries published from September of 1986 through October of 1987, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The events of the story take place in 1985. The title takes its name from a popular translation of a latin phrase, " Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? ": [1] "Who Watches the Watchmen?"

Watchmen is a 2019 American superhero drama limited series written as a sequel to the 1986 DC Comics series of the same title created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The TV series was created for HBO by Damon Lindelof, who also served as an executive producer and writer.

Watchmen takes place in an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history: The US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect.

Watchmen is a 2009 American superhero film based on the 1986–1987 DC Comics limited series of the same name co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons ... DC Comics reissued Watchmen #1 for the original cover price of $1.50 on December 10, 2008; no …

Watchmen: Directed by Zack Snyder. With Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley. In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Watchmen: Chapter I: Directed by Brandon Vietti. With Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, Corey Burton, Michael Cerveris. In 1985, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself.

Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. Originally published by DC Comics as a monthly limited series from 1986 to 1987, it was later republished as a trade paperback, which popularized the "graphic novel" format.

Watchmen is a superhero mystery comic maxiseries written by Alan Moore with art by Dave Gibbons. Published by DC Comics between 1986 and 1987, the story was set in alternate history in which superheroes are outlawed, and focuses on the murder investigation of one of the heroes.

Below you’ll find a chronological guide to Watchmen comics, including a DC Rebirth era road to Doomsday Clock. Related Reading Orders: The best comics of all time!