For decades WATCHMEN has been hailed as an untouchable masterpiece, no one dared to pick up the story from where it left off. But in 2017 the first issue of WATCHMEN's SEQUEL was released, a SEQUEL from a completely new creative team.

In this video essay we are going to analyze why WATCHMEN is considered the GREATEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF ALL-TIME by explaining some of the groundbreaking ways it uses the COMIC BOOK MEDIUM and what the writer ALAN MOORE wanted the readers and future creators to take away from his work. To find out why DOOMSDAY CLOCK is exactly the follow up that ALAN MOORE always wanted to see.

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WHERE TO READ

Watchmen
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Understanding Comics
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SOURCES

Watchmen's Ownership Controversy
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/alan-moore-talked-dc-comics-watchmen-sequels-back-2010/
https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-creators-position-viewed-through-the-lens-of-alan-moore/

The Doomsday Clock, explained(VOX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnWPbn-ZKo

All Time 100 Novels
https://entertainment.time.com/2005/10/16/all-time-100-novels/slide/watchmen-1986-by-alan-moore-dave-gibbons/

In 1986, Watchmen skewered the way we love superheroes. It’s still as relevant as ever.
https://www.vox.com/2019/10/18/20917361/watchmen-hbo-comic-superheroes-explained

Neil Gaiman interview with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons for The Comics Journal in 1987
http://www.tcj.com/a-portal-to-another-dimension-alan-moore-dave-gibbons-and-neil-gaiman/

Geoff Johns and Gary Frank Interviews
https://www.newsweek.com/doomsday-clock-geoff-johns-watchmen-superman-theory-gary-frank-dc-comics-951812
https://www.newsweek.com/doomsday-clock-6-issue-geoff-johns-gary-frank-dc-comics-994983
https://www.cbr.com/geoff-johns-doomsday-clock-12-interview-preview/

Doomsday Clock moves closest to midnight in its 73-year history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEQWwIITmAg

ALAN MOORE - TOM STRONG / SUPERHEROES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4DTyKh4Tk&list=PLG5V4-DiVyfUyR00KvbdBoqlfIUtb7fLU&index=12&t=211s

On The Road to Doomsday Clock with Geoff Johns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jFwhIjlR5g&feature=youtu.be

Live From DCNYCC​: DC Doomsday Clock With Geoff Johns Moderated by Lev Grossman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJl-se_wvZg&feature=youtu.be

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00:00 What is the Doomsday Clock?
00:35 Overview of "Watchmen"
02:25 Overview of "Doomsday Clock"
04:48 How "Watchmen" uses the Comic Book Medium to tell a story
09:38 The ideas and themes of "Watchmen"
11:18 Why "Watchmen" is important according to Alan Moore
13:43 The origins of Watchmen's Sequel, "Doomsday Clock"
15:43 How "Doomsday Clock" uses Watchmen Structure to tell a story
17:32 The ideas and themes of "Doomsday Clock"
19:44 Why "Doomsday Clock" understood "Watchmen"

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MUSIC AND ATTRIBUTIONS

Machina - Signal to Noise - Solace - Beautiful Oblivion - In dreams
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