The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

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The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

2009

0h 29m

7.5(2 votes)

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Overview

The history and impact of the graphic novel Watchmen.

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11 members

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Malin Åkerman

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Jackie Earle Haley

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Carla Gugino

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Gerard Way

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Billy Crudup

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Jenette Kahn

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Directing

Zack Snyder

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Dave Gibbons

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Len Wein

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Paul Levitz

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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