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Hi, I need help with essay on Discuss whether and how far the use of the superhero-comic form in Watchmen is an aid or a hindrance to its themes, and the moral and political debates it contributes to.

Hi, I need help with essay on Discuss whether and how far the use of the superhero-comic form in Watchmen is an aid or a hindrance to its themes, and the moral and political debates it contributes to. Pertinent comparisons may be drawn with other, similar texts, in various media. (You. Paper must be at least 250 words. Please, no plagiarized work!

of literature that is able to intertwine several portions of reality including popular (or unpopular) culture and politics along with the fantasy, spiritual and philosophical realm that moulds the society and its people across geographical distances(Romagnoli and Pagnucci, 2013, p.2). However, regardless of the strength of this literary genre in the past century, there has been a significant amount of changes with respect to how readers understand the significance of the genre.

This is where most of these audiences treating the genre as pure fiction instead of reading all of the presented issues in between the lines. This can be attributed to various issues ranging from the lack of awareness of various social issues or simply through the constant bombardment of these concerns that turn the public or most people in society to become apathetic with the needs of others (Romagnoli and Pagnucci, 2013). Despite attributes informing or making readers realise about certain truths about society, the use of a superhero storyline in comics create a large wall that masks real-life problems and realities by draping the plot inside an alternate universe that mostly relies on heroes that save people from their own self-destruction and not putting the blame on the negative attributes that most people in society already have.

One of the most well-known examples and considered to be one of the best graphic novels published in the 20th century is Alan Moore’s Watchmen, illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics as individual and limited issues during the mid-1980’s, later republished into one complete book. Its storyline includes superheroes and even costumed villains that are melded into contemporary 1980’s urban societies, which not only tackle the past wars but also an impending nuclear war due to the developments in harnessing nuclear weapons technology. The various elements involved in the overall construction of the comics were able to contribute in giving

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