|
Watchmen: The Film Companion
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Watchmen: The Film Companion
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter Aperlo
|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:176 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 275 |
|
| Category/Genre | Film guides and reviews |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9781848560673
|
| Classifications | Dewey:791.4372 791.4372 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
| Illustrations |
over 200 colour photos
|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Titan Books Ltd
|
| Imprint |
Titan Books Ltd
|
| Publication Date |
6 February 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
It is the most eagerly awaited comics-to-film adaptation of them all. The graphic novel that changed an industry is now a film, directed by Zack Snyder (300), and "Watchmen: The Official Film Companion" is the essential guide to this cinematic event. A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, "Watchmen" is set in an alternate 1985 in which costumed super heroes are part of the fabric of everyday American society. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present super heroes. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the Watchmen?Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, and scores of photos, this is the comprehensive guide to the new movie event.
Author Biography
PETER APERLO is an LA-based writer whose credits include the screenplay to the video game 300: March to Glory.
Reviews"* "I'm overwhelmed by the commitment, the passion, the palpable desire to do this right." Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons, on visiting the set of the movie. * "Watchmen is peerless" - Rolling Stone"
|
