056 Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

Julia and Victoria know absolutely nothing about comic books, but they’re diving into the deep end this week and sharing their unqualified opinions about the grim, layered, and existential graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Watchmen on HBO

• Moby Dick by Herman Melville

• CSI on CBS

• Alan Moore character rights controversy

• Doctor Who Magazine

• Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore

• V for Vendetta film

• Game of Thrones on HBO

• Tulsa Massacre of 1921

Recommendations:

• Sin City by Frank Miller

• V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

• Worm web serial by John C. McCrae

Currently Obsessed:

• Yuri on Ice anime by MAPPA

• Song Exploder on Netflix

• “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails

• The West Wing on HBO

• The West Wing Weekly podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway and Joshua Malina