Written by author Rich Handley, Watching
Time: The Unauthorized
Watchmen
Chronology breaks down every event of DC
Comics' iconic
comic book series and theatrical film,
as well as every spinoff story to date.
NEW
YORK, Sept. 26, 2016—In
1986, the comic-book world experienced a profound paradigm shift, thanks to
writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. Gone were the long-held notions that
crime-fighters always did the morally right thing for the intellectually right
reason, that heroes and villains were rigidly defined constants, that good
always prevailed over evil, and that happy endings were a foregone conclusion.
In their place, there was Watchmen.
Since
the release of Moore's seminal deconstruction of the superhero genre, others
have revisited Watchmen's
dystopian setting in the form of a film adaptation, role-playing books, prequel
comics, and multiple video games, all built upon the foundation that Moore and
Gibbons laid down thirty years ago. With DC Comics soon to bring Watchmen's characters into its
mainstream continuity, and with a Watchmen TV
show reportedly in the works, it's time to reexamine all that has come before.
Rich
Handley's Watching Time: The
Unauthorized Watchmen Chronology, now available from Hasslein Books (hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_watchmen.php),
offers:
•
A detailed history encapsulating every recorded event from all corners of the franchise—not
only the comics, games, film, and RPG books, but also viral videos and
websites, trading cards, unproduced scripts, and other ancillary sources, some
quite obscure.
•
A mini-"crimeline" summarizing the careers of masked crime-fighters
and supervillains throughout Watchmen history.
•
A foreword by noted comic guru Brian Cronin of "Comic Book Legends
Revealed" fame, whose thousands of meticulously researched articles have
enthralled comics fans for years.
•
A nostalgic essay by Duy Tano, creator of the popular blog The Comics
Cube, explaining why Watchmen is
simultaneously dated and timeless.
•
And a gallery showcasing more than 250 covers from the Watchmen comics, trade-paperback
collections, DVDs, Blu-rays, reference books, and video games.
Designed
both for long-time and new fans alike, Watching
Time tells you everything you need to know about Alan Moore's highly
influential and Hugo Award-winning epic and its spinoffs. The book is now available
at Amazon, CreateSpace, and Barnes & Noble. For more information or to
place an order, visit hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_watchmen.php.
Media Requests: To obtain a review copy or arrange for an author
interview, please email info@hassleinbooks.com.
About
the Author
Rich Handley's previous
works include Planet of the Apes: Tales
From the Forbidden Zone for Titan Books; Timeline of the Planet of the Apes, Lexicon of the Planet of the Apes, The Back to the Future Chronology, and The Back to the Future Lexicon for Hasslein Books; The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of
the Apes, Bright Eyes, Ape City:
Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos, A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Exploring Star Wars
Comics, A More Civilized Age:
Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics for Sequart;
and IDW's five Star Trek comic strip
hardcover reprint books.
About
Hasslein Books
Hasslein Books
(hassleinbooks.com) is a New York-based independent publisher of reference
guides by geeks, for geeks. In addition to Watching
Time, its lineup includes unauthorized genre-based reference books based on
Planet of the Apes, Back to the Future, Red Dwarf, and Doctor Who,
with future volumes slated to feature G.I.
Joe, Alien vs. Predator, James
Bond, and more. To stay informed regarding the company's projects, follow
Hasslein Books online at facebook.com/hassleinbooks, twitter.com/hassleinbooks,
and hassleinbooks.blogspot.com.
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