What to Read After Watchmen > Genres
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Costumed and super-powered heroes who fight crime, uphold justice, and correct the wrongs of society. In many cases, the superhero must also grapple with his or her own moral compass and the issues surrounding the law versus vigilantism.
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Like superheroes, antiheroes fight crime and often have extraordinary powers; however, their origins, methods, and morality are often questionable, and they rarely exhibit traditionally "heroic" traits. Antiheroes may cause as much trouble as they solve, or have little regard for casualties in their missions.
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Fantasy indicates a supernatural environment which is unrelated to human technological progress. Typically, fantasy stories integrate myth or imaginary beings into a present, future or past landscape.
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Science Fiction and Dystopian comics involve the technologically or otherwise advanced or altered future environment, wherein this projection reflects or comments on contemporary society. Dystopias may involve totalitarian governments, futuristic warfare, or other widespread environmental impact.
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Crime comics typically focus on the interaction between police and justice authorities and criminals including thieves and murderers. The stories are realistic in terms of character and setting, and may focus narrowly on individuals, or have a broad scope such as in a story involving the mafia or other crime syndicate.
Historical comics treat actual events and persons, commonly through the experience, interpretation, or creative lens of the author. This genre occasionally overlaps with autobiographical graphic novels.
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Non Fiction items included in this collection are critical analyses of Watchmen as a comic and work of literature, as well as books intended to guide new readers through the process of interpreting comics as a graphic medium.
