Watchmen is a comic book.
Alan Moore ( [ mɔər ] born 18 November 1953 ) is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books including Watchmen , V for Vendetta and From Hell . Watchmen is an American comic-book limited series published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 , and collected in 1987 . Watchmen was recognized in Times List of the 100 Best Novels as one of the best English language novels published since 1923 , and placed # 91 on The Comics Journals list of the top 100 comics of the 20th century .