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The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics

Jul 21, 2009 | IMDB 7.5

29 min Watch Now

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The history and impact of the graphic novel Watchmen.

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Malin Åkerman, Jackie Earle Haley, Carla Gugino, Gerard Way, Billy Crudup, Jenette Kahn, Zack Snyder, Dave Gibbons, Len Wein, Paul Levitz

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