The document discusses the graphic novel Watchmen. It summarizes that Watchmen is a superhero comic that parodies and applies real world logic to superhero characters. It explores the human sides and flaws of masked adventurers. The science fiction genre is used to examine estrangement from society and issues like the nuclear arms race during the Cold War era. The work serves as an example of genre hybridization. It also reflects author Alan Moore's criticism of 1980s politics, like the end of détente and Reagan's policies and rhetoric around defense spending.