Watchmen — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 12.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 61% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want a comic streak — a solid week of commutes at 12.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
"This book examines each of the series' twelve issues in unprecedented detail, moving page by page and panel by panel to reveal the hidden foundations of this milestone in modern storytelling. Edited with notes by Leslie S. Klinger, this new edition draws upon critical and scholastic commentary, in-depth interviews with Dave Gibbons, and previously unseen original source material. Klinger provides the reader with a unique and comprehensive view of Watchmen as both a singular artistic achievement and a transformative event in the history of comics as a medium. Set in a world in which history has been forever altered by the existence of superheroes, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' monumental graphic novel Watchmen is one of the most influential comic book series of all time.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Watchmen audiobook?
Watchmen runs about 12.4 hours — our estimate from its 421 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Can I listen to Watchmen free?
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Is Watchmen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours — saving 4.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Watchmen first published?
Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, John Higgins was first published in 1986.