This is DC Comics' first-ever hardcover edition of the Hugo Award-winning epic from writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, offered at DC's standard trim size. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has only grown in stature since its original publication. This volume features a new cover by Gibbons and contains the high-quality, recolored pages found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. Also included are selected bonus sketch materials.
Rorschach, a half-psychotic vigilante, must convince his ex team-mates, now middle-aged and retired, that he has uncovered a plot to murder the remaining superheroes - along with millions of innocent civilians...Even reunited, will the remnants of the Watchmen be enough to avert a global apocalypse-
With a powerful, chilling storyline, masterfully told by comics supremo Alan Moore and beautifully rendered artwork by Dave Gibbons, "Watchmen" - soon to be a smash-hit movie - remains a cornerstone of Western comics.
Reviews for Watchmen
"A work of ruthless psychological realism, it’s a landmark in the graphic novel medium. It would be a masterpiece in any." -TIME, TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.
"Watchmen is peerless." - Rolling Stone
"His sci-fi detective masterpiece Watchmen made [Alan Moore] the comic industry's de facto leader back in 1986." - The Guardian
"A masterwork representing the apex of artistry in its respective medium . . . Trailblazing." - Entertainment Weekly
"A brilliant piece of fiction." - Richard Gehr, The Village Voice
"When first serialized in 1986-7, this extraordinary story took the comics world by storm, and its fresh approach, more mature and realistic than most other mainstream comics of the time, became a template for much of what came later...This remains a pinnacle of comics achievement, and no collection should be without it.." Library Journal
Author Biography
Alan Moore is one of the most respected and admired writers in comics today. His credits include The Ballad of Halo Jones, Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Swamp Thing. His recent work includes Tom Strong, Promethea and the smash-hit The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Dave Gibbons is world-renowned for his artwork on the Watchmen, his own semi-autobiographical graphic novel The Originals, and for writing duties on Green Lantern.
