Watchmen: Absolute Edition

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Celebrate the 20th anniversary of WATCHMEN — the classic 12-issue miniseries by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons — with WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, the first hardcover of this classic work in more than a decade! Watchmen" redefined superhero conventions and re-introduced comics to an adult audience with a gripping, labyrinthine piece of comic art. This oversized hardcover collection, packaged inside a beautifully designed slipcase, will be the cornerstone of any serious comic book collection.

Of particular interest (especially in light of subsequent developments) is the original pitch/summary in which the main protagonists are based on the 1950's/60's Charlton characters - imagining what the book would have been if Moore and Gobbons had been allowed to pursue this idea was enough to keep me entertained for hours! 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Watchmen, the groundbreaking story from award-winning author Alan Moore that sparked the hit HBO original series, is collected in stunning Absolute format! So, you've read Watchmen, you loved it, you obsessed over it, you've been kicked out of civilized gatherings when you refused to stop waving it in front of people's faces, telling them it was "The Most Important Comic Ever Written EVER!The sheer quality of this edition absolutely shines out, and here we have a story and artwork that deserve this sort of treatment. This book is what comics are all about and show how the product has grown in maturity with its readers. For me though, the most interesting element of this package is not the graphic novel itself (I've read it an awful lot, starting with the original twelve comics.

Rolling Stone "His sci-fi detective masterpiece Watchmen made [Alan Moore] the comic industry's de facto leader back in 1986. Considered by many to be the finest achievement in sequential storytelling, Alan Moore's Watchmen is a literary and visual masterpiece that redefined what superhero comics could be. Alan Moore's seminal work "Watchmen" finally gets the treatment it deserves in this, the Absolute Edition. As with the Absolute Crisis On Infinite Earths Watchmen is presented here in a gorgeous single, but large, volume.Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the former heroes. Considered by many to be the finest achievement in sequential storytelling, Alan Moore’s Watchmen is a literary and visual masterpiece that redefined what superhero comics could be. Each panel has now been enlarged so the obsessive fan can now pick out every single embedded smiley face in the book, and see every speck of filth and street detritus on Rorschach's trenchcoat. With a powerful storyline masterfully told by comics supremo Alan Moore and beautifully rendered artwork by the talented Dave Gibbons - this is the one that started it all and is definitely not one to miss!