Watchmen

Watchmen

by Alan Moore (Author), Dave Gibbons (Author)

Synopsis

Watchmen redefined what superhero comics could be, and re-introduced the medium to an adult audience with a gripping, labyrinthine script and ultra-detailed artwork.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.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 436
Edition: De Luxe edition
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Published: 19 Dec 2008

ISBN 10: 1848560060
ISBN 13: 9781848560062

Media Reviews
* Watchmen is peerless. - Rolling Stone * His sci-fi detective masterpiece Watchmen made him (Alan Moore) the comic industry's de facto leader back in 1986 - The Guardian
Author Bio
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.