Watchmen: Absolute Edition

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However, a graphic novel is a work that is created for that format and was never individual issues, Watchmen was 12 individual issues of a maxi series and therefore this collection is a trade paperback. 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.

hardcover collection, packaged inside a beautifully designed slipcase, will be the cornerstone of any serious comic book collection. 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! Additionally, this grand tome will include 48 pages of supplemental material produced exclusively for the Graphitti Designs Watchmen hardcover edition and not seen since their original publication. Reviewing a (nearly) twenty-five year old book may seem a bit strange, especially as quite a few others have already done so, but there's a couple of things I'd like to add. His current work includes Tom Strong, Promethea and the smash-hit The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the former heroes.

AT MIDNIGHT, ALL THE AGENTS AND SUPERHUMAN CREW GO OUT AND ROUND UP EVERYONE WHO KNOWS MORE THAN THEY DO" - BOB DYLAN "Watchmen is peerless. 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. As with the Absolute Crisis On Infinite Earths Watchmen is presented here in a gorgeous single, but large, volume.This book is what comics are all about and show how the product has grown in maturity with its readers. DC are treating their best stories with complete and utter respect and this is a must have volume for any self respecting comic fan. The sheer quality of this edition absolutely shines out, and here we have a story and artwork that deserve this sort of treatment.