HUGO AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.
In an alternate America, a murder mystery unfolds into a bleak global conspiracy in a world where superheroes have changed the course of history. The ultimate edition of the groundbreaking masterpiece by comic legends Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, which deconstructed the infallible superhero archetype, forever changing graphic storytelling.
The story is set in the 1980s. The United States has emerged victorious in the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon remains in power, and the Cold War rages on. Superheroes have been outlawed, with some retiring, others becoming government agents, and others turning to vigilantism. An unknown assassin is targeting a group of disgraced superheroes, plagued by human flaws.
This disbanded group Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan, and Ozymandias gather to mourn a friend and discover that the murder is part of a larger plot to overturn the fragile geopolitical balance and spread chaos across the globe.
This Absolute Edition of Watchmen is a must-have for collectors. It features all 12 issues in a gorgeous, oversized slipcased hardcover with a ribbon bookmark. Every page of art has been restored and recolored by WildStorm FX and the original series colorist, John Higgins, and has been approved by Gibbons to appear as they were originally intended.
Also included are 48 pages of supplemental material produced exclusively for the Graphitti Designs hardcover edition of Watchmen and unseen since their initial publication. You'll find a wealth of rare and historically valuable treasures, including Moore's script pages, the original Watchmen proposal, Gibbons' conceptual designs, preliminary covers, and much more!
''A landmark in the graphic novel medium.'' - Time Magazine. ''Watchmen is peerless.'' - Rolling Stone.
Pages: 464, Dimensions: 20.6x20.6cm
