Watchmen (First Edition)

Alan Moore

ISBN 10: 1401219268 / ISBN 13: 9781401219260

Published by Dc Comics, 2008

About this Item

New York: DC Comics, 2008. First edition thus, first printing of the deluxe hardcover edition. Black paper-covered boards with a yellow circular emblem stamped on the front cover and yellow spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Publisher s original price intact on rear cover ($39.99). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy with no faults. Folio, unpaginated. Illustrated in full color throughout by Dave Gibbons, with color by John Higgins. Watchmen is a self-contained graphic novel set in an alternate-history 1985 America on the brink of nuclear war, following a group of retired costumed vigilantes drawn into a murder investigation that spirals into a conspiracy with global stakes. Moore is an award-winning British comics writer, widely regarded as one of the most influential in the medium, and recipient of multiple Eisner and Hugo Awards. Watchmen, first published in 1986 1987 as a twelve-issue limited series, is considered Moore s most celebrated work and one of Time magazine s 100 Best Novels since 1923. This edition collects the full series in one volume, with supplementary materials. Adapted into a 2009 feature film directed by Zack Snyder and a 2019 HBO limited series created by Damon Lindelof, which won eleven Emmy Awards.

Seller Inventory # Graphic-Novels-Watchmen

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Watchmen (First Edition)
• Publisher: Dc Comics
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1401219268
• ISBN 13: 9781401219260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gibbons, Dave
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Novels

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Synopsis

A hit HBO original series, Watchmen the groundbreaking series from award-winning author Alan Moore presents a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the Cold War is in full effect.

Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the erstwhile heroes.

This edition of Watchmen, the groundbreaking series from Alan Moore, the award-winning writer of V For Vendetta and Batman: The Killing Joke, and features art from industry legend Dave Gibbons, with high-quality, recolored pages found in Watchmen: Abslolute Edtion as well as, never-before-seen extra bonus materials and an introduction by Dave Gibbons.

About the Author

Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing and Miracleman. He is also the mastermind behind the America's Best Comics line, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories and Top Ten. As one of the medium's most important innovators since the early 1980s, Moore has influenced an entire generation of comics creators, and his work continues to inspire an ever-growing audience.