Watchmen: Absolute Edition

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The sheer quality of this edition absolutely shines out, and here we have a story and artwork that deserve this sort of treatment. Alan Moore's seminal work "Watchmen" finally gets the treatment it deserves in this, the Absolute Edition. His current work includes Tom Strong, Promethea and the smash-hit The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There is quite a bit of supplemental material thrown in at the back of the book (interviews, original script / concept drawing highlights etc.

This Absolute edition features remastered line art and coloring overseen by artists Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, script pages, the original series proposal, character designs, promotional art, and tons of other extras. hardcover collection, packaged inside a beautifully designed slipcase, will be the cornerstone of any serious comic book collection.Watchmen, the groundbreaking story from award-winning author Alan Moore that sparked the hit HBO original series, is collected in stunning Absolute format! 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. This book is what comics are all about and show how the product has grown in maturity with its readers. 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. 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!

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! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.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. All the details are extremely clear (which is also helped by the larger format) it makes the first colour job look very murky and dark in comparison.