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A New York Times best-seller! In an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect! Watchmen begins as a murder-mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, the unlikely group of reunited heroes--Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias--have to test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. In the mid-eighties, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created Watchmen , changing the course of comics' history and essentially remaking how popular culture perceived the genre. Popularly cited as the point where comics came of age, Watchmen 's sophisticated take on superheroes has been universally acclaimed for its psychological depth and realism. Watchmen is collected here in deluxe hardcover, with sketches, extra bonus material and a new introduction by series artist Dave Gibbons. "This book examines each of the series' twelve issues in unprecedented detail, moving page by page and panel by panel to reveal the hidden foundations of this milestone in modern storytelling. Edited with notes by Leslie S. Klinger, this new edition draws upon critical and scholastic commentary, in-depth interviews with Dave Gibbons, and previously unseen original source material. Klinger provides the reader with a unique and comprehensive view of Watchmen as both a singular artistic achievement and a transformative event in the history of comics as a medium. Set in a world in which history has been forever altered by the existence of superheroes, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' monumental graphic novel Watchmen is one of the most influential comic book series of all time. Following two generations of masked crime-fighters from the end of World War II to the height of the Cold War, this compelling tale unfolds from a simple murder mystery into an epic saga of power, corruption and the ultimate meaning of humanity. More than 30 years after it was first published, Moore and Gibbons' masterpiece continues to inspire and entertain readers around the world. Named one of Time magazine's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, Watchmen has won countless critical accolades and honors, including the Eisner Award and the Hugo Award"-- As Former Members Of A Disbanded Group Of Superheroes Called The Crimebusters Start Turning Up Dead, The Remaining Members Of The Group Try To Discover The Identity Of The Murderer Before They, Too, Are Killed. Chapter I: At Midnight, All The Agents ... -- Under The Hood -- Chapter Ii: Absent Friends -- Under The Hood -- Chapter Iii: The Judge Of All The Earth -- Under The Hood -- Chapter Iv: Watchmaker -- Dr. Manhattan: Super-powers And The Superpowers -- Chapter V: Fearful Symmetry -- A Man On Fifteen Dead Men's Chests -- Chapter Vi: The Abyss Gazes Also -- [case File On Walter J. Kovacs] -- Chapter Vii: A Brother To Dragons -- Blood From The Shoulder Of Pallas -- Chapter Viii: Old Ghosts -- New Frontiersman (thursday, October 31st, 1985) -- Chapter Ix: The Darkness Of Mere Being -- [sally Jupiter Scrapbook] -- Chapter X: Two Riders Were Approaching ... -- [veidt Internal Memos] -- Chapter Xi: Look On My Works, Ye Mighty ... -- After The Masquerade: Superstyle And The Art Of Humanoid Watching -- Chapter Xii: A Stronger Loving World -- Glimpses: Conceptual Sketches, Process, And Development. Alan Moore, Writer ; Dave Gibbons Illustrator/letterer. Originally Published In Single Magazine Form In Watchmen 1-12. Chiefly Illustrations. In an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect. This title begins as a murder-mystery, and soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy.