Synopsis
In an alternate 1985, superheroes have existed for more than 30 years and have endured the gamut of public opinion--from acceptance to polite disdain to outright hostility. Now someone is killing the second generation of superheroes, and, as the threat of nuclear holocaust looms over a dystopic world, the killer must be found before it's too late. Originally published in 12 separate comic books, which are collected here along with some additional material, this book is perhaps the seminal graphic novel.

Details
Publication Date:	2005-11-30
Series:	Absolute Editions
Illustrator:	Dave Gibbons

Size
Length:	464 pages
Height:	8.8 in
Width:	13.0 in
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	88.8 oz

Industry Reviews
"A work of ruthless psychological realism, it's a landmark in the graphic novel medium. It would be a masterpiece in any."
Time - Lev Grossman (10/24/2005)

"It's tempting, and entirely possible, to appreciate WATCHMEN solely at a microscopic level, to lose oneself in Moore and Gibbons's multilayered narrative techniques or to unpack their allusions to everything from 'The Threepenny Opera' to the Book of Job to Bob Dylan's 'Desolation Row." But the story of WATCHMEN, carefully plotted and decidedly finite, deserves equally close attention, as its acuteness has not dulled with age."
New York Times Book Review - Dave Itzkoff (11/20/2005)