Watchmen: Absolute Edition

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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. The sheer quality of this edition absolutely shines out, and here we have a story and artwork that deserve this sort of treatment. Each panel has now been enlarged so the obsessive fan can now pick out every single embedded smiley face in the book, and see every speck of filth and street detritus on Rorschach's trenchcoat. This edition, not only comes in an imposing hardback cover, but is also packed with extras, including samples of promotional art for the comic, preliminary character design sketches by Dave Gibbons, and excerpts from Alan Moore's insanely detailed scripts. DC are treating their best stories with complete and utter respect and this is a must have volume for any self respecting comic fan.

As with the Absolute Crisis On Infinite Earths Watchmen is presented here in a gorgeous single, but large, volume. So, you've read Watchmen, you loved it, you obsessed over it, you've been kicked out of civilized gatherings when you refused to stop waving it in front of people's faces, telling them it was "The Most Important Comic Ever Written EVER! 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!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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This book is what comics are all about and show how the product has grown in maturity with its readers.

Having read the normal trade paperback a good while ago, I wasn't sure if this Absolute Edition would have the same impact on me.

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. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the former heroes. 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.