One of the best graphic novels ever.
By the time this book was published (as a limited series in 12 issues, all of which I still own), I had basically lost interest in comics. I used to work in the field, but for various reasons I left it behind. I hadn't read any for years, when a friend of mine (deceased now, alas) turned me on to WATCHMEN. I was hooked from the first page. I read the original books so many times that they had begun to come apart, so I bagged 'em and put them in storage. I kept meaning to buy a copy of the graphic novel, but never got around to it. Now, I have.
This is a brilliant piece of work, at once subversive and richly rewarding. Moore's writing and Gibbons's art are perfect for it. There are many "in jokes' to keep the fan-boys (and girls) amused, but overall, this really IS "the CITZEN KANE of comics," as someone once said. Its importance can't be belittled.
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