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 with a new cover sketches extra
bonus material and a new introduction by series artist Dave Gibbons.
