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Absolute Watchmen (Hardcover)

by Alan Moore (Author), Dave Gibbons (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (5 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845761685
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845761684
  • Product Dimensions: 32.6 x 21.8 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 198,636 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"AT MIDNIGHT, ALL THE AGENTS AND SUPERHUMAN CREW GO OUT AND ROUND UP EVERYONE WHO KNOWS MORE THAN THEY DO" - BOB DYLAN "Watchmen is peerless." - Rolling Stone "His sci-fi detective masterpiece Watchmen made [Alan Moore] the comic industry's de facto leader back in 1986." - The Guardian"

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"Watchmen" redefined superhero conventions and re-introduced comics to an adult audience with a gripping, labyrinthine piece of comic art. 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...Even reunited, will the remnants of the "Watchmen" be enough to avert a global apocalypse? 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!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lets talk about the book - not just the contents, 15 Nov 2007
I'm going to give my opinion on the actual book itself. I would imagine most people reading reviews of the Absolute Edition have already read Watchmen. It is probably Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons finest hour - `nuff said.

So, for starters, the absolute edition is much bigger than the original trade paperback. It is hardback, has a paper cover wrap and comes in a well-made, sturdy slipcase to protect it. The slipcase fits perfectly and has very bold text down the spine (looks nice on the shelf!).

The paper is very good quality, bright white and heavy stock. The printing is the key to this edition. It is flawless in every way. The colours jump off the page and the ink saturation is perfect. 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. The original colourist has made a return to tweak and improve his work (rather than completely change it) and he has done a grand job.

There is quite a bit of supplemental material thrown in at the back of the book (interviews, original script / concept drawing highlights etc.) which adds alot of insight into this classic of the graphic novel form.

So my final word? If you love Alan Moore, and you re-read Watchmen alot, this absolute edition is an absolute MUST.
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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential For Fans, 7 Aug 2006
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!!!", and you've come to blows with those that insist that that title in fact belongs to Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" (they're wrong). Where else is there to go?

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. And if that's not enough to satisfy you, then the new print of the comic will. 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.

If you're debating whether this is worth £50, then I'm afraid you'll just never understand...
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5.0 out of 5 stars "I have lived life free from compromise and step into the shadow now without complaint", 30 Jan 2008
The following is a passage from Alan Moore's Watchmen which sums it up in comparision to any past experiences you may have had with the 'super-hero' genre.

"Today he told me about a girl who got kidnapped."
"Oh Boy! Was she tied and gagged and helpless?"
"No. She was six. Her abductor killed her, butchered her and fed her to his german shepherds."

Yes, Watchmen is an adult book, not just because of the occasional gruesome passage, but because of the way it is written and the story it tells. Watchmen is essentially a murder mystery concerning the killing of a 'masked vigilante' and the efforts of the other vigilantes to discover who commited the crime. But this is not the focus of the story. Instead it focuses on the minds of would be heros, annalysing why they do what they do, be it for fame, fortune or just to make their (suprisingly bleak) world a better place.

Moore manages to create incredibally believable characters (something that must have been difficult considering they dress up in tight fitting costumes and fight crime) and gives us a very clear picture of their (staggeringly complex) psychological profiles. Like James Clavell's novel 'King Rat' you will probably be able to see yourself in some of these characters...and you may not like what you see.

The story itself is gripping, told through the eyes of a number of characters and using a chapter structure full of flashbacks in a similar fashion to TV's 'Lost'.

I have never read a graphic novel before this and i was initially concerned that the illustrations would ditract me from the dialouge, however I needen't have worried. The panel's are construced meticulously by illustrator and letterer Dave Gibbons, and the text qucikly merges with the images which allow the story to be read seamlessly.

In short this is a fantastic book (listed in Time Magazine's 100 greatest Novels of this century) which is essential reading. Forget any pre-conceptions you may have about graphic novels not being 'real' books and enjoy a fantastic story before hollywood ruins it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Absolute Edition, an absolute must for any Watchmen fan.
I bought the graphic novel of Watchmen around 2 years ago, and was hooked ever since. Reading it over and over again, picking out things I never noticed before. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Patel

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just absolute, but essential
Wow, that's all I can say. 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. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. A. Ramsay

5.0 out of 5 stars An utter classic!
Reviewing a (nearly) twenty-five year old book may seem a bit strange, especially as quite a few others have already done so, but there's a couple of things I'd like to add... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just brilliant
This is a great book. I don't like normally read comics but I loved this. It's clever, beautifully written with great illustrations, and it gently uses the classic 'superhero'... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2006 by YM

1.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a laugh!
The trouble with this graphic novel is that it tries to present itself as serious literature. The story IS great but Alan Moore just doesn't 'get' the superhero genre -... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2006 by C. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Masterpiece
Alan Moore's seminal work "Watchmen" finally gets the treatment it deserves in this, the Absolute Edition. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2006 by M. Crossman

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