Watchmen comic books issue 1 2008-2010

1st printing. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12. Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. With a major motion picture in production for release spring 2009 from Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures and director Zack Snyder (300), this is DC Comics' first-ever hardcover edition of the Hugo Award-winning epic from writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, offered at DC's standard trim size. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has only grown in stature since its original publication. This volume features a new cover by Gibbons and contains the high-quality, recolored pages found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. Also included are selected bonus sketch materials. Hardcover, 436 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons.

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of WATCHMEN - the classic 12-issue miniseries by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons - with Watchmen: The Absolute Edition, the first hardcover of this classic work in more than a decade! This oversized (8.25" x 12.5") hardcover collection, packaged inside a beautifully designed slipcase, will be the cornerstone of any serious comic book collection. Each page of art has been restored and recolored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins and approved by Gibbons to appear as originally intended. 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.

Included therein is a cornucopia of rare and historically valuable treasures, including samples of Moore's WATCHMEN scripts, the original WATCHMEN proposal, Gibbons's conceptual art, cover roughs, and much, much more!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 464 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50

WATCHMEN #1 NEW PTG. Written by Alan Moore, Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. Don't miss this new printing of the comic book that started it all: WATCHMEN #1, available as a stand-alone comic for the first time in years at its original cover price of $1.50! This is a great way to introduce curious readers to the phenomenon that is WATCHMEN! 32 pg, FC Cover price $1.50.

1st prinitng. Edited by Richard Bensam. This diverse essay collection analyzes Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' seminal graphic novel Watchmen from a variety of perspectives - as detective story, a Rorschach/Steve Ditko connection, alternate history, Hiroshima, the often-ignored role-playing game, the film, and other topics. Contributors include Peter Sanderson, Geoff Klock, Timothy Callahan (Grant Morrison: The Early Years), Patrick Meaney (Our Sentence is Up: Seeing The Invisibles), Julian Darius, and others. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

1st printing.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's graphic novel Watchmen is one of the best-selling graphics novels ever, and it has stayed continuously in print since its release in 1987. Artist Dave Gibbons presents his unique perspective on the creation of this seminal work in Watching the Watchmen, the definitive companion to Watchmen.

From concept art to excised pages, from early script extracts to character designs and rare portfolio art, Watching the Watchmen will give readers new insights into the work that Time Magazine acclaimed as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Both a major art book and a companion to the graphic novel, Watching the Watchmen will change how you experience Watchmen!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

2nd and later printings.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's graphic novel Watchmen is one of the best-selling graphics novels ever, and it has stayed continuously in print since its release in 1987. Artist Dave Gibbons presents his unique perspective on the creation of this seminal work in Watching the Watchmen, the definitive companion to Watchmen.

From concept art to excised pages, from early script extracts to character designs and rare portfolio art, Watching the Watchmen will give readers new insights into the work that Time Magazine acclaimed as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Both a major art book and a companion to the graphic novel, Watching the Watchmen will change how you experience Watchmen!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

Previews Exclusive Edition (Includes Art Prints)

1st printing.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

A Previews Exclusive!

Watchmen is one of the biggest-selling graphic novels ever. It has stayed constantly in print since 1987, remains a bestseller, and the film adaptation arrives in theaters in March 2009. Acclaimed as one of Time Magazine's 100 best English-language novels since 1923, Watchmen is widely considered to be the greatest graphic novel ever. In Watching the Watchmen, artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of Watchmen, opening his archives to reveal the secrets behind the book's creation with a stunning array of previously unpublished sketches, early script extracts, and exclusive photographs. Featuring the breathtaking design of Chip Kidd and Mike Essl, Watching the Watchmen is both a major art book and the definitive companion to the graphic novel that changed an industry.

This special edition will feature an exclusive variant cover, a signature page from Dave Gibbons featuring unseen archive art, and a set of eight wrapped art cards drawn from Gibbons's Watchmen archive.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $50.00.

Previews Exclusive Edition (Does NOT include set of eight wrapped art cards drawn from Gibbons's Watchmen archive)

1st printing.

By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

A Previews Exclusive!

Watchmen is one of the biggest-selling graphic novels ever. It has stayed constantly in print since 1987, remains a bestseller, and the film adaptation arrives in theaters in March 2009. Acclaimed as one of Time Magazine's 100 best English-language novels since 1923, Watchmen is widely considered to be the greatest graphic novel ever. In Watching the Watchmen, artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of Watchmen, opening his archives to reveal the secrets behind the book's creation with a stunning array of previously unpublished sketches, early script extracts, and exclusive photographs. Featuring the breathtaking design of Chip Kidd and Mike Essl, Watching the Watchmen is both a major art book and the definitive companion to the graphic novel that changed an industry.

This special edition will feature an exclusive variant cover, a signature page from Dave Gibbons featuring unseen archive art, and a set of eight wrapped art cards drawn from Gibbons's Watchmen archive.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $50.00.

1st printing. Edited by William Irwin and Mark D. White. Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these "superheroes." Alan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of TIME magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation set to be realeased March of 2009. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 228 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.95.

1st printing. By Peter Aperlo. Discover how director Zack Snyder (300) and his crew faithfully recreated for the silver screen the intricately detailed world and characters of the legendary Hugo award-winning graphic novel, Watchmen! From the New York City of an alternate 1985 to the surface of Mars, this stunning hardcover book celebrates the movie's unique and multi-layered design. Fans can pore over scores of production designs, set photos, costume sketches, storyboards and other pieces of conceptual art! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9 1/2-in., 356 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $40.00.

2nd and later printings. By Peter Aperlo. Discover how director Zack Snyder (300) and his crew faithfully recreated for the silver screen the intricately detailed world and characters of the legendary Hugo award-winning graphic novel, Watchmen! From the New York City of an alternate 1985 to the surface of Mars, this stunning hardcover book celebrates the movie's unique and multi-layered design. Fans can pore over scores of production designs, set photos, costume sketches, storyboards and other pieces of conceptual art! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9 1/2-in., 356 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $40.00.

2nd and later printings - Does NOT have Dustjacket. By Peter Aperlo. Discover how director Zack Snyder (300) and his crew faithfully recreated for the silver screen the intricately detailed world and characters of the legendary Hugo award-winning graphic novel, Watchmen! From the New York City of an alternate 1985 to the surface of Mars, this stunning hardcover book celebrates the movie's unique and multi-layered design. Fans can pore over scores of production designs, set photos, costume sketches, storyboards and other pieces of conceptual art! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9 1/2-in., 356 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $40.00.

1st printing. By Peter Aperlo. It is the most eagerly awaited comics-to-film adaptation of them all. The graphic novel that changed an industry is now a film, directed by Zack Snyder (300), and Watchmen: The Official Film Companion is the essential guide to this cinematic event! A complex, multi-layered adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 in which costumed super heroes are part of the fabric of everyday American society and the nuclear clock is just five minutes from midnight! Unravel the mystery with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, and scores of photos - this is the comprehensive guide to the new movie event! Softcover (Horizontal FormT), 11-in. x 9-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Clay Enos. See how the highly anticipated Watchmen movie has been brought to life through the lens of acclaimed photographer Clay Enos. As the official photographer on the set of Watchmen, Enos was there at every stage of production as director Zack Snyder helmed the adaptation of the legendary graphic novel. This stunning hardcover book showcases his collection of black-and-white portraits of the characters in the film, and the crewmembers in the production. From the lead heroes - including Rorschach, the Comedian, Dr Manhattan, Nite-Owl, and all of the other "Watchmen" - to supporting characters and even extras in the crowd, plus the crew who put the film together, his lens captured them all! Hardcover, 10-in. x 14-in., B&W. Cover price $50.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

1st printing.

By Peter Aperlo.

It is the most eagerly awaited comics-to-film adaptation of them all. The graphic novel that changed an industry is now a film, directed by Zack Snyder (300), and Watchmen: The Official Film Companion is the essential guide to this cinematic event! A complex, multi-layered adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 in which costumed super heroes are part of the fabric of everyday American society and the nuclear clock is just five minutes from midnight! Unravel the mystery with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, and scores of photos - this is the comprehensive guide to the new movie event!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9 1/2-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings.

By Peter Aperlo.

It is the most eagerly awaited comics-to-film adaptation of them all. The graphic novel that changed an industry is now a film, directed by Zack Snyder (300), and Watchmen: The Official Film Companion is the essential guide to this cinematic event! A complex, multi-layered adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 in which costumed super heroes are part of the fabric of everyday American society and the nuclear clock is just five minutes from midnight! Unravel the mystery with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, and scores of photos - this is the comprehensive guide to the new movie event!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9 1/2-in., 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00

1st International Edition - 1st printing. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12.

Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

WATCHMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITION!

It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet!

Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story - the story of The Watchmen.

Softcover, 448 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st International Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12.

Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

WATCHMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITION!

It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet!

Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story - the story of The Watchmen.

Softcover, 448 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.