{"product_id":"watchmen-dc-compact-comics-edition-paperback","title":"Watchmen: DC Compact Comics Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy is Watchmen considered the greatest graphic novel ever written?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause it's the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award and the one Time named among its 100 Best Novels of the 20th century — period, not \"best comics.\" This DC Compact Comics Edition puts Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark work in a portable trade format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alan Moore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dave Gibbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e DC Compact Comics Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecognition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hugo Award winner, New York Times bestseller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an alternate 1985 where costumed vigilantes are real and outlawed, the murder of a government-sanctioned hero draws his former partners back into a conspiracy that questions who really watches the watchmen. Nixon is still president, the Cold War is one step from nuclear war, and nobody in this story is purely a hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Collectors Want This One\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatchmen deconstructed the superhero genre so thoroughly that most \"grim and gritty\" comics since owe it a direct debt. It's the standard answer to \"what's the best comic ever made,\" and remains one of the top-selling backlist graphic novels every single month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDo I need superhero comics knowledge to read this?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo — it's a complete, self-contained 12-issue story that works as an entry point to the medium.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43839960711258,"sku":"9781779527325","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3359\/4458\/files\/ViUZK9iiNQ9781779527325.webp?v=1786631441","url":"https:\/\/epic-panels-comics.com\/products\/watchmen-dc-compact-comics-edition-paperback","provider":"Epic Panels Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}