![]() ![]() Gibbons: I don't think we ever thought that we were going to produce the Citizen Kane of comics. ![]() : When did it hit you that it was going to stand the test of time? But yeah, in a personal sense it felt momentous because we knew we had a big canvas on which we could get down so many things we found interesting about superheroes. God knows, we got enough mileage out of the Watchmen characters. They got us to come up with our own characters after deciding that they wouldn't give us their newly bought Charlton Comics characters, probably because they thought they could get more mileage out of them. And here was DC giving us 12 issues to do whatever we wanted. It was momentous for Alan and I personally, because we had enjoyed working together in the past and always wanted to do something bigger. Did Watchmen feel momentous in its early stages? I always feel that makes the book feel very rich. You feel you are holding the actual sketch or scruffy old napkin in your hand. I've got a lot of books designed by him, and he's got a wonderful way of making things very tactile. So it all ended up very nicely in the drawer and stayed there for 20 years.Īnd it was almost a requirement of mine that Chip Kidd design it. I wasn't sure when I would ever have to draw that intersection again, or the interior of Hollis Mason's apartment. I kept them for the years that I was actually working on the book, because I had to refer to them. : Did you have an idea that your Watchmen sketches, notes and other marginalia would someday merit their own book?ĭave Gibbons: I didn't know that the sketches, notes and other stuff would merit its own book, but I did know it was worth holding on to. landed some lucky minutes with Gibbons to talk about his new book and the upcoming film, and why sucking on a sugar-coated chili is better than sucking on a sweetie. ![]() From his acclaimed work on Watchmen, 2000 AD and Doctor Who to DC Comics' crown jewels like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and more, he has proven to be one of comics' greatest artists. Whatever the fan reaction, Gibbons' own legend is secure. That kind of homage could keep Watchmen loyalists, especially the cynics, at bay when the film finally drops. In fact, Snyder once showed me his sketchbook for Watchmen, which in some sections was a panel-for-panel lift from the original. He's impressed by what he has seen already and hungers for more, but it's no wonder: His artwork is directly quoted at length by the film. Gem City Books is an authorized distributor of new, unsold retailer returns and publisher overstock booksīooks which are not in New condition are likely remainder books and may include a remainder mark. For more information on Remainder Books, CLICK HERE.Unlike Moore, whose distaste for Hollywood and cinematic versions of his work is legend, Gibbons has gotten behind Snyder's movie with gusto. This edition of Watchmen, the groundbreaking series from Alan Moore, the award-winning author of V For Vendetta and Batman: The Killing Joke, features art from industry legend Dave Gibbons, with high-quality, recolored pages found in Watchmen: Absolute Edition. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the erstwhile heroes. won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the Cold War is in full effect.Ĭonsidered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Home 1 › Watchmen Alan Moore Dave Gibbons HBO DC Graphic Novel Comic Book 2Ī hit HBO original series, Watchmen, the groundbreaking series from award-winning author Alan Moore, presents a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history-the U.S. ![]()
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