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    <![CDATA[Watching the Watchmen]]>
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    <![CDATA[Voted among <em>Time</em> magazine's 100 Best Novels from 1923 to the present, a perennial bestseller over the past twenty years and widely considered the greatest graphic novel of all time, <em>WATCHMEN</em> is a gripping, labyrinthine piece of comic art, which has earned an acclaimed place in modern literary history.<br/>Now, you can enjoy the ultimate companion to the comics masterpiece, as artist Dave Gibbons gives his own account of the genesis of <em>WATCHMEN</em> in this dust-jacketed hardback volume, opening his vast personal archives to reveal excised pages, original character designs, page thumbnails, sketches and much more, including posters, covers and rare portfolio art. Featuring the breathtaking design of Chip Kidd and Mike Essl, <em>WATCHING THE WATCHMEN </em>is both a major art book in its own right, and the definitive companion to the graphic novel that changed an industry.<br/>&quot;I've had a great time, re-visiting the very beginnings of <em>Watchmen</em> and unearthing material I haven't set eyes on for many years. As a fan myself, this is the kind of stuff I eat up and I'm sure the many devotees of the graphic novel will do the same!&quot; says Gibbons.<br/>NOT FINAL COVER. ª &amp; © DC Comics 2008. All Rights Reserved.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't believe I've ever given Dave Gibbons the amount of credit he deserves for the creation of Watchmen.  It wasn't until my most recent re-reading that I really paid attention to what he managed to accomplish with a 9 panel grid.  The subtlety and level of detail he conveys - with absolute clari...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42389218">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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