Watchmen

Watchmen redefined what superhero comics could be, and re-introduced the medium to an adult audience with a gripping, labyrinthine script and ultra-detailed artwork. Rorschach, a half-psychotic vigilante, must convince his ex team-mates, now middleaged 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, chilling storyline, masterfully told by comics supremo Alan Moore and beautifully rendered artwork by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen - soon to be a smash-hit movie - remains a cornerstone of Western comics.