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The Watchmen hit the comics scene over twenty years ago, the same year that Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns knocked our collective argyles off.  The Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons was a masterpiece of graphic fiction, years ahead of its time.  It is actually on Time Magazine’s list of the 100 greatest novels of all time.  Not graphic novels, all novels.  It is that good.

I didn’t read The Watchmen back in 1986.  Even though I may lose my comic geek status for admitting this, I never read it until about a year ago.  The thing is, it is so powerful and amazing now, even after over 20 years.  Most comics from the 80s and even the 90s are so dated now that to read them today has nostalgia value at best.  This comic is different.  If you’ve never read it, go pick it up.  You won’t be sorry.  DC just re-released the trade paperback this month, so it is sure to be on the shelves of any comic shop.  But, honestly, any comic shop worth its salt already had a copy on hand.

I hate to over-hype any book.  Regular readers know that I haven’t been too keen on DC’s offerings lately.  But for this geeks money, The Watchmen is absolutely the best comic I have ever read, bar none.