Watchmen
DC · 1987 · 1 issue
About the series
A singular, epochal twelve-issue series from DC in 1987, Watchmen is the work of writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. It reimagines the superhero genre as a dark, psychologically complex murder mystery set in an alternate Cold War America, where costumed adventurers are outlawed and a ticking clock looms over the world. Its intricate structure and unflinching themes made it an instant landmark, proving that comics could sustain the narrative ambition of a novel.