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GRAPHIC
NOVELS
25 ESSENTIAL GRAPHIC N ES)
THE GREATEST
GRAPHIC NOVEL OF ALL TIME
One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN
is considered a gateway title to the entire graphic storytelling medium. Alan Moore and Dave
Gibbons’ seminal story is the benchmark against which all other graphic novels and comic
books are judged.
A murder mystery turned nationwide conspiracy, WATCHMEN examines the lives of the
eponymous superhero team as they seem to decay alongside the ever-darkening America
around them. Rorschach, Nite Owl, the Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias reunite
to investigate who’s behind a teammate’s murder, but find that the truth may be even more
grim than the world they seek to protect.
“A WORK OF RUTHLESS PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM,
IT'S A LANDMARK IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL MEDIUM.
IT WOULD BE A MASTERPIECE IN ANY.”
-TIME, TIMES 100 BEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NOVELS
FROM 1923 TO THE PRESENT
“REMARKABLE. THE WOULD-BE HEROES OF
WATCHMEN HAVE STAGGERINGLY COMPLEX
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES.”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
“DARK, VIOLENT ANO
BLACKLY FUNNY,
WATCHMEN Is A comic
BOOK LIKE NO OTHER.
CIT 1S] THE CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT OF GRAPHIC
NOVELS.”
-LONDON TIMES
WATCHMEN
Writer: Alan Moore | Artist: Dave Gibbons | ISBN: 978-1-4012-4525-2 | Diamond Code: FEB140265 | Price: $19.99 US/$23.99 CAN | Format: TP
BATMAN:
THE
KILLING
n this groundbreaking work, Moore weaves
together a twisted tale of insanity and
human perseverance featuring Batman’s
greatest foe, the Joker.
Looking to prove that any man can be
pushed past his breaking point into
madness, the Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. Refusing to give up even
after suffering a tremendous personal tragedy, Gordon struggles to maintain his sanity with
the help of Batman in a desperate effort to best the madman.
With art by Brian Bolland, one of comics’ best illustrators, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE
remains DC’s best-selling graphic novel more
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STORY EVER TOLD, BATMAN:
THE KILLING JOKE Is
ALSO ONE OF ALAN MOORE'S
FINEST WORKS. IF YOU'VE
READ IT BEFORE, GO BACK AND
READ IT AGAIN. YOU OWE IT TO
YOURSELF.” -IGN
“I LOVED
THE KILLING JOKE.
IT’S MY FAVORITE, IT'S THE
FIRST COMIC I EVER LOVED.”
-TIM BURTON
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE
Writer: Alan Moore | Artist: Brian Bolland | ISBN: 978-1-4012-1667-2 | Diamond Code: NOV150279 | Price: $17.99/$20.99 CAN | Format: HC
BAIMAN:
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
“CHANGED THE COURSE OF COMICS.” —ROLLING STONE
“REVISIONIST POP
EPIC.” -SPIN
Ten years after an aging Batman has retired,
Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence
and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs
him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze
of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelley, a teenage
female Robin, Batman must take back the
streets.
But for a man his age, a return to a life of
crime-fighting is not easy. After facing off
against two of his greatest enemies, the
Joker and Two-Face, a haggard Batman finds
himself in mortal combat with his former
ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of
them will survive.
Hailed as a comics masterpiece, THE DARK
KNIGHT RETURNS is Frank Miller’s (300 and
Sin City) reinvention of Gotham’s legendary
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protector. It remains one of the most influential
stories ever told in comics, with its echoes felt
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in all media forms of DC storytelling.
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
Writer: Frank Miller | Artist: Frank Miller | ISBN: 978-1-4012-6311-9 | Diamond Code: NOV118095 | Price: $19.99/$23.99 CAN | Format: TP
THE
SANDMAN
VOL. 1:
PRELUDES &
NOCTURNES
In THE SANDMAN VOLUME 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture
Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his seventy-year
The New. York Times best-selling author
Neil Gaiman’s transcendent series THE
SANDMAN is often labeled as not only the
definitive Vertigo title, but also as one of the
finest achievements in graphic storytelling.
imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost
objects of power to reclaim his reign.
The New York Times Best-Selling Author of
and
POA NOMAN.
Gaiman, a celebrated storyteller and award-
winning creator the world over, has forged an
incredible legacy with this groundbreaking saga,
the ripples of which are still felt today.
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“NEIL GAIMAN'S LONG-RUNNING
SERIES MADE COOL comics
FANTASTICAL AND FANTASTICAL
comics CooL. THE SANDMAN
IS A MODERN MYTH, AS WELL AS
A PRECIS ON WHY THE STORIES
WE TELL MATTER SO MUCH.”
- PLAYBOY
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES
Writer: Neil Gaiman | Artists: Sam Kieth, Malcolm Jones III & Mike Dringenberg | ISBN: 978-1-4012-2575-9 | Diamond Code: JUL100259
Price: $19.99/$23.99 CAN | Format: TP |
