Has any comic been as acclaimed as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons" Watchmen ? Possibly only Frank Miller"s The Dark Knight Returns , but Watchmen remains the critics" favorite. Why? Because Moore is a better writer, and Watchmen a more complex and dark and literate creation than Miller"s fantastic, subversive take on the Batman myth. Moore, renowned for many other of the genre"s finest creations ( Saga of the Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta , and From Hell , with Eddie Campbell) first put out Watchmen in 12 issues for DC in 1986-87. It won a comic award at the time (the 1987 Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards for Best Writer/Artist combination) and has continued to gather praise since. The story concerns a group called the Crimebusters and a plot to kill and discredit them. Moore"s characterization is as sophisticated as any novel"s. Importantly the costumes do not get in the way of the storytelling; rather they allow Moore to investigate issues of...