With a major motion picture in production for release spring 2009 from Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures and director Zack Snyder (300), DC Comics advance-solicits its first-ever hardcover edition of the Hugo Award-winning epic from writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, published at DC’s standard trim size.

One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has only grown in stature since its original publication. This volume features a new cover by Gibbons and contains the high-quality, recolored pages found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. Also included are selected bonus sketch materials.

Also this month, DC Comics advance-solicits a new printing of WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, the oversized, slipcased volume featuring the original 12-issue epic, plus samples of Alan Moore's WATCHMEN scripts, the WATCHMEN proposal, Dave Gibbons' concept art, cover roughs, and more!

The new WATCHMEN HC is advance-solicited in the July Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 12 with a cover price of $39.99 US.

The WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC — NEW PRINTING is advance-solicited in the July Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 12 with a cover price of $75.00 US.

Along with DC Comics’ new WATCHMEN HC, be sure to look for the Diamond Exclusive edition of WATCHING THE WATCHMEN by Dave Gibbons in the Titan Publishing section of the July Previews!