key issue : Classic story Watchmen (1986) #1-12. Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins. In the mid-eighties, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created WATCHMEN, changing the course of comics' history and essentially remaking how popular culture perceived the genre. Popularly cited as the point where comics came of age, WATCHMEN's sophisticated take on superheroes has been universally acclaimed for its psychological depth and realism.
