published
Location: Art - Other - Assorted Items (some nudity)
Artists:
Dave Gibbons
(All)
,
Alan Moore
(Writer)
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It's a great page as they walk through the trophy room and Ozymandias has all the trophies through history of all the great conquerors. It's pretty well revealed that he's the bad guy in all of this by now having followed Night Owl and Rorschach to this secluded lair. You are left to wonder if he will succeed and what trophy he would keep later on.
My wife and I loved this as a book, and while I also loved it as a movie, she did not. She hated it. It is a masterpiece of both types of storytelling - literary and graphic. All the pages are amazing, and this one is such a beauty.
Please post the result of the conservation.
Great page and interesting description.
The page found the perfect custodian.
Was gonna joke.. 'Didn't you mean to post this a couple days ago as part of that big drop?'. But to be serious, congrats on your 2nd Watchmen page. While I am too lazy to double check, I don't think you typically list the writer in your CAF credits, but with a book like this..it makes sense. Half the geography of the page is filled with his words. My favorite art panel here is the 2nd to last. Gibbons may not have been flashy, but his work has always been very solid!
Love this page, Jeff - and love the story of how you came to own it!
What a page, what a story! Love it!
It's a great page from a classic.
Wowza! Definitely under the radar. Big congrats!
The design is wonderful, and Gibbons grants such stillness to the scene. Much as I liked Watchmen, it's far from being my favourite comic either. And I'd add that it's far from being Gibbons' best work, most of which could be found in the pages of 2000AD in my view. All of that aside, this is a superb addition to your amazing collection.
Wow, a 2nd Watchmen page in your hands in as many years - and a great one at that! Congrats and thanks for sharing the full story. For someone who isn't as high/positive on the book as many others in both the comic book and OA hobbies are, the fact that you own 2 pages (and not from ages ago, in today's market!) says a lot more than anything you wrote about not being a fan of it but I'll take your words for it ;-p
Great page and fantastic story on how you acquired. Congrats Jeff.
I do love it when a good story is posted up along with a page - and that's a fine story. All Watchman pages have a certain elegance about them, and this is no exception. You can feel the chill outside and sense the chill creeping up on those inside. I'm pleased to hear you'll be getting some restoration work done, I'm not sure if I have this right, but I sense a degree of reluctance/suspicion regarding the restoration of comic art, amongst us collectors which is odd given how commonplace it is in fine art circles. Anyway, I'll be very interested to see the results.
You really are a scoundrel! I was watching this Watchmen page as you were watching it and now watching your gallery get Watchmen heavy, I'll be watching you like a hawk. Congrats!
We know the answer to the question, "Who Watches the Watchmen?".
Congrats on getting another Watchman page! Nothing like seeing comic history on a Monday.
Really beautiful...great choice and I love that central panel! Congratulations Jeff...helluva kick off to the new year!
Super! A piece of history and a great page, so whatever you need to say to yourself to justify it makes sense to me
A stunning page!
You sure had a lot to say about a page from a story you hate so much. There are probably more words in your description than in the Watchmen series itself!
Stellar page from Ozymandias palace! The climax of the drama is coming!!! The art of this extraordinary book is as good as even the detractors of the comic like it. Superb election! Lucky man on having 2!!
Sweet Page - congrats!
Come on Jeff admit it...you secretly love Watchmen 😉. Really nice page. Congrats!
A second Watchmen page! Crazy! Congratulations! PS - You're not alone. I share your dislike of the comic but appreciate the art.
The story and the journey are just as wonderful as the page is. Jeff, I think this proves you are a true art collector, not that it what was EVER in doubt, but I love the sentiment of buying a page from a book that isn't your favorite just because the art is that beautiful. Great stuff.
You have a cat page! From one of the most highly overrated comics ever done. Congrats, on getting a cat page!
It's a proper collectors' page for sure with the characters strolling through Ozy's museum
Great page !
Amazing! Congrats!
Terrific Watcmen page!
Great page from iconic publication, and interesting story about how you got it! Thanks for sharing!
Talk about setting a scene. Paired with the dialogue and pure illustration? Done and done. Congrats on nabbing another huge get, Jeff!
