EXCLUSIVE! Rounding out the year with more classics…
DC in December will publish five Facsimile Editions. One of them — 1996’s Kingdom Come #4 — was revealed in August. But there are four more being added to the mix, including three that deserve individual coverage. In addition, the cancelled Black Canary Super Powers variant cover has found a new home. Links to everything at the bottom of this post!
Among the four is the previously announced Watchmen #4 by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, continuing the 1986-87 landmark series’ full, 12-issue Facsimile Edition run.
Dig the official solicitation, which will be formally released by DC later Friday:
WATCHMEN #4 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by ALAN MOORE
Art and cover by DAVE GIBBONS
Foil variant cover by DAVE GIBBONS ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
While on Mars, Dr. Manhattan contemplates the picture in his hand while simultaneously re-experiencing key moments of his life—from his earliest days repairing watches with his father to his accidental transformation during the Intrinsic Field experiments at Gila Flats to his darkest moments in Vietnam.
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 12/23/26
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Buncha thoughts:
— This is one of my favorite issues of Watchmen, if not the favorite, exploring the fading humanity inside the practically omnipotent Dr. Manhattan.
— As noted above, there’s plenty more Facsimile Edition news for December — including something for Alan Moore fans. Links below!
— Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, high-grade original Watchmen #4 recently sold on eBay for $24.
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LINKS
— RITE OF SPRING: ALAN MOORE’s Landmark 1984 SWAMP THING #34 Will Get Facsimile Edition Treatment. Click here.
— 1980’s Beloved DETECTIVE COMICS #500 to Get FACSIMILE EDITION. Click here.
— KAMANDI #1: JACK KIRBY’s 1972 Classic to Be Re-Released as a Facsimile Edition. Click here.
— Cancelled BLACK CANARY SUPER POWERS Cover Gets a New Home. Click here.
