The portrait formatted slides for the State Library of Pennsylvania Cataloging presentation. Scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:30 PM in the Hilton, Harrisburg, PA. See State Library of Pennsylvania Cataloging PALA 2009.

3. Watchmen / Alan Moore, writer ; Dave Gibbons, illustrator/letterer ; John... Main author: Moore, Alan, 1953- Title: Watchmen / Alan Moore, writer ; Dave Gibbons, illustrator/letterer ; John Higgins, colorist. Publisher: New York : DC Comics, c2008. Description: Book 1 v. (various pagings) : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm. Summary: This stunning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all too human failings. The concept of the super hero is dissected and inverted as strangely realistic characters are stalked by an unknown assassin. Originally published as a 12 issue series in 1986 and 1987, Watchmen remains one of DC Comics’ most popular graphic novels. Notes: Biographical and other material from the introduction to the Graphitti Designs ed. (1988) appended at end of vol. Title from indicia. Restricted access; Written permission required from parent required for teens, no access for under 16; Donor. Also available as a library grade Absolute edition DC Entertainment ; Amazon.com Originally published Watchmen no.1-12 New York : DC Comics, 1986-1987 published as a Baxter comic Photocopying permitted, if used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research, Title 17, United States Code. Collection originally begun by William TB Fee and continued by Mary Spila. Donor wishes to remain anonymous. Audience: Mature audiences. Biography/History: Alan Moore was born November 18, 1953 in Northampton, England, an industrial town between London and Birmingham, the oldest son of brewery worker Ernest Moore and printer Sylvia Doreen. In 1979, Moore began working as a cartoonist for the weekly music magazine Sounds, in which a detective story called Roscoe Moscow appeared under the pseudonym Curt Vile. Moore’s early contributions were to Doctor Who Weekly and the famous science-fiction title 2000 AD, under which Moore created several popular series, such as The Ballad of Halo Jones, Skizz, and D.R. & Quinch. Moore then worked for Warrior, a British anthology magazine. Moore’s exceptional writing talent won him his first American series, Saga of the Swamp Thing. In addition to Saga of the Swamp Thing, Moore also penned several other DC titles, such as Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, a Batman Annual and several Superman stories. In 1986, while DC Comics was reconstructing their comic’s universe, Moore quietly came out with Watchmen. Dave Gibbons, born April 14th in 1949, has been playing a major role in the world of comics for over 30 years now. He began his comics career in 1973, when he started to contribute to the magazine 2000. Since then he has drawn and written for all the major publishers in North America and his home country Great Britain. His work has been and still is published all over the world. He has depicted the adventures of SUPERMAN, BATMAN, DR WHO, DAN DARE and GREEN LANTERN, amongst many many others.He co-created the long running ROGUE TROOPER for 2000 A.D., where he also worked on HARLEM HEROES In 1982, he began drawing the ’Green Lantern’ series for a memorable run. Real big success came when he collaborated with Alan Moore on the famous ’WATCHMEN’ for D.C. comics in 1986/87, for which he got an Hugo award. Provenance: Collection originally begun by William TB Fee and continued by Mary Spila. Donor wishes to remain anonymous. Watchmen display text, part I