Watchmen: The Beginning - Ozymandias, Doctor Manhattan, Night Owl

The long-awaited series of prequels to one of the greatest graphic novels of all time, «Watchmen», is finally before you! For over twenty years, the backstories of the cult characters created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons have remained a... mystery. Until now. But DC Comics has assembled a team of the most outstanding creators in the industry who have been able to unfold the world of «Watchmen», reaching back into the past the stories of the most controversial anti-heroes ever to grace the pages of comics. What path did Adrian Veidt, the future Ozymandias, take to become the smartest man on Earth? Who did he eliminate along the way? What price did he pay? What sacrifices did he impose on humanity and himself? Before us is an uncompromising portrait of a man whose selfless desire to save a corrupted planet was paid for with the loss of his humanity. Dan Dreiberg's hero was Night Owl - a staunch defender of justice and the embodiment of honesty. Desperate to escape from a dysfunctional home, Dan finds himself in the house of his idol - Hollis Mason, the man hiding behind the mask of Night Owl. Impressing Mason with his technical ingenuity, Dan accepts the baton of a crime fighter from him. John Osterman is a meticulous and conscientious scientist who, as a result of a terrible accident during an experiment, has transformed into the nuclear-exploding Doctor Manhattan. The former scientist slides through time across the past, present, and future. Free from all earthly shackles, he watches the time streams of what has happened, could have happened, and what may still be. Endowed with almost divine powers and the ability to change the world with the slightest motion, Doctor Manhattan fights for the last remnants of his fleeting humanity. The ruthless genius Ozymandias, the unfathomable Doctor Manhattan, and the soaring Night Owl - all on the pages of the second collection. Len Wein and J. Michael Straczynski created a magnificent background, giving new life to classic images, while the brilliant artists such as Jae Lee, Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Adam Hughes, and others made these images come to life in new colors.