This is a Pristine Mint copy of the Signed & Numbered Watchmen Portfolio produced in France in 1987 with an A4-sized limitation sheet signed & numbered by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins!
The Watchman Portfolio was limited to 2000 copies signed & numbered by Moore/Gibbons/Higgins. It sold out the day of publication and remains highly sought after to this day!
This is an "HC" or "Hors Commerce" copy limited to only 60 numbered copies signed & numbered by Moore/Gibbons/Higgins. This copy is numbered "HC 26/60".
HC stands for Hors Commerce (French for "out of trade" or "not for commerce"). In printmaking and art collecting, an HC designation marks a print or proof that sits outside the standard commercial, numbered edition, typically reserved for the artist and publisher.
This was the only authorized, official Watchmen item signed by Alan Moore.
A set of twelve 11.5 x 16 inch plates on heavy stock of Watchmen art by Dave Gibbons, consisting of:
The cover art for the six French issues of Watchmen - In France, Watchmen was printed in six hardcover volumes, with all-new covers by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, each cover featuring one of the six Watchmen.
Six two-color promotional posters - each featuring one of the six Watchmen.
The twelve color plates are housed in a 12" by 16.25" printed folder.
Plates and folder printed on heavy stock.
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