Watchmen

This book has been on my list for a while, but the upcoming TV show inspired me to finally pick it up. I'm not much of a comics reader, but it's easy to see why it remains such a popular story.

I haven't seen the 2009 movie, but I've heard it's not fantastic, which is surprising because I was absolutely blown away by how cinematic the book was. My favorite of the 12 sections was Dr. Manhattan's origin. Moore and Gibbons tell a story with lots of complex temporal and spatial elements, which could really only be done in a visual format.