A mere week after being named one of the 100 greatest novels by Time magazine, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel WATCHMEN has its almost-20th-anniversary celebrated in the pages of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Written by Jeff Jensen, “WATCHMEN: An Oral History” recalls how an idea to reinvent old Charlton Comics characters instead transformed into a wholly original masterpiece that is even more relevant today. Putting in their two cents are Moore, Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Joss Whedon and LOST producer Damon Lindelof, among others. The article coincides with the release of WATCHMEN: ABSOLUTE EDITION, a hardcover edition with supplemental extras, which you can buy for me as a Christmas present.