the sale of the first page of Gibbons and Moore's Watchmen

Comics This post about the sale of the first page of Gibbons and Moore's Watchmen economically explains why their work was and still is a cut above:

"This tight choreography between seemingly unrelated visual and verbal elements is one the the primary sources of the book’s tremendous impact. It adds a crucial layer to the storytelling, one uniquely rooted in the format of comic books – the ability to directly interweave elements from one part of the story into another and thereby elicit new interpretations, resonances, and meanings. Watchmen established Moore as a virtuoso of this technique."

Some comic books try to replicate the cinematic experience. The best comic books take advantage of the fact that they are comic books.