Revelations in the Wink of an Eye

Jeffrey Lewis

Analysis of pop culture has often delved into music and film but there has never been an analysis of a comic book like this... because there has never been a comic book like Watchmen.

Both in its deconstruction of the superhero genre and its reconstruction of the comic book medium Watchmen remains a uniquely compelling twentieth century cultural landmark, and, selling strongly for decades, it is long overdue for a critical treatment that goes deeper than normal appreciation or annotation. Revelations in the Wink of an Eye is a fan letter that carefully justifies itself, a mega fanzine of rare depth and insight. Get ready for a dazzling close look at the hidden themes and symbolic interplay that combine to make Watchmen tick; no matter how many times you've read Watchmen you may never see it—or any comic book—the same way again!

Jeffrey Lewis has written for History, the New York Times, the Guardian (UK) and other notable institutions (and was awarded a Webby for Best Writing on the Internet in 2010), in addition to doing writing/illustration/comic book work for projects published by Verso, Hill and Wang, For Beginners and others. Featured a number of times on NPR, Jeffrey has released many albums of his own songs on record labels like Rough Trade Records, Moshi Moshi Records and Don Giovanni Records. He tours the world with his band Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, as well as writing, drawing and publishing his own comic books, including the recent series Statics