For the Guardian, he tagged his ten favorite twisted histories (also known as alternate histories, counterfactuals, "what-if" fiction), including:Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave GibbonsRead about the other entries on the list.
Set in an alternate 1985 where superheroes are real, Richard Nixon is still the US president and the doomsday clock is ticking ever closer to midnight, this groundbreaking graphic novel helped launch geek culture: changing the world of comics from four-colour fandom to the 3D Hollywood-devouring spectacle we see today.
Watchmen also appears among Jo Nesbø's 7 favorite books, Ian Rankin's six best books, and Lev Grossman's top ten graphic novels list.
--Marshal Zeringue