Reading Watchmen in advance

Few days ago, American writer and journalist Sean Howe, author of Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, tweeted a piece, dated 1986, by Don Thompson who read Watchmen n.1 in advance and reviewed it for the Comic Buyer's Guide. Howe wrote: "Don Thompson's review of Watchmen #1, for Comics Buyer's Guide, 1986. Imagine what it would be like to read this comic in advance of publication, before any critical consensus had been formed."

Below, an excerpt from the review and the scan of the complete piece. Enjoy!

Don Thompson:[...] The Watchmen is perhaps the ultimate treatment of what would be like to have superheroes in real world. The title comes from the Latin phrase, "Quis custodiet ipsos custodies?" or, "Who will watch the watchmen?" If you have superpowered policemen, who polices them? 

[...] 

This bare-bones outline of the first issue does not even attempt to capture the flavor of the writing - some of Alan's best - and there's no way I can prepare you for how good Dave Gibbons'art is [...]. It's good, really good.

[...] Please don't miss this one.