(W) Len Wein, John Higgins (A) Jae Lee & Various (CA) Jae Lee, John Higgins. Writer Len Wein and artist Jae Lee delve into the mind of the smartest man in the world: Ozymandias. How does one grow up to become the world's smartest man? Adrian Veidt begins his journey* both spiritual and physical* that will one day make him one of the most pivotal players in the world changing events of WATCHMEN. This volume collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS #1-6* "Curse of the Crimson Corsair*" and BEFORE WATCHMEN: DOLLAR BILL #1.