I really liked how it expanded on Under the Hood, and while it had some parts that were very odd, they were odd in keeping with the original Watchmen. Minutemen was like fan fiction in the best possible way. I'm not sure if the writers were fans of the Comedian or just the 2009 film, but that doesn't fit with the version shown in the original comics and is uncomfortable to read as it feels like we are supposed to forget what he does in the original comic. The problem is the boring villain, the author possibly forcing his own views on the story and characters as there are scenes that I feel go beyond "trying to write the characters in a way that matches the time they were raised in", and the ending which makes Laurie seem really inconsistent.īoth stories portray the Comedian as being a far more sympathetic character, Minutemen providing a reason why Laurie's mother started a relationship with him that lasted from before and after her wedding to another man while Silk Spectre has him force Laurie's boyfriend to leave her in an attempt to get her to go home. While the premise of Laurie running away to figure out who she is has been seen in other prequel type stories it's not bad, and it is cool to see her at a different stage in her life. Silk Spectre however starts out mediocre and ends badly, and makes most of the characters seem one dimensional. So the first story, a six issue series about the Minutemen told from the point of view of the first Nite-Owl, is very enjoyable as it fleshes out these minor characters in a way that makes them just as interesting as the heroes of the original comic. Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN 1-6 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE 1-4. With gorgeous art by co-writer and illustrator Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL, The Pro), SILK SPECTRE takes a very different perspective at the world of BEFORE WATCHMEN. Can these heroes from completely different backgrounds and with completely different attitudes on crime come together? Or will they fall apart before they begin? SILK SPECTRE takes an introspective look at the WATCHMEN feature player's struggles with her overbearing superhero mother and her scattered path toward taking the mantle of the Silk Spectre. As the predecessor to the Watchmen, the Minutemen were assembled to fight against a world that have more and more rapidly begun to spin out of control. Now, DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN, starting with this first volume starring MINUTEMEN and SILK SPECTRE The critically acclaimed and Eisner Award-winning creator of DC: THE NEW FRONTIER Darwyn Cooke lends his talents MINUTEMEN. The controversial, long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: BEFORE WATCHMEN! For over twenty years, the back stories of the now-iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel had been the subject of much debate and theorizing.
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