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.
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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. If he is the head of the family, then the younger members at least tried and what they created was a worthy extension.Īnd now the family can indeed stay 'Happily ever after'. The deluxe editions are wonderful and together with the deluxe edition of watchmen, they stand tall, handsome, almost costumed vigilante-like on your bookshelf.Ĭollect them if you are a fan of the concept called watchmen and aren't too much of a puritan who compares Alan Moore to lesser mortals. The artwork is great, the stories are tight and if you are a watchmen lover, then you need to own these. And though definitely not as singularly breathtaking as Moore's masterpiece, they nevertheless imbibe a lot of the pleasure of what the series brought to the reader's life. The BW series are really story arcs that really work well do link the reader with the characters a lot better. Sure they share a common storyline but its strange to see most reviews give negatives to BW based on their love for the original and the unreachable standards set by the mothership. And that is what Watchmen and Before Watchmen are. 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. A New York Times #1 Best Seller! 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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