Reviews

Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach by Brian Azzarello, J.G. Jones, Lee Bermejo

pbobrit's review against another edition

3.0

So I thought I'd saved the best for last in the series, Rorschach being my favourite of the Watchmen in the original. So I was somewhat disappointed with both the Comedian and Rorschach offerings here. The artwork is good, but the stories sadly were predictable and didn't reveal too much more of the subjects character or motivations as they appeared in the original Watchmen. Still worth a read but don't expect too much.

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

3.0

Very dark as befits something about Comedian and Rorschach, but too dark. And really didn't add much to the back-story of either. At least it wasn't long and drawn out. And the art was definitely good enough.

jadedbee1227's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thayeryates's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

gohawks's review against another edition

3.0

The Comedian story was a missed opportunity. Nothing surprising or new here that wasn't alluded to already in the original. Maybe the JFK reference was intriguing. The more I read of Azzarello, the less impressed I am.

elys3's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

faganthedragon's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

brownek's review against another edition

3.0

I won this through a Goodread give away but there was some confusion about my address so I never got it. However, I still wanted to read it and checked it out from my library. I recently read the original Watchmen story and enjoyed it. I was happy to see these characters again but while I thought the stories where interesting, I don't see them fitting very well with the original novel.

alex_ellermann's review against another edition

3.0

The 'Watchmen' universe doesn't speak to me, but this volume looks great.

I'm not one for cynicism and edginess. I used to be, I guess, before I saw how hard the world can be. It was titillating to dip my toes into nihilism, feeling like I had a greater insight than that of the "shiny, happy people."

In other words, I used to be an adolescent.

Now, I'm an adult. I've realized that any jackass can whine about the darkness in the world, but that it's riskier to light a lamp and try to shine.

'Watchmen' is all about whining and edginess for edginess's sake. I'm simply not interested. So, why three stars? Because this comic looks great. There's some top-notch comic art happening in these pages, with more than one sequence that drew me out of the narrative to enjoy the beauty of the presentation. Even if you don't particularly care for 'Watchmen,' it's worth it to at least pick up this volume in the library and page through it. There's some good work here.

bloodravenlib's review against another edition

3.0

And I am done with the Before Watchmen series. I have posted my review of this one, as well as the others, on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Actually, I gave it 3.5 out of 5, but y'all know GoodReads by now.

Link to review: http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2013/08/booknote-before-watchmen_23.html