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serena_took's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings on these Watchmen prequels. On one hand, it's nice to visit the characters again & to get more backstory on the Minutemen. On the other hand, the stories didn't have to be told, and some of the gaps that get filled are really heavy handed.
Of the two mini-series in this volume, Minutemen is by far the stronger story. Hollis Mason is a natural choice for the narrator, and the story is good; I especially liked seeing more of Silhouette's backstory.
The heavy-handedness really starts to rear up in the other half, Silk Spectre. While the art by Amanda Conner is lovely, there's really no ground that wasn't covered better in Watchmen. I know Laurie's relationship with her mom, Sally, is messed up; I don't need to know of Laurie running away to San Francisco. We see where the Comedian got his smiley face button in this story, and it ends with Laurie's first meeting with the Crimebusters (and her observing that it might be fun to take Dr Manhattan home to piss off her mom).
If you like the characters, you might like this, but don't expect the depth that's in the original story.
Of the two mini-series in this volume, Minutemen is by far the stronger story. Hollis Mason is a natural choice for the narrator, and the story is good; I especially liked seeing more of Silhouette's backstory.
The heavy-handedness really starts to rear up in the other half, Silk Spectre. While the art by Amanda Conner is lovely, there's really no ground that wasn't covered better in Watchmen. I know Laurie's relationship with her mom, Sally, is messed up; I don't need to know of Laurie running away to San Francisco. We see where the Comedian got his smiley face button in this story, and it ends with Laurie's first meeting with the Crimebusters (and her observing that it might be fun to take Dr Manhattan home to piss off her mom).
If you like the characters, you might like this, but don't expect the depth that's in the original story.
arnold_anibal's review against another edition
4.0
Overall Rating: 3.5
Minutemen was a great story, I really liked to get to read more about these characteres since their story is not really explored in Watchmen. Frankly, I would have liked to read more about them and get to know their thoughts about some problems that happened when they were no longer working and the Watchmen took over.
Silk Spectre was a bit childish story for me, how the problems come to be and how she solves them is kind of a cliché really, so I would not recommend to read her part by itself, but if you are reading the series, reading the Silk Spectre's part would not harm you.
Overall, I will continue reading the other volumes of this limited series, I am eager to read the Rorschach's part, since he is, I think, someone who could have an interesting background story.
Minutemen was a great story, I really liked to get to read more about these characteres since their story is not really explored in Watchmen. Frankly, I would have liked to read more about them and get to know their thoughts about some problems that happened when they were no longer working and the Watchmen took over.
Silk Spectre was a bit childish story for me, how the problems come to be and how she solves them is kind of a cliché really, so I would not recommend to read her part by itself, but if you are reading the series, reading the Silk Spectre's part would not harm you.
Overall, I will continue reading the other volumes of this limited series, I am eager to read the Rorschach's part, since he is, I think, someone who could have an interesting background story.
marcasdeb's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
4.0
Visit my blog, The Itinerant Librarian,/i> to read the full review. Just click the link:
http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2013/08/booknote-before-watchmen-minutemensilk.html
By the way, I gave it 4.5 out of 5, but as we all know, no fractions here on GoodReads.
http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2013/08/booknote-before-watchmen-minutemensilk.html
By the way, I gave it 4.5 out of 5, but as we all know, no fractions here on GoodReads.
sammi_k's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first ten issues of the Before Watchmen series. If you haven't read the original [b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442239711l/472331._SY75_.jpg|4358649] by Alan Moore, I would not recommend reading these prequels. This contained easter eggs and references to the Watchmen plot.
I am a huge fan of Alan Moore's Watchmen. Though the Minutemen and Silk Spectre origin stories by Darwyn Cooke aren't terrible, they seem to be missing the thoughtfulness and complexities that made Watchmen great. I do appreciate that there was more attention given to how the Minutemen are heroes that should not be idolized.
The problems faced by the Minutemen/Watchmen in these issues were nicely depicted but still somewhat bland.
I am a huge fan of Alan Moore's Watchmen. Though the Minutemen and Silk Spectre origin stories by Darwyn Cooke aren't terrible, they seem to be missing the thoughtfulness and complexities that made Watchmen great. I do appreciate that there was more attention given to how the Minutemen are heroes that should not be idolized.
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I really liked Silhouette's story, but it wasn't as enjoyable once she was gone. Laurie's LSD trip was pretty entertaining, but also slightly meaningless (in my opinion).jameshowlett's review
4.0
"Dakikadamlar" biraz talihsiz bir çeviri olsa da Darwyn Cooke [RIP] müthiş bir çizgi roman yazarı ve çizeri olduğunu bu kitapta da hissettirmiş. Başlangıç serisinin en iyi kitabı olabilir.