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A review by evanmc
Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre by Darwyn Cooke
4.0
Minutemen: Darwyn Cooke's character designs in this volume are brilliant. They have a classic, simple look that still heavily references Gibbons' original. The plot, as well, is superb. The spirit of the characters from the original is maintained, and a lot of difficult issues about sexuality, violence, justice, and ego are taken on with class and style.
Silk Spectre: Amanda Connor's art is AMAZING in this book. Although our heroine seems a tad 'ditsy' at times, she has an authentic innocence that makes it even more heartbreaking when the Comedian rains on her parade.
Overall, a solid pair of stories that plays on the periphery of the Watchmen plot in a way that is additive to the pathos of the chaacters and does not infringe upon the original in any way.
Silk Spectre: Amanda Connor's art is AMAZING in this book. Although our heroine seems a tad 'ditsy' at times, she has an authentic innocence that makes it even more heartbreaking when the Comedian rains on her parade.
Overall, a solid pair of stories that plays on the periphery of the Watchmen plot in a way that is additive to the pathos of the chaacters and does not infringe upon the original in any way.