A review by olivia_piepmeier
Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre by Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke

4.0

This was the first book of the Before Watchmen that I picked up. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that the Minutemen actually had a singular storyline. I think I was expecting it to be each of the members individual stories. It did try to do that to a slight degree, but it was told from the perspective of Hollis Mason trying to write Under the Hood and make sure everyone who was mentioned in the book was okay with what he wrote. You get to see the full story of what really happened..which was rather dark and I can completely understand why the members did not want it published. It was comparable to Watchmen in the sense that it ended with you feeling kind of weird and not overly happy like many books try to end.

I really enjoyed Silk Spectre. The storyline did not feel as hugely important as Minutemen, but I liked how it showed a side of Laurie that we haven't really seen. I personally identified with the angsty side of her story but I also really enjoyed the art. I loved Silk Spectre's acid trip! The colors, text, everything was really fun.