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A review by bent
Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach by Brian Azzarello
1.0
Very weak, by-the-numbers stories. In the Comedian story, we get the Kennedys, Vietnam, G. Gordon Liddy. Some conspiracy stuff. The Comedian is responsible for the My Lai Massacre. I think it's all supposed to be shocking. It's not. It's clichéd.
Then the Rorschach story is typical tough guy stuff. Rorschach is beaten to death but guess what? He survives. An elaborate trap is set up to capture him, but the guys aren't even committed enough to make sure that he dies. There's a bit of a love interest, too. Kind of weakens the character that looked so cool in Watchmen.
This is the second Before Watchmen book I've read. I was a little ambivalent on the other one (Minute Men/Silk Spectre), but compared to this one, that is looking a lot better.
Then the Rorschach story is typical tough guy stuff. Rorschach is beaten to death but guess what? He survives. An elaborate trap is set up to capture him, but the guys aren't even committed enough to make sure that he dies. There's a bit of a love interest, too. Kind of weakens the character that looked so cool in Watchmen.
This is the second Before Watchmen book I've read. I was a little ambivalent on the other one (Minute Men/Silk Spectre), but compared to this one, that is looking a lot better.