hales2000's review against another edition
3.0
Minutemen was an interesting look into the characters we don’t get to know in Watchmen. The story is told as Hollis’s tell-all book which I really liked.
Silk Spectre has amazing art. The story was a bit tedious in the grand-scheme of Watchmen. If it was stand alone, I think I would have liked it more. Though the main conflict was not all that engaging. You don’t get to see Laurie’s flaws in the way you do most other characters throughout the literature.
Silk Spectre has amazing art. The story was a bit tedious in the grand-scheme of Watchmen. If it was stand alone, I think I would have liked it more. Though the main conflict was not all that engaging. You don’t get to see Laurie’s flaws in the way you do most other characters throughout the literature.
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.
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.
Spoiler
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 against another edition
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.
srdaine's review against another edition
3.0
La serie de Minutemen está MUY bien, la de Silk Spectre ya menos.
wayward's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Sexism, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
katharamalama's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed the Minutemen segment of the book. Well written and involving. I especially liked the expansion of Silhouette.
The Silk Spectre story was also better than I expected, but not as good as the first part of the book.
The Silk Spectre story was also better than I expected, but not as good as the first part of the book.