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I figured it would be a good idea to create a thread for each series so we can discuss them. Has anyone else read this yet? It was fantastic and hopefully the other books manage to maintain even half this quality.

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

Whats the best place to buy this online?

It was amazing. I especially loved the extra Hooded Justice art, I was forced to buy the comic digitally because no local stores had them. If my local comic shop has them on Friday I will buy them from there but it looks like I'll probably have to buy them digitally..

But this was totally awesome. I cannot wait until the second one!

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"I will never reveal my identity. Anyone who knows me will refer to me as Hooded Justice

"What happened to the American dream? It came true! Your lookin' at it."

It honestly exceeded my expectations. I loved how even though I know all the characters, I feel like I was reading the first issue of a series I'd never heard of, characters that have been a huge part of my life seemed new and fresh.

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@RealSlimCAvery

Dccomics.com, I would assume.

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

IGN rated it a 9/10 but I gotta say I thought it was more then underwhelming and completely what I was expecting. This first issue as least.. Just more needless background about the Minutemen and the overall style felt uninspired. It spends exactly two pages on each character and the transitions are bland. It came across as fan fiction to me.... which is what it is I guess.

I think as die-hard watchmen fans though we've all read the gn so many times that these characetrs that really have no back ground seem (to us) as main stream as any low tier characters, I'm sue on these boards Nite Owl I, Hooded Justice, and Silhouette are more known than Star-Lord, Groot, Blue Beetle I, or Peacemaker, so we don't need th eintroductions the same way people who read the gn once would.

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@RealSlimCAvery

Read this issue today at a friend's house. Couldn't resist. It was okay. It was all character intros, so my guess is a story will kick in next issue? Yes, there was really nothing new or particularly interesting in this issue. Darwyn Cooke has that retro style, but to me its a little to polished. Looks like the Batman cartoon from the 90's. Again, lots of "meh."

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

Art = Good. Darwyne Cook has a pleasant style and knows how to do a comic.
Story and pacing related to the portrayal of Hooded Justice = Good, but it didn't add more depth to the character. It was nevertheless an example of good comic book storytelling, so props for that.
Crimson Corsair, portrayal of Night Owl I, portrayal of Silk Spectre I = Not up to snuff. Boring, I would go so far as to say.

Again, you guys really know the characters so to you guys the origin stuff is redundant, but the vast majority of people reading this aren't going to know the difference between Silhouette and Silk Spectre.

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@RealSlimCAvery

Not that I'm agreeing with them, but I'd be surprised if most people who read these series hadn't read the graphic novel.

And if they haven't, they should get on that immediately.

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

Yeah, I don't know who these comics are for. From all of the shit DC and the creator's have said, it sounded like these were made for Watchmen fans. If so we don't need a pre-school primer in the first issue.

If these were made for people who have not ever read the original, then that makes no fucking sense at all. To read these and to not have ever read the original is just plain scary, because these issues - for lack of a better explanation - are like footnotes to the original.

And, yes, Crimson Corsair... I have no idea what that is supposed to be. Seems very forced and unnecessary.

See, I don't remember feeling this lost and confused when I read the first issue of the original (yes, I was one of those old farts who got them issue to issue).

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

I hate to sound judgmental (but I am, so that's how it comes out), but I think these comics were meant for assholes.



At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite, Crimson Corsair is the only Before Watchmen title that I am a little curious about. Judging from the look of the pirate on the cover, I'm imagining this story is all about a metatextual poke in the ribs to Alan Moore.



We're roughly the same age, I think, but I wasn't clever enough at the time to buy the individual issues. I remember seeing them on the comic book shelf, though, and avoiding them completely. It wouldn't be until I read the DC version of V for Vendetta that I went back and bought the collected trade.

For those of you who are reading these, are you buying them or reading them online?

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"Heard them Walthers like to jump some" "As will you, with one in your elbow."

It was seeing the cover of Watchmen #1 on the shelf that drew me to it. You see, I'm sorry to say, I never really got into super hero comics. Even as a teen I felt they were simplistic and cliched. I would read sci-fi, horror, action mini-series'. I was always looking for something different. Watchmen fit the bill perfectly. When I did read super hero fare it was only the stuff that was off-center like Miller's dark Knight, Moore's Killing Joke, or Marvels, or Kingdom Come.

When I read Minutemen #1 I felt dirty. I felt like I was doing something wrong. Reading it was akin to secretly visiting a strip club when you've told you wife you had to work late. It is by far the strangest comics reading experience I've ever had.

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

I think DC just found their new promo tag line or, shit, at least a back cover quote for the collected version.



I loved superhero comics, but I was almost exclusively what was affectionately called a "Marvel Zombie" when Watchmen came out. Thankfully, I matured quite a bit in the two years proceeding Watchmen's debut. I think I had even stopped playing with action figures by then.

I bought mine digitally via IPhone, but today I ordered it from a local comic shop. I guess that's how I'll be getting them.

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"I will never reveal my identity. Anyone who knows me will refer to me as Hooded Justice

"What happened to the American dream? It came true! Your lookin' at it."

Read it today, thought it was pretty cool, I like the idea that Hollis is narrating, kinda gives it a noir feel.

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I'm reading them online. I'm digging them so far, but I'm still not supportive enough of their existence to actually give them money.

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"The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

"There's a cello in your house now."

I brought the issue today, thought it was pretty cool and I keep getting them for one reason, more Comedian.