Before Watchmen of July

The second month in to the controversial Before Watchmen series in now behind us. I did a quick review of each book in June, and now you get to read me do it again for July! I think we get how this works. Here is what we saw:

Ozymandias #1: There are very few words to say about this comic. Jae Lee's artwork in this comic was astonishing. As soon as I picked the book up I was hooked. As you would expect a comic about the smartest man in the world it was a pretty heavy read at times. But I'm not going to complain. The art and script married perfectly and went on a their honeymoon. Although a lot of what was covered in this comic was touched on in the original Watchmen, it was great to see it elaborated on. This was my favorite book in the series so far. Script 10/10 Art 10/10

Minutemen #2: I really wanted to like it as much as the first, but the art had some inconsistencies that bothered me. I think Cooke is trying to match his style to the original series, but some of it seemed a bit rushed. Some of the humor was a bit cliche, but I think it is because it is set so much further behind than the other books in Before Watchmen. Overall though, the story is progressing, maybe a bit slower than I would normally like, but it's heading in the right direction. Script 8/10 Art 7/10

Silk Spectre #2: Was as well done as the first. It's goes deeper into the hippy and drug culture that she got herself mixed up in, and the origin of how she really started fighting crime. There are some cameos of some big stars from the 60's, and it was cool to see how they incorporated real history into the fiction. The art is stunning, bright and colorful and nails the mood on the head. Script 9/10 Art 9/10

Comedian #2: just as I found in the first one, the story is a bit jumpy to me, tries to be discreet and cover a lot of ground at the same time. And even though I know Comedian was the type of guy who had a lot of one-liners and such, I think it was a bit played up in this one. It was like a big show. But I can't really blame Azzarello, Comedian had a lot of coverage in Watchmen. Trying to add history that no one has read before can be a bit challenging. And that's the sort of thing that will only fuel the fires of the ones in opposition of Before Watchmen. It could be said that since there is so much fluff here, the series is not needed. But, the art is phenomenal and the story, although fluffy, is taking us down the right path, I hope. Script 8/10 Art 9/10