![]() A survey of the major reviews of Minutemen and Silk Spectre reveals that almost every critic has something positive to say about them. Cooke is writer and artist of the six-issue Minutemen, and writer of the four-issue Silk Spectre, illustrated by artist Amanda Conner. While the series might not have been the unequivocal success that DC was banking on, one creator seems to have risen above the controversy to receive both popular and critical adulation. However, this probably isn’t the last we have heard of Before Watchmen: DC has scheduled to relaunch the series in a four-volume collector’s edition in June and July. ![]() After ten months, nine titles and 37 issues, the series finally ended in April with the publication of the final issue. Amacker), while Gibbons described it as being “really not canon” (Yin-Poole par.17). Moore fiercely denounced it as a cynical exercise in greed and stupidity (e.g. It didn’t help DC’s credibility much that both Moore and Gibbons have spoken out against the series. Despite attempts by DC to present the series as the official prequels to Alan Moore’s and Dave Gibbons’ mid-1980s classic Watchmen, many fans of the original have questioned the necessity and legitimacy of the prequels. Part 2 is here.Īnyone who has heard of Before Watchmen probably knows something about the related controversy even if they haven’t read a single issue of the series. ![]()
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