Hell has frozen over. There actually was something worthwhile in these Before Watchmen books. First off, the entire line is pointless. Alan Moore's book already delved into the past of all the characters. Second, this book, Silk Spectre, was trite. Written by Darwyn Cook and Amanda Conner, the story involved the psychedelic 60's San Francisco and a drug introduced into the hippie community that made them want to buy material things. Yes, it was stupid. But the art! Oh, God, what glorious, colorful Archie-esque art by Amanda Conner and colorist Paul Mounts. The story was okay but I looked forward to each issue just to look at it. Conner, sadly, rarely draws, and it's a shame that DC wasted so much talent on this bad idea that was Before Watchmen but at least we got the best art of the year out of it. It's something.
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