![]() That’s pretty rad, and it makes sense given how well the art interacted with the script. ![]() I thought there was a separation between the two, but they co-scripted. It was beautiful work.Īnd I have to give props for something I didn’t know until I opened this book up: Conner was a co-scripter with Cooke on this book. She’s great at conveying emotion (like when Laurie runs away for the night and how Sally is devastated) or the humor of any number of moments, or the child like glee many things drive Laurie to. It was a funny moment, and something that Conner excels at – the emotional aspect of artistic storytelling. I loved the scene where Laurie was fitting into the costume and upset that she didn’t fit into it like her mom did…in a certain area. But the way Conner did it was absolutely fantastic.Īnd everything throughout was pretty much spot on. Handled in the wrong way, they could have been a nightmare. I love those little asides into Laurie’s mind, showing the enthusiasm she has for a life that isn’t training and following in her mom’s footsteps. In these moments, Conner adopts a playful, almost “Tiny Titans”-esque tone and really nails the emotions of a teenage girl.ĭavid: Oh yeah, that was going to be one of the main things I hit on. Let’s start with the art – Amanda Conner hits all the right notes here, capturing the teen angst, puppy love, and pettiness of high school, but anchoring it with some real emotion.Īnd then, interspersed throughout, we get little trips into Laurie’s mind, where she is literally “over the moon,” with happiness, or wanting to jump into a bottomless pit. But this goes back to our original discussion when we were ramping up to this world: does it matter if it is “inessential?” What makes an issue of Uncanny X-Men more essential than this, besides continuity? This was legitimately one of the best comics I read this year, and I can’t imagine anything making it more essential than that. I’m legitimately blown away by this comic.ĭavid: Yeah. You truly felt for them – both for Sally, trying to do right by her daughter and pass on her legacy, and for Laurie, trying to be her own person.Īlthough the story is 100% inessential, even in the inessential world of “Before Watchmen,” there was not a missed beat or a flawed moment to be found. This had all the elements you could possibly want: The characters were true to their original form, yet you also get a ton of growth and depth to these people. Is that blasphemy? Am I crazy?īrian: I couldn’t agree more. Minutemen had that too, and they both felt like their own worlds, but after this one issue I already feel like Silk Spectre (II, as it may be) is already a more well developed character than she was in all of Watchmen. And the reason why is this has so much more of the personal touch. It might actually be a little bit better than Minutemen was for me, and I loved Minutemen. It isn’t saying much, but I might have been the most positive person about this endeavor, but there may be evidence on the Internet that disputes that. I’ve got to ask, David, is this real life? How can these be this good?ĭavid: I do want to be that guy and point out that I was bringing the faith on at least some of these books. Plus: Don’t miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS!īrian: Before Watchmen Week 2 is upon us, the Darwyn Cooke is back, with Amanda Conner in tow, for “Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre” #1. Wait until you’re older and the world gives you a good reason. ![]() Illustrated by Amanda Conner and John Higgins Written by: Darwyn Cooke, Amanda Conner and Len Wein
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