Before Watchmen: Details and Art

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Yep… no more rumours, this time it’s official. From the mouth of DC themselves comes news of BEFORE WATCHMEN; a series of 7 connected “prequels” to the revered WATCHMEN from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

Here’s a full breakdown of the event:

• RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
• MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
• COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
• DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist:  Adam Hughes
•  NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
• OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
•  SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner

Also included in the issues? A mini-feature (2 pages each) of the Curse of the Crimson Corsair. Then we sum it all up with a final  BEFORE WATCHMEN: EPILOGUE.

Below, released art for the series. Would love to hear whether you think this is awesome, or sacrilege, in the comments below.