Tag Archives: Darwyn Cooke

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REVIEW: Before Watchmen – Minutemen #6 (of 6)

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Or – “Still Can’t Believe What Last Issue Implied About Events Behind The Scenes…”

I have said over and over that I can’t understand why DC chose to do the Before Watchmen project, much less so very much of it.  I just didn’t really see that there were that many stories left untold.  Last issue very shockingly reminded me that there were at least a couple of things I hadn’t considered, but the jury was out as to whether that was a good thing.  What’s the final word?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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REVIEW: Before Watchmen – Minutemen #4 (of 6)

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Or – “I Honestly Forgot That This Wasn’t Over Yet…”

I was very surprised to find this book in my pull list for the week.  For the last couple of months, real world issues have caused me to focus on things other than my collection, and the weekly comics delivery has fallen somewhat low on my list.  Generally, if I haven’t been reviewing it, I haven’t read it yet, and for some reason, my brain thought Before Watchmen to be over already.  Is the general comic-reading public in the same boat as me?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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SDCC’12: IDW Publishing celebrates three Eisner wins

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At the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, IDW Publishing collected three of the prestigious awards, acknowledging the leading publisher for its team of terrific creators and editors. The range of awards included Best Graphic Album – Reprint, Best Short Story, and Best Archival Collection/Project Comic Books, showcasing the company’s array of achievements.

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SOLICITATIONS: Parker returns in July

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Rickard Stark’s Parker series, already revered as novels and graphic novels, raises the stakes with Darwyn Cooke’s new adaptation of The Score—a high-octane heist story that has Parker taking aim on his most audacious task yet—robbing an entire town. In Cooke’s previous graphic novels, the menacing, steely Parker has faced all manner of deadly pitfalls while navigating a career through America’s seedy criminal underworld, but this might be his biggest challenge yet—and arguably Cooke’s best entry yet.

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REVIEW: Before Watchmen – Silk Spectre #1 (of 4)

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Or – “My Favorite Watchmen Character…”

Laurie Juspeczyk is a problematic character.  She’s foul-mouthed, short-tempered, inappropriate, and highly flawed.  In short, she’s the everyman glue that holds the extraordinary sorts of Watchmen together.  While her story is reliant upon the other cast-members, the primary characters of the book become reliant upon her as well.  Can the incredibly talented team of Conner & Cooke get her right?

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REVIEW: Before Watchmen – Minutemen #1 (of 6)

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Or – “Where We See How DC Plans To Follow A Very Tough Act…”

Watchmen has, for many years, been held up as an example of ‘comics done right.’  At least part of that appeal is the fact that the story has a beginning, a middle and a transition to a new beginning (because, as Jon Osterman reminds us in the text, “nothing ever ends.”)  25 years later, the world of ‘Watchmen’ is once again in play, without the original creators, and the comics community can talk about little else.  Major Spoilers wonders if they’re going to deepen the characters and story, or is DC merely gilding their lilies?

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WONDERCON’11: Parker: The Martini Edition announced

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At WonderCon today, IDW Publishing announced that Darwyn Cooke’s first two adapted Parker books, THE HUNTER and THE OUTFIT, will be collected in a tremendous, oversized hardcover edition, with an additional 65 pages of Cooke content. Packaged in a beautiful slipcase, The Martini Edition debuts in July and features a brand new Parker short story by Darwyn Cooke.

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