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Laurie Juspeczyk would one day play a pivotal role in the fate of the world in the pages of WATCHMEN, but before then, she was a young girl trying to follow in her mother's footsteps as one of the world's greatest crime-fighters„whether she wanted to or not.

The epic conclusion of one terrible trip! Gurustein and the Chairman have ripped away the new life Laurie built for herself...but is she strong enough to take them down alone?

The controversial, long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: BEFORE WATCHMEN! For over twenty years, the back stories of the now-iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel had been the subject of much debate and theorizing. Now, DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN, starting with this first volume starring MINUTEMEN and SILK SPECTRE The critically acclaimed and Eisner Award-winning creator of DC: THE NEW FRONTIER Darwyn Cooke lends his talents MINUTEMEN. As the predecessor to the Watchmen, the Minutemen were assembled to fight against a world that have more and more rapidly begun to spin out of control. Can these heroes from completely different backgrounds and with completely different attitudes on crime come together? Or will they fall apart before they begin? SILK SPECTRE takes an introspective look at the WATCHMEN feature player's struggles with her overbearing superhero mother and her scattered path toward taking the mantle of the Silk Spectre. With gorgeous art by co-writer and illustrator Amanda Conner (POWER GIRL, The Pro), SILK SPECTRE takes a very different perspective at the world of BEFORE WATCHMEN. Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN 1-6 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE 1-4.

Laurie Juspeczyk has made the break from her suffocating mother, the original Silk Spectre, and has taken off for San Francisco„with her first love in tow. She may think she's ready to be a hero, but does she have the first clue what she's in for? Or was her mother right all along?

Laurie's on the worst trip of her life„dosed against her will by a counterculture guru with a criminal agenda! What's worse, her beloved new friends can't seem to see the dark future they're barreling straight into.

Discover what happened before WATCHMEN. The team of legendary writer Len Wein and acclaimed artist Jae Lee--in his first DC Comics' work in nearly a decade--delve into the mind of the smartest man in the world: Ozymandias. How does one go from the son of immigrant parents to becoming the world's smartest man? Adrian Veidt begins his journey, both spiritual and physical, that will one day make him one of the most pivotal players in the world-changing events of WATCHMEN. Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS #1-6, "Curse of the Crimson Corsair."

Discover what happened before WATCHMEN as writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by Andy Kubert and the legendary Joe Kubert to take flight with the gadget-savvy vigilante known as Nite Owl! And then in BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN, JMS teams with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes on the all-powerful super-man Dr. Manhattan. For Dr. Manhattan, past, present, and future are one and the same. But as he observes the events of his life, do they remain the same? Or are they changed? The very fact of his existence may have altered the nature of what will or will not be... Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #1-4 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN #1-4.

Superstar Darwyn Cooke (BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN, Parker) und Fan-Liebling Amanda Conner (VAMPIRELLA, THE PRO) erzählen die Geschichte von Laurie Juspeczyk alias Silk Spectre. Welche Hindernisse und Tragödien musste die wichtigste weibliche Figur aus "WATCHMEN" überwinden, um im Schatten ihrer Superheldenmutter ihre Bestimmung als Heroine zu finden? Prequel zum Comic-Klassiker "WATCHMEN"! Wie Laurie zu Silk Spectre II wurde!