Before Watchmen: Minutemen #2

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before-watchmen-2-coverWriter and artist Darwyn Cooke’s look at the early days of the Minutemen continues as Nite Owl auditions for membership in the newly formed group. After a little training and planning the group sets out on their first mission which ends disastrously but with a few lies and the right press spin the story makes a name for the group as national heroes.

Through Hollis Mason’s memories we also see the internal struggles of the group and infighting between the more publicity focused members, those with internal struggles like Hooded Justice, and those like Nite Owl and Silhouette who honestly just want to do some good.

When the others don’t seem interested in helping Silhouette with her cause to end a child trafficking ring (because it’s not the kind of positive prestigious case to help them make a name for themselves) Nite Owl and Mothman agree to help but they’re too late to do anything but stare in horror as to what they find. Worth a look.

[DC, $3.99]

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Rookie Blue – Coming Home

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Called in to investigate an underground warehouse party Andy (Missy Peregrym) and Swarek (Ben Bass) come across a stabbed squatter. While taking statemtments from everyone at the scene one of the kids assaults Peck (Charlotte Sullivan) while trying to escape. The blue-haired teen turns out to be Shaw’s (Matt Gordon) daughter Izzy (Chloe Rose) who knows far more about the stabbing than she initially lets on.

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Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #4

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atomic-robo-real-science-adv-4-coverThe latest issue of Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures continues the ongoing stories of The Sparrow (who finds herself captured while breaking into the Nazi camp) and Atomic Robo‘s attempt to train with Bruce Lee (which begins in earnest), as well as giving us two new adventures and a reprint of an early Atomic Robo story originally published in the character’s first series which gives us the first meeting between Robo and Jenkins.

The short adventure entitled “Most Perfect Science Division” is full of action but I felt more than a little lost and could have used some context to the events (which don’t involve Robo, Tesladyne or anything more familiar than giant robots).

The most interesting story is the very personal take on today’s comic industry as Atomic Robo steps into a comic book shop for the first time in 40 years only to discover the bizarre nature of reboots, retcons, variant covers, and grim and gritty comics – none of which appeal to the comics he once knew and loved. Worth a look.

[Red 5, $2.75]

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