Dollar Bill! (Before Watchmen)

Dollar Bill one shot number one of one of the Before Watchmen mega series.  Dollar Bill was William Benjamin Brady or Bill for short.  Bill was a sports hero who was injured during his final big game and could not turn professional.  He tried to be a singer but he was terrible.  This forced the man to look for any type of work.  Finally Bill found himself a rather crazy job as the defender of a large banking concern; he became a movie star and eventually a member of the Minutemen.  I believe everyone remembers how his story ended.  This comic was well written and told an interesting story of one of the Minute Men who is just mentioned in passing.  It was a fun read, not sure about the afterword but still a good story.

Minutemen (Before Watchmen)!

Minutemen #6 is a long winded re-re-re-telling of the same story being told in all the other Before Watchmen Comics.  Nothing new happens, we learn nothing new.  This was such a disappointment.  I guess I will need to go back and re-read everything in this mega series once it is finally being done dragged out.

Nite Owl

Nite Owl number four was really good; it shows what can be done when a real writer writes a comic book.  Someone who is used to writing more than just one liners and quips.  J. Michael Straczynski is one really good writer and even though half the book is just a filler rant that filler rant was really good and moved the story along.  Very good stuff.