num_pages: 256
description: 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 have remained a mystery until now. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of WATCHMEN with this second volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes ever COMEDIAN and RORSCHACH.Eisner Award-winning writer and creator of 100 Bullets Brian Azzarello brings his gritty nuanced storytelling to these two recognizable characters. In RORSCHACH Azzarello again teams with superstar artist Lee Bermejo (JOKER LUTHOR BATMAN/DEATHBLOW) to illustrate how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comic world has ever seen became even darker. COMEDIAN featuring art by J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS Wanted) plants the famed war hero within the context of American history as we find out how the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination revolve around him. Collects BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN 1-6 and BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH 1-4.
language: English
title: Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach
publisher: DC Comics