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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 SPECTREThe 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.



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Amanda Conner

Amanda Conner started out in comics working small projects for Marvel and Archie while working as an illustrator for New York ad agencies Kornhauser and Calene and Kidvertisers. working a number of launches and campaigns such as Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool and Nickelodeon. However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (much of Amanda's covers inspired designs for the line of Barbie toys) , Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating "Soul Searchers & Co. " for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and "Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils".During an assignment for Crusade ('Tomoe') she and Jimmy Palmiotti became a real team as penciller/inker. Amanda then moved on to do what is probably one of her best known works. She did several years as penciller on the hit series "Vampirella" for Harris Comics and drafted 24 issues. While illustrating "Vampirella", Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis. Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best-selling crossover "Painkiller Jane vs. the Darkness", and went on to work on "Painkiller Jane" #0 (the origin book) . She also wrote and illustrated a story for "Kid Death and Fluffy".Since then, Amanda has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as "Lois Lane", "Codename: Knockout", and "Birds of Prey" for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, "X-Men Unlimited" for Marvel, co-created "Gatecrasher" for Blackbull Comics, and "The Pro", an Eisner nominated creator owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly publicized Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre series with Eisner winning creator Darwyn Cooke. Amanda's work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC'S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, the new sci-fi Stan lee "So You Want to be a Superhero" series and the upcoming Disney Underdog movie character designs for film and television, character designs for the Los Angeles Avengers stadium football team and is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E. Amanda does spot illustrations in "Revolver" magazine each month and has had a huge success with the JSA Powergirl miniseries in previous years, each issue going into 3rd printings. She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and an assortment of independent titles. With PaperFilms co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti, they are currently working on the highly received Harley Quinn series and other Harley Quinn related titles for DC Comics, in addition to several upcoming DC related projects. Garnering national attention and sales results, the team continues to receiv



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