Purchased for 50 cents. Worth a penny. Comedian #1 is from the "Before Watchmen" limited series that I am now hesitant to read because of how awful this comic was. This comic did not do the original "Watchmen" character any justice, now mind you I haven't read Watchmen in 7 or 8 years so my memory is a bit foggy but I don't remember The Comedian being so bland. The Comedian is supposed to be ruthless and raw. The story did not pack any punch and was very dull to get through. I was excited to read this because I wanted to pick up the series but now I am not sure. ( )

As The Comedian was the darker character of the Watchmen, I was expecting something completely different, violent, with blood splattered all around the pages and some morbid incidents of his young life.
Instead of that, we have this tough guy that cared about JFK. I'd have liked to see how he came to kill Kennedy, as he did in the movie. The opening credits in the movie were so wonderful that I think it would have been a good idea to keep those little facts in the prequel. ( )