Chip Kidd to design BEFORE WATCHMEN Deluxe Edition covers

 

The most talked about prequel miniseries in the comic industry are about to be collected in 4 deluxe hardcover editions. Wrapped in covers designed by Chip Kidd, award winning book jacket designer (Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park, Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho and much much more) and writer (Batman Death By Design, The Cheese Monkeys), they will arrive this summer.

 

Having previously designed a variant cover for BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH issue #3, we asked Chip Kidd about what it means to him to design these, destined to be, historic covers. Here’s what he had to say, "To design these covers is both a privilege and an honor. And a challenge!,” said Kidd. “The 'Before Watchmen' creative team did a truly impressive job, and I will try to do justice to them. So to speak."

 

Well, we can’t wait to see them and we hope you’re just as excited as we are. So stay tuned for their future reveal.

 

And look for BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN/SILK SPECTRE and BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS/CRIMSON CORSAIRJune 26th in comic stores and July 2nd everywhere books are sold and BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL/DR. MANHATTAN and BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN/RORSCHACH July 10th in comic stores and July 16th everywhere books are sold.

 

 

 

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Artist John Higgins to write THE CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR

 

John Higgins, WATCHMEN original series colorist and current artist on THE CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story, running through all the BEFORE WATCHMEN titles, will be taking over as writer beginning with the two-pager in BEFORE WATCHMEN: Dr. Manhattan #1.
 
Len Wein will be stepping off THE CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR to focus his attention on the upcoming BEFORE WATCHMEN: EPILOGUE and will continue as writer on BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS.

 

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AIN’T IT COOL NEWS Talks BEFORE WATCHMEN with J. Michael Straczynski and Len Wein

This Saturday at WonderCon will be the very first conventional panel discussing BEFORE WATCHMEN. Earlier today AIN'T IT COOL provided a preview of sorts, with interviews with panelists J. Michael Straczysnki and Len Wein.

“A fair amount of time is spent really establishing who Jon Osterman was, and how that history informs the personality of Dr. Manhattan,” J. Michael Straczynski said about BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN. “As much as his power ennobles and elevates him, his story is really kind of a tragedy, and that is a pretty cool tapestry on which to sketch out a story.”

Meanwhile, Len Wein told AIN’T IT COOL NEWS, “The Crimson Corsair story will be presented predominantly in two page segments in every one of the BEFORE WATCHMEN books, thus forcing me to design a story that has a cliffhanger ending of sorts every two pages. And that, trust me, ain't easy.”

Want more details about one of the most eagerly anticipated projects of the decade? Head on over to AIN'T IT COOL NEWS for both interviews.

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EVERYONE’S TALKIN’ ABOUT “BEFORE WATCHMEN”

It's official. BEFORE WATCHMEN has officially been announced. To see the covers and read exclusive interviews with the writers of the seven mini-series, as well as the CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR back-up story to be featured in each issue, visit the following media outlets.

• USA Today: RORSCHACH – Interview with writer Brian Azzarello

• LA Times Hero Complex: MINUTEMEN – Interview with writer/artist Darwyn Cooke

• The New York Times: THE COMEDIAN – Interview with writer Brian Azzarello

• Entertainment Weekly: SILK SPECTRE – Interview with writer Darwyn Cooke

• The Hollywood Reporter: NITE OWL – Interview with writer J. Michael Straczynski

• Wired: OZYMANDIAS – Interview with writer Len Wein

• Comic Book Resources: DR. MANHATTAN – Interview with writer J. Michael Straczynski

• Associated Press: CURSE OF THE CRIMSON CORSAIR – Interview with writer Len Wein and artist John Higgins

To be continued...

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