Okay, before we get into talking about the very first Before Watchmen comic - Minutemen #1, written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke - which hits comic book stands today, let’s all take a deep breathe, and relax. Just for a minute. Because I realize there’s no way of looking at this issue of a highly divisive project like Before Watchmen without addressing the context of the issue, both in the real world, and in terms of the story of Watchmen itself… But I’d like to take that step and breathe for a moment, not because we all need to chill out (though we do). It’s because Minutemen #1 is a stunningly gorgeous piece of comic book art, from the first page to last.