The Twelve #1

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[domino_blue]

I did enjoy aspects of this series, it's not a terrible story but it is crippled by the fact that it is a heavy Watchmen riff, which if you know Watchmen clues you in on who the murderer is. Though I will say there is a slight clever bit about it. Like I said I do like some parts of it, but man sometime when you homage a series give a good twist you know?

[scorntx]

It's... not really a Watchmen riff.
There's no giant squid, no-one learns their father was a despicable person, no super-powered being learning to regain their connection to humanity via the randomness of probability. No psychiatrist gets told about harsh reality of uncaring world.
Oh, sure, one of the main characters turns out to be the villain, but they're not doing it to try and prevent a war. And they don't have a large group of duped artists and scientists assisting them. None of the characters single-handedly manage to change technology and innovation.
And no-one has sex in an owl-themed airship.

It has a bunch of old-timey characters, one of whom is murdered and the others investigate, but that sure ain't unique to Watchmen and Watchmen alone.