Laurel Jane “Laurie” Juspeczyk, the beautiful Silk Spectre, daughter of the original Silk Spectre , and one of the main characters in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons epic WATCHMEN series.
When we first meet Ms. Juspeczyk in WATCHMEN #1, she is going off on poor old Rorschach and so my first impressions was that she wasn’t a very likeable charcter. Fortunately in that same issue she is shown in a better light when she dines with Daniel Dreiberg, the Nite-Owl character, and I warmed up to her a bit. Over the next few issues, through her relationship with Dr. Manhattan and her growing attachment to Daniel, I started liking her character more and more, until I was dying to see her get into (and out of) her Silk Spectre costume… and I wasn’t disappointed!
One thing I’ve always though was pretty cool was the way that the original Silk Spectre’s costume had that 40’s glamour style with leotards and fishnets, while Laurie’s costume looked very 70’s disco-queen looking, both costumes reflecting the times.
You know one thing I really liked about Laurie’s costume-the detail with her heels. Artist Dave Gibbons treated the shoes like an accessory to her costume, and was very keen on illustrating her putting the shoes on (see pic), and also vice versa…I thought it was a nice touch when she took a tumble down a hillside and one heel flew off!
Silk Spectre: Watchmen #1-12 by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
