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Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1 (2012)

by Brian Azzarello(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

DC Comics

series

Before Watchmen: Rorschach

review 1: Oh dear, oh dear. Of all the Watchmen prequels I have read (I'm still yet to read Comedian), this is the worst. The other Before Watchmen books, while still a bit unnecessary as any Watchmen spin-off could be since the original is fine on its own, are created by writers and artists who really understood and loved the original Watchmen graphic novel and knew what it was trying to say, and wanted to pay loving tribute to it. The miniseries Rorschach, however, has nothing of any interest in it. Its story is bland, the characters are boring, its pacing is abhorrent and there is virtually nothing of any value in it. It in no way feels like a Watchmen comic. There is no reference to anything else of the Watchmen universe beyond Rorschach himself. You could replace Rorschach with... more any gritty vigilante antihero and it would be no different. None of the creative genius of Watchmen can be found within this rubbish. The art is okay I'll freely admit, if a little too grimy and dark, but the book is nothing but an excuse to depict violence with no real meaning behind it. This is the quality of story you'd get from some Watchmen internet fan-fiction story. This lazy, mean-spirited, dull and pointless comic is an insult to people who love Watchmen and superhero fiction in general.
review 2: I was pretty excited when I got this for Christmas. I know comics are supposed to be short, but c'mon! Anyways, my thoughts:Pros:Great artwork. Loved it. Rorschach is figure to fear and respect, and I think they kept his appearance true. The story is interesting and thought-provoking. I love the nerdy diner girl..possible love-interest hmmmyesss?Cons:I feel like Rorschach's character was altered a bit. Of course with different writers this is bound to happen, but I the one thing I didn't like that they changed about him was his language. In the original graphic novel, Rorschach never cusses. In this, he does, quite a few times. I know it may not seem like a big deal, but I feel like that was an important attribute that set him aside from the other characters. less

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