Rorschach is an American comic book limited series written by Tom King and drawn by Jorge Fornés, based on the character of the same name. The series is published by DC Comics under their DC Black Label imprint. Rorschach is one of two sequels to the comic book maxiseries Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the other being Doomsday Clock. Ignoring the events of Doomsday Clock, the comic is also tangentially and loosely linked to the 2019 television limited series by Damon Lindelof, set after its events. The standalone story analyzes the divisive cultural presence of Rorschach, a deranged superhero who died during the events of Watchmen, while a detective investigates a prolific assassination attempt.
Premise In 1985, deranged vigilante Walter Kovacs / Rorschach is killed by Doctor Manhattan while attempting to expose Ozymandias as the mastermind behind the "Squid"; a mutated psychic organism that kills half of the population of New York. The event inspires a tentative world peace under the illusion that an extraterrestrial attack is imminent. Thirty-five years later, Rorschach is the basis of many far right-wing conspiracy theories involving serving U.S. President Robert Redford, deceased superheroes and an alien invasion. An unnamed homicide detective investigates the crimes committed by Wil Myerson, a radicalized comic book artist who assumed the Rorschach mantle and was killed during the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.
Characters
The Detective William "Wil" Myerson / Rorschach Laura Cummings / The Kid
Reception Issue # Publication date Critic rating Critic reviews Ref. 1 October 14, 2020 8.4/10 18 2 November 17, 2020 8.3/10 13 3 December 16, 2020 11 4 January 20, 2021 13 5 February 9, 2021 8.0/10 9 6March 9, 20218.6/1087April 13, 20218.0/10118May 11, 20218.5/10109June 8, 20218.6/1010July 13, 20218.2/101011August 11, 20218.2/10912September 15, 20217.9/108 Overall 8.3/10 130
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