>“I wanted to kind of make this like, ‘Yeah, this is what Batman would be in the real world.’ But I had forgotten that actually to a lot of comic fans that smelling, not having a girlfriend—these are actually kind of heroic. So actually, sort of, Rorschach became the most popular character in Watchmen. I meant him to be a bad example, but I have people come up to me in the street saying, ‘I am Rorschach! That is my story!’ And I’ll be thinking, ‘Yeah, great, can you just keep away from me and never come anywhere near me again for as long as I live?’”
For such a well-read writer, Alan Moore completely neglected to remember readers love an anti-hero. They love it when an asshole does evil things to even bigger assholes.
Noah Wright
People feel sympathy if they have a sad backstory, and Blair Roche is a pretty sad one.
Joshua Nguyen
>fans like the one character who never falters in his convictions, and still wants to bring justice to the man who nuked New York and killed millions of people >WTF, fans are disgusting, this character smells and is mentally ill, how dare they like him
Daniel Peterson
I don't believe alan moore actually said that
Hudson Brooks
Literally that's what Rorschach is. But in the narrative he's one of the only people trying to save the world from a madman. He knows there's a conspiracy to kill masks and is willing to stop it at all costs. Yes he's a short smelly hobo, but he's also a huge underdog who was totally right.
Cameron Torres
Rorschach never does anything wrong though, there are heroic characters that have eschewed creature comforts and lived lives of stoicism and humility before. In fact, Rorschach was instrumental in bringing the Watchmen together to confront Veidt, potentially saving millions of lives.
I know he's 'fucked up', like as a person, but he still tries to do the right thing, even when everyone else has given up people they are publicly maligned. What *exactly* is this supposed BIG problem with Rorschach?
Adrian Long
He’s really not as smart as he thinks he is, he can tell a good story but more often than not whenever I read in depth interviews on his views on his own work he has downright retarded ideas about stuff
Also, who the hell is the Moore approved character that fans are allowed to have be their favourite character in Watchmen if not Rorschach? They’re all either pathetic, evil or bareley human. Why is liking rorschach more than Ozymandias or Dan or Manhattan supposedly a horrible thing Alan? You contrarian piece of shit
Parker Williams
I don't think Moore's opinion of Rorscach is quite so cut and dry, I think he had a certain romantic appreciation of him.
