Comics - Rorschach #1
Press Release
It’s been 35 years since Ozymandias was exposed for dropping a giant telepathic squid on New York City, killing thousands and ending the public’s trust in heroes once and for all. The Minutemen are gone; only their memory lives on. Especially the infamy of Rorschach, who has become a cultural icon since Dr. Manhattan turned him to dust.
Rorschach may have spoken truth, but he wasn’t a hero.
"Like the HBO Watchmen show and very much like the original ‘86 Watchmen, this is a very political work.” said Tom King. “It’s an angry work. We’re so angry all the time now. We have to do something with that anger. It’s called Rorschach not because of the character Rorschach, but because what you see in these characters tells you more about yourself than about them.”
So what does it mean when Rorschach reappears as part of a pair of assassins trying to kill the first candidate to oppose President Robert Redford in decades? Follow one determined detective as he walks backward in time, uncovering the identities and motives of the would-be killers, taking him deep into a dark conspiracy of alien invasions, disgraced do-gooders, mystical visions, and yes, comic books.
Writer Tom King (Mister Miracle) joins forces with artist Jorge Fornés (Batman) to explore the mythic qualities of one of the most compelling characters from the bestselling graphic novel of all time, Watchmen.
Rorschach #1, by Tom King, Jorge Fornés, Dave Stewart and Clayton Cowles, will publish on October 13th, 2020, and carry DC’s Black Label descriptor, identifying the content as appropriate for readers ages 17+. The book comes with card stock cover artwork by Fornés and a variant cover by Jae Lee.
Images - Rorschach #1 by Tom King, Jorge Fornés, Dave Stewart and Clayton Cowles
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