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murphyc1's review
3.0
Only have the first issue. Unfortunately, without all the ads, this is about half of one issue of a comic. Maybe I'll read the tpb edition someday.
charisanorris's review
3.0
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.
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.
claundici's review
4.0
Watchmen is a 25-years-old opera, complete in its own, majestic and epic. This series of prequels, however, is wonderful news, no matter how grumpy original author Alan Moore is getting about them. It's like a fanfiction — or better yet, a doujinshi — getting blessed and christened and that I can buy and put on my bookshelf. And the artwork by Lee Bermejo is stunning (except maybe for a couple of 'lazy' cityscapes in the backgrounds but man, that stuff's hard and tiring).
Four stars because it's really good stuff. Here's hoping I'll get my hands on the other issues in the near future.
Four stars because it's really good stuff. Here's hoping I'll get my hands on the other issues in the near future.
reliablepat's review
4.0
Rorschach attacks a man named Dwayne Carter looking for the stash of drugs. The guy tells him it's in the sewer. He wrenches the guy's arm and tells him he'll shove it where the sun doesn't shine if he's lying. Rorschach finds 2 dudes in the sewer while looking for the stash. He beats the hell out of them with the handle of his gun. The rest of their crew appears out of nowhere and beat Rorschach to a pulp. And then the big boss shows up and kicks him in the face. Turns out the stash was just a setup to get to Rorschach. They beat him down but he recovers. And in the end, he says they made a mistake because he isn't dead!
rquoe's review
1.0
Art is amazing, as expected from Bermejo. However, Brian Azzarello has apparently forgotten that Rorschach being a fascist asshole in the original story was a bad thing.
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