Watchmen isn’t wasting any time racking up plot points and potential reveals, and Episode 2, “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship,” is packed with plot begging to be sifted through. The pilot worked hard to make us love Chief Judd (Don Johnson) right before coldly killing him off via hanging. Everyone, including Angela, wonders why they […] More
I never read, I just look at the pictures – Andy Warhol Finally! The mainstream is starting to understand the untapped potential of alternative comic books and graphic novels. With the recent success of The Boys, which had a second season greenlit before the release of the first, it got me thinking about the long […] More
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: Bryan O’Donnell, Caemeron Crain, John Bernardy, and Hawk Ripjaw. Bryan: New York experimental band Battles released their fourth album, Juice B Crypts, on Oct. 8, 2019. The band is now down to […] More
Introduction Hi, welcome to “Behind the Mask.” This will be 25YL’s review of the current theories and analysis out there following the airing of each episode of HBO’s Watchmen. We’ll be releasing these on Thursdays, to give the online communities some time to digest the episode and see what the best and most interesting theories […] More
In Alan Moore’s Watchmen, Walter Kovacs, AKA Rorschach, is a character considered by a lot of readers to be a deontologist—and no, this is not some kind of creepy doctor. A deontologist is someone who believes that the morality of actions should be based on whether they are right or wrong according to whatever specific set […] More
Perhaps the only thing that’s worse for mankind than an evil Superman is an apathetic one. We’ve seen many dark versions over the years, from Nuclear Man in Superman 4 all the way up to this year’s Brightburn but Dr. Manhattan is one of the few that just doesn’t seem to care about humanity. This […] More
Adrian Veidt, or Ozymandias, of Watchmen is as imperial and hubristic as his chosen name would suggest. Over the course of the series, this dubious hero amasses more power, clout, and fame than any other Watchmen character. He is closely associated with the Comedian, his true nemesis, through both their indomitable physical prowess and their […] More
Everyone at one time or another has wished that they were a Superhero. Most of those people have also wished they were Batman. However, even if someone was as skilled and intelligent as him, it would be a profession that in reality, would have a myriad of unforeseen occupational hazards, both physical and psychological. This […] More
Rorschach, born Walter Joseph Kovacs, is the main protagonist of the original Watchmen series. Rorschach is…damaged, to say the least. He believes in absolutism, that there is only Good and Evil, and evil must be punished. His iconic mask, from which he gets his name, is a representation of this and reflects his beliefs. Biography […] More
Thought we both could use a friend To run to And I wouldn’t have to be with you As something new –“Hey Jupiter,” Tori Amos With the arrival of HBO’s continuation of Alan Moore’s and Dave Gibbons’ groundbreaking comic Watchmen, it felt like the perfect time for a look back at one of my favorite […] More
The first thing that you should know about Watchmen’s Comedian—if you don’t already—is that he’s not such a funny guy. In fact, he’s pretty much a bummer. The Comedian is steeped in cynical views and engages in deliberate acts of amorality. His philosophy? Humanity is inherently depraved, so he might as well sit back and […] More
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: Cheryl Lee Latter, John Bernardy and Tim Fuglei. Cheryl: Sydney Opera House is a most fitting location to revisit a record steeped in imagery of water, as The Cure recently live streamed the […] More
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