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"You are part of the night, just like me. We're not afraid of the dark — we come alive in it — we're thrilled by it..."I have severe night terrors and, as a result, I have very few dreams (and nightmares) that I will actually remember when I awake the next day. My dreams always have this strange film-like quality. And I had the weirdest dream last night and woke up on the wrong side of the bed, with a terrible back pain and stomach craps, and yet, like most of my intense dreams, it will nag and eat away at me until I draw them out! The product was Rorschach in Gotham. It's a working title, but it really says it all.
Taking place during the passing of Keene Act to illegalise costumed crime-fighting, Nite Owl II has been missing for three days. The Crimebusters (...uh, Watchmen) have broken up and carried on a lacklustre search for their comrade, so Rorschach takes his own line of investigation to find his only true friend and the clues lead him to Gotham City, perhaps with a little help from a costumed cat burglar. (This is a conceptual plot and it's subject to change.)
For those who don't know, I'm a huge Batman fan and Watchmen fan. I may do a short comic on this, a short story, or a full-on fiction; or it could be a collection of vignettes of him fighting Gotham Rogues' Gallery — or Batman himself. I really haven't decided yet. Nonetheless, I certainly love how this drawing came, so I'm going to fix the proportions (majorly!), draw some word balloons (maybe!), sketch in a background (gasp!), clean it up, and colour it — and we'll see how it goes from there. (I'm trying to do this by incorporating the 90s Batman: The Animated Series "dark noir" style, but I don't think I'm succeeding at all. It still looks too much like my own overtly cartoony style.)
Medium - HB and 2B mechanical pencil.
Rorschach in Gotham © Diane N. Tran.
Rorschach and Catwoman © DC Comics.
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It would be great to see her in the new game. But Twilight Lady has red hair? Perhaps these are her "minions"?
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She was a redhead: [link]
I assume that the women that Rorschach are fighting are her "evil minions".
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naw, Rorschach would see her trying to steal and any semblance of humanity would shut down. sociopaths tend not to get along with others.
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Perhaps. But it's interesting that Rorschach, throughout the novel, never punishes women. No really. Look through the book? When is there a time he physically manhandles a woman? Not once. All his victims are men. He only punishes men. He completely ignores women even if he suspects them from committing a crime. Prostitution is a crime and yet he doesn't attack the "American love" prostitute. She even gives him the middle finger and one would think he would jump her and break it off, he doesn't! His landlady whom he suspects cheats on welfare. He never does "Must investigate further". He's lived there for awhile judging by the piles of newspapers and dishes, but he doesn't investigate her at all, and yet he completely goes through Moloch's apartment, finding he didn't have a gun license and a bottle of illegal pills. Curious, isn't it?
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You have a point there. Still, I think Catwoman is pushing the envelope a little don't you?
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Oh, yes, she has a love of ruffling other people's feathers. She loves mind games. I'd say it's pretty in-character for her to annoy Rorschach...just a little. To keep him on his toes.
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Captain Carnage annoyed Rorschach. He tends not to be the patient type. Then again, he may warm up to her, but it would be similar to his relationship with Batman.
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Alan Moore has said that Rorschach IS Batman...without one rule.
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that and millions of dollars, an array of weapons and vehicles all under the same insignia, side-kicks, a back story that takes him around the world to study martial arts and mind tricks, a utility belt, a series of gadgets therein, a known father, the tragic loss of said father, and a fairer grasp on reality...oh and hygiene. Though I'm not quite sure of how much patience Rorschach has for Catwoman, I can only wonder if she could take his less than sunny disposition, let alone his smell.
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Catwoman comes to the believe that Rorschach lives in a landfill somewhere. Not many people would take you seriously if you smelt like Snuggles anyway.
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it's true, not many people will take the time of day to smell their average super hero.
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(sniff sniff snorrttt)
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by the way, for a long time I have not been asking it to you. what so goes Rorschach in gotham?
you have drawn new ho new drawings?
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Do I have any new drawings for Rorschach in Gotham? Yes! I finished a drawing of just Rorschach and Catwoman, which I personally think is my best drawing of her thus far. And I have a second one drawing with Nite Owl giving a Catwoman a pair of night-vision goggles, flirting with one another, and Rorschach steaming in anger in the background. Bwhahahahaha!
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Nite Owl giving a Catwoman a pair of night-vision goggles??? WoooooooooooooW, 
Rorschach has jealousy? XDDDDDD It does not have to seat to him not to be the only interesting man well who Selina has known lately
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Well, I was curious about Catwoman's famous goggles of the recent years: [link]
The comics never really explained where she got those goggles either. I've read through the comics and still can't find exactly where she got them (or stole them from) and she apparently has a few spares lying around as well! So I thought it would be fun and cute if Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II gave her one of his old goggles as a gift and flirted in front of Rorschach, to his dismay. That would be SOOOO ADORABLE!
Dan does have a thing for gorgeous, fiery women in tight latex and rubber! Why wouldn't be attracted? And Rorschach, well, I keep it rather cryptic. Is he angry? Is he jealous? Is he just annoyed? Because Nite Owl is flirting with Catwoman? That he's been distracted by whom he believes is a "whore"? Or is he's muscling him away from Catwoman?
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So now that you mention, I do not know the origin of these googles. All forms this look me pleases very much, I love Selina's designs with the googles. But the origins ... it does not design.
It is ina great idea and very logical. I love this!!!! Specially, I love the idea of Dan's flirting on Selina (certainly, he likes the women of black leather, I do not forget the femme fatale Twilight Lady, with her whip jajajaja With the shy thing that he seems, since he likes the provocative sex XDDD)
You keep it rather cryptic? Well, since I will do my proper conjectures when I see the scene... A friend of mine would say that Rorschach this one jealous (but of Selina). He says that Rorschach are gay XDD and he lover of Dan. We fight because of it, because I do not think that Rorschach is homosexual. The fantastic thing of the comic of watchmen must be it: The infinite interpretations
Ohhhhhhhh, this is really cuteeee! I want to see it already 
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Ah, Twilight Lady, I wish we knew more about her. I suppose it's always the quiet ones who are the most kinky.
It took me a long while to like Catwoman's newest look. It was really Adam Hughes' artwork that made me love it.
I always like to keep things open to interpretation for the audience. I love throwing in red herrings and making them think one thing, twist it around, and surprise them.
I don't believe Rorschach is homosexual. I firmly believe that he's heterosexual and I can prove it with the given examples by the novel, however to be specific, he's virginal ANTI-sexual. I personally don't blame him for disliking and distrusting women as every time he felt anything akin to love, sexual attraction, and intimacy, it was swatted away from him painfully. Yet Rorschach does give away that he seems to long for closeness and yearn for intimacy. For example, there's a scene where he watches a nude woman at a window and just STARES at her until her lover enters in and closes the curtains. He mourns that "American love" no longer exists. He actually has "talked" to the parents of Blair Roche and ensured them that he would find their missing daughter. Strangely, the only people Rorschach spares are women! He only "punishes" men, all his victims are men. He never lifts a finger to prostitutes. Prostitution is illegal, it's a crime, and yet he simply ignores them. He suspects hsi landlady for being a prostitute and cheating on welfare. Again, he doesn't to anything, never investigates her to prove his suspicions, and yet takes time to search through Moloch's apartment for a gun license? Rorschach may be a sexist, he's certainly a POLITE one. Particularly since one prostitute gave him the middle finger. Rorschach surely noticed that and one would think he would have jumped her and broke it off, but nope, he ignored her completely.
He funnels women into two catogeries -- whores and virgins. Rorschach's main prowling ground is New York City's East End, which is just VICE CITY -- drugs, drink, sex, murder -- so majority of the women he happens to see are "whores". However, he does encounter the occasional "virgin", like Blair Roche, Kitty Gevonse, and the woman he saved from a murderer/rapist/mugger. With Laurie, he congratulates her for returning to action, but insults her (in a polite way) about her costume making her "look like a whore." He doesn't seem to associate her as a "whore", but merely that she LOOKS like one. Of course, one should probably listen to Rorschach's opinions about women's fashion -- he was a dressmaker, after all. But, to be technically, he associates women as objects, not of objects of desire, but more like livestock to be fenced in and protected, as they can't seem to defend themselves. They don't know what to eat unless you stick it in front of their face, or what an enemy is until it are victimised.
There is a certain medieval, underhanded sexism that drives this. He does not respect them as people able to make their own decisions and assert their own freewill, whether they need or want to be rescued in the first place. He think he knows what's best for the women in their lives and work to free from the "evils" that are keeping them apart. They supplant people's judgments and decisions with their own, because they think they know better, which is a big part of what Watchmen is all about: "We're society's only protection." "From what?" "From themselves."
As for his sexuality, when I say "non-sexual", I meant more to the fact that he's virginal and quite sexually frustrated. I think he is a romantic at heart, in love with the concept of love, and there's scenes in the novel that show that. He takes it upon himself to "save" women -- his victims are all male, even when a woman he suspects is criminal, he does nothing about it, like the prostitutes and his landlady cheating on welfare -- even though they don't necessarily asked to be helped. He gripes that "American love" no longer exists and there's a scene where Rorschach watches a nude woman up at a window, staring at her, until her lover enters and closes the curtains. So he's no stranger to sexual attraction, but he has no positive experiences akin to this. Every time he experiences such as sexual attraction, such as love, such as intimacy, such as sex, he's beaten down or whisked away from him in some fashion, constantly, often without purpose. It's a very sad to see Rorschach so isolated, so alone, so unsatisfied, and so angry.
I see Rorschach as a reserved, isolated creature whose exterior of deadpan calmness is really a mask to hide an inner rage and bitterness. Even though he cannot express emotions well and he thinks he knows everything because he sees it as black and white, right or wrong, yes or no -- yet, inside, he's in constant conflict with himself and his emotions. He's a hypocrite! Psychologically, he has a clear case of "antisocial personality disorder". And one of the criteria for that is overactive sexuality. That explains it to me. He has so much sexual urges that he's disgusted by everything that is sexual and attempts to purge it from himself. There is a sadistic nature to him. He gets gratification from violence. And I feel when he refers to women as "whores", it's his way to disguise any sexual attraction he may have for them. The fact that he just STARES at the nude woman and does all things disassociate himself from women, trying so hard to distance himself makes me thing he's heterosexual. Anything akin to sexuality he must avoid. So he remands, or tries to remain "neutral" when it comes to his sexuality. But, as I said, theres' a secret longing for companionship and friendship and intimacy burning in him. He's so alone and isolated. It's interesting that if you asked Rorschach, "Who's your best friend?" He would respond, "Daniel, he's my best friend." With Dan, you get a different perspective: "Is Rorschach your friend?" and he would go, "Eh, I just work with him sometimes." Hurm.
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Very certain, it is a shame not to have any more information of Twilight Lady. I loved the scene in which Laurie sees the photo of the mysterious wicked woman And Dan's explanations XDDD He seemed to be very inconvinient.
As for everything what you have said on Rorschach's sexuality... Absolutely and ingegablemente I am in favour of your words. You have reason
The examples that you have just said I also had seen them: Specially I am called myself the attention the scene of the window. I gave to myself all the second time that I read the comic, it was at the time when I gave to importance.In Youtube there is a video called "Rorschach's Journal October 13th, 1985, 11:30 P.M." in it is seen very well.The woman does not scream, it does not seem in danger and perfectly the reader perceives his feminine attributes. But Rorchard does not separate the view. He observes her in the distance. Very appropriate, because he lives the life without savoring it, distantly. Peculiar thing, because I believe that he is an enthusiastic and chaotic man, but that it has preferred to live without living the life. Well, I lie: he has not preferred to live thus, he has not had another exit
Also I am in agreement with you on the relation between Dan and Walter: It seems very sad to me in any case, but it is as you say.
I believe that people interpret bad the scene in which they narrow them hand (by the way, an adorable scene). It is a sample of his friendship, and Nite Owl feel uncomfortable for the reasons that you have said: Rorschach is for him a companion, but not absolutely a friend.
In any case I believe that this fashionable one to say that this or that one personage is homosexual: something similar happens with Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Where I see a strong friendship, there are people who see a illogical loving relation. And sometimes I get upset for that reason. Not because I hate the homosexuals, quite the opposite.
I find irritating that only because a man does not show romantic ideas, because he only wants to live his life without feminine company, or he is something misogynous, he must be considered homosexual. Those are not sufficient reasons. If that outside true one, more than half of the literary personages would be gays XDDD
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I would like to bring Twilight Lady into Rorschach in Gotham. If Rorschach can fraternise with Catwoman and Batman gets jealous, then Batman should fraternise with Twilight Lady to have Catwoman get jealous. Then again, maybe it's too much. I gotta think of a story before I shamelessly namedrop. She reminds me of an early Black Canary: [link]
I love the Motion Comics. And actually "Rorschach's Journal October 13th, 1985, 11:30 P.M." is actually one of my favourite scenes in Motion Comics. There's so many emotions stirring in Rorschach as he looks and her and when her lovers comes in, he leaves. It's just like Rorschach to have an sexual moment to get dashed away by pain. I roll my eyes when people see the handshaking scene with Nite Owl and Rorschach as homosexual. I always saw it as any form of intimacy, even friendship, seems foreign to him. He doesn't know how to react correctly; he's so socially awkward. And how I see Rorschach is man in inner chaos, full of anger and sadness and loneliness, hiding it all under a mask of calm.
This is my favourite scene in the Motion Comic. I like it better in the Motion Comic then I did in the film itself: [link]
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Very certain. That scene (Rorschach visiting the tomb of the Comedian) this very worked in the Motion Comic. I love the scene as soon as I saw it. "goosebumps" My hair is standing on end caused by him voice
O Twilight Lady into Rorschach in Gotham? Batman should fraternise with Twilight Lady to have Catwoman get jealous? you are a procuress XD you have "Mala Leche" bad milk 
Posdata:In Spain, Mala Leche (Bad Milk) is a phrase that means many things: genius badly (to get angry with facility). But also, the phrase means crafty, ready and intriguingly (This meaning is very good, is an affectionate form to speak about a rouge person in the matters of the heart). The Spanish can be a language with games of words enough strange XDD
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Adding Twilight Lady is probably too much, although I would like to see her join forces with the likes of villians, like the Penguin. But I have enough trouble of having Rorschach playing around with Batman villains, along with Nite Owl II and Ozymandias. It's too early to add anyone else in the Watchmen-verse for now.
There's a phrase called "bad milk" or "sour milk" in English, but it means something that gives you a bad taste in your mouth, like "The new Sherlock Holmes trailer looks like a case of bad milk."
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You do not worry: I believe that it is a beautiful idea that appears Twilight Lady in "Rorschach in gothan". I am sure that soon you will know to incorporate she
In Spain also the phrase is used "sour milk" with the same meaning that in English. We separated the meaning of "bad milk" and "sour milk" XDDD
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I would LOVE to see a full-on fiction of this! Rorschach just seems to fit right in! I can immediately see an intresting dynamic between him and Catwoman, and with the other Rogues for that matter.
Hmm... I wonder how the capes in Gotham would deal with the Keene Act... I'm pretty sure Rorschach & Bats are alike in the sense that Batman is also uncompromising in his beliefs.
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I'm working on a fiction -- a few, in fact -- at the moment. However, I'm a slow writer because I have a habit of making these too detailed -- Dickensian habit of over-detailing, oye! -- so I need to learn to lighten up and just keep on writing. It's something I need to practice on.
Yes, the Keene Act is a huge subject in Rorschach in Gotham. It's a national law, so it does apply to Gotham City. The problem is that, because of the amount of masks and supervillains (and I don't take in account other superhero universes, like Superman, as it's JUST the Batverse), Gotham City is the worst place to be in 1977. It's chaos! It's a war zone! If the Keene riots happened in the DC universe, Gotham City be hit the worst of all. It is Hell on Earth! Even with the passing of the bill, anti-vigilante riots are still going on strong in Gotham because Batman is still out there. He refuses to hand up the cape. The council is against him; the police are against him (with exception of a small handful of allies, like James Gordon and Renee Montoya, although the law says they have to arrest him on sight); the public absolutely despise him. Robin/Jason Todd has been killed by the Joker and the city population rejoices because that's one less mask. Batgirl has gone missing and no one cares. (Technically, Barbara Gordon has been crippled.) So it doesn't help Batman's sitution when Rorschach comes over. And, to make matters worse, he's been fraternising with Catwoman!
Rorschach in Gotham is really a "character study" at heart. Alan Moore created him as a "Batman" enigma. If Batman lived in the real world, he would be Rorschach! Rorschach IS Batman WITHOUT ONE RULE. Therefore, seeing him being pitted against some of Gotham's Rogues is an exploration of his character. Each character, from Catwoman to Joker, peels the layers of his personality, his wants, his desires, and yes -- his fears! One of his greatest fears or topics that he chooses to ignore completely is sex. Catwoman explores that. I even plan to have an analogy to the "Storming of the Bastille", where a riotous public storm Arkham Asylum and turns for the worst. Hopefully, I'll have Rorschach meet other heroes besides Batman; I really want him to Oracle, Nightwing, Huntress, and the Question (Vic Sage).
Anyway, there's DOZENS of "Rorschach in Gotham" stories in churning in my head and I love the dynamics between the Catwoman and Rorschach -- and there's the comedics between Catwoman and Nite Owl II, to Rorschach's dismay. If you check out my gallery folder "Rorschach in Gotham", you can see more on the subject. In fact, I'd love to hear your opinion on those pieces as well.
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This. Is. EPIC!! On too many levels!!! I love that you've gone out to really plan things out. This is the character study of ALL character studies! I shall definitely be checking out that folder of yours.
I think that's a good move on your part to keep it Batverse centric. It kinda makes the whole "Dr. Manhattan-nuclear-deterrant-to-war" thing kind of pointless if Superman actually existed within the realm of Watchmen. I always appreciated Batverse simply because Gotham City CAN exist, the latest film being the best proof of that. If it can be molded to fit in Watchmen, then there would be no need for further proof that Gotham is the best fictional city ever devised!
For some reason, I REALLY want to see the Question and Rorschach's first interation. Rorschach would be all like: "GAH! Your face is all wrong!" Ha, ha, just kidding, but you never know with those two!
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Thank you! I'm glad you like this! As I said, it's a character study at heart, each villain peels away a new layer to Rorschach. Catwoman explores sexuality. With Two-Face, I want to explore his sense of identity and the duality between Rorschach (his "face") and Walter Kovacs (his "mask"). With the Mad Hatter, exploring the inner child which Rorschach hides painfully away and, also, been thinking of exploring Rorschach's "Wonderland" (his perfect world) would be like and how utterly fucked up it would be if we saw it! With the Scarecrow, I explore his fears and doubts that consume him constantly, with revelations through flashbacks about his relationship with his mother and "self-denial" he harbours with his real father. With the Joker, I explore and question his "Objectivist justice". How much is it really right and wrong? Black and white? The hypocrisy of his views of himself and the world he's in?
Ah, the Question. I love Vic Sage and was extremely offended with what they did with him in 52. Actually, it's funny. In the issue Question #17, Vic Sage reads the book Watchmen and is so impressed by Rorschach that he attempts to implement Rorschach's black-and-white justice upond crime, however Vic got his ass kicked by a petty thief. While vomiting in a toliet, the Question concluded that "Rorschach SUCKS!" I've always wanted to see these two together for the utter amusement factor!
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Ha, ha, ha! I have to go ahead and see about grabbing some Question comics then.
It'd be funny for Question to repeat "Rorschach SUCKS" in RiG, just as a little homage to #17.
I'm not aware of what they did to him, though. I have a hard time following the storylines of comics sometimes and tend to miss when important, character-altering things happen.
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Question #17 is a great little tribute to Watchmen! The entire Denis O'Neil/Neal Adams Question series was really intense. It was one of my first "mature" comics since The Shadow, Dark Knight Returns, and Watchmen. I definitely want to see the Question and Rorschach interact in a story for Rorschach in Gotham and I'm definitely going to have him say "Rorschach SUCKS" out of tribute.
In 52, they killed off Vic Sage (the original Question) and Renee Montoya became the new Question. Now, I love Vic Sage and the fact he dies of cancer is so anticlimactic. To make matters worse, they replace him. I love Renee Montoya, the good cop in a sea of corruption who was outed as a lesbian and kicked off the force due to the scandal. I loved that she was a hero who didn't need a mask! Then they made her a damn mask and I got really pissed because of it! Arghhhhh!
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Oh my god, I remember her from the animated series! She was awesome! Yeah, that sounds really stupid, making her a mask... It's one thing to kill off the Question, but what was the logic in making her his replacement? I vaguely remember her personality being very un-Question-like. And you're right, what makes the minor characters in Gotham so special is the ability to be important and meaningful without masks.
Yeah, I can see why that would piss you off. It's actually starting to piss me off and I haven't even read the comic! xD
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The 90s animated series is where the character Renee Montoya originated and she was so embraced by fans (and DC artists and writers) that she entered the mainstream comics, just like Harley Quinn, but nowhere as well known as Harley. Montoya first appeared in a few comics as a minor character, such as Cataclysm and No Man's Land, and then got major role as a main character in the Gotham Central, which is one of the most well-written comic series I have ever read. My favourite story in the series was "Half a Life" where Montoya is outed as a lesbian. As a result of her secret life going public, her family rejects her, her girlfriend leaves, and to make matters worse, she is blamed for a murder she didn't do. The guy who made this all happen was the one and only Two-Face who has fallen madly in love with her. He believed that if he cut off everything in Renee's life, she has no choice but to run into his arms. Needless to say, it's one of the most one-sided romances in comic books -- AND I LOVE IT! He just doesn't get it! He doesn't understand that her sexuality is a main factor why she doesn't love him. There's a reason why he belongs in Arkham! Big time! It's one of my favourite Batman stories of all-time. It's brilliantly written, beautifully illustrated; it's dramatic, emotional, poignant, action-packed, quite disturbing and unsettling at times, and full of pathos.
But as you can see, she's a great character by herself! She's tough, strong, sensitive, and really interesting. She's a great character on her own.....and then you make her a "mask". The magic of the character died as a result, particularly since the Question, who is an interesting and badass character, and had to die to create ANOTHER Question, who is extremely dull and unpalatable. Oye!
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You are an unbelievably skilled artist. Brilliant job and interesting pairing!
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Technically, they're not a "pairing". They're allies. Although Catwoman probably wouldn't mind if it went that far. I doubt Rorschach would agree, LOL!
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Hurrah! Thanks!
I hope you like the rest of the "Rorschach in Gotham" series. I'm currently working on a few more as well.
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slowly slowly, I am reading all your Artist' s Comments. You are blessed with your imagination and your dreams. I am surprised from where your ideas are born XDDD.That pain that I not to be written well in English, I would wish to write better commentaries.
I like especially the union-team between Rorschach and catwoman (because they have a similar dark past, and simultaneously they are opposite personages)
but, why the style of batman animation series of the 90?
By the way,Rorschach will fight with Two Face? he is one of my favorite villains XDD. I Would wish to see drawn it by you
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You're English is excellent. Don't worry about it. You know better English than half the people in America.
Thank you. My imagination is both a blessing and a curse. I have lots of great ideas, but sometimes I get completely overrun by them; they overcrowd my head and I can burn out. My ideas run by faster than I can write and draw them out, or sometimes they'll never go away until I channel them out.
Rorschach and Catwoman do have very similar backgrounds, although they went in completely different directions. They both came from broken families, born in poverty at the worst possible area in the city, were unloved and neglected, eventually orphaned, and thrown into the streets and forced to survived by their wits. They are both crimefighter and thief, patroling the East End districts of their cities. He, however, became anti-sexual; she became ultra-sexual. He lives in poverty, while she lives in luxury. Both morally ambigious, but with a good, well-meaning heart, living by their own life code. I feel they're KINDRED SPIRITS!
Why the style of the 90s animated series? Why not? I am an animator and the series as a great influence on my style. They had beautiful stories and great character development. Technically, I'm more like Bat in the Sun Productions, who is a studio that did a number of fantastic Batman-related short films (such as the award-winning Patient J), where I use the look of the animated series, but the storylines are based on the mainstream comics themselves. However, I'm still playing with different styles with "Rorschach in Gotham", so you may see more realistic drawings later on, or more cartoony ones. We'll just wait and see.
Yes, Rorschach will fight Two-Face. He's also one of my favourite villains. At its heart, "Rorschach in Gotham" is a character study. With every villain (and/or hero) he battles with, it reveals and explores something new about Rorschach mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. With Catwoman, it's an exploration of him as a character, with particular emphasis in exploring his sexuality. With the Scarecrow, I explore his fears and doubts that consume him constantly, with revelations through flashbacks about his relationship with his mother and "self-denial" he harbours with his real father. With the Joker, I explore and question his "Objectivist justice". How much is it really right and wrong? Black and white? The hypocrisy of his views of himself and the world he's in? With Two-Face, I want to explore his duality -- his identity between Walter Kovacs and Rorschach.
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Ooh!I love that idea!Rorschach doesn't only battle the villians but himself in a way too!Awesome idea!I should have thought of it!JK but i can't wait to read your Rorschach in Gotham fic!And can you make the stories a little easier too find?Like a link in the description to the story that goes with the picture?
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Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the idea! Please check out my "Rorschach in Gotham" gallery folder; you can find all the deviations concerning the series there, with detailed descriptions and explanations. The deviation "Cause Here Comes Trouble" has a fic teaser in the artist comments and I'd love to hear your opinion on it. Honestly, I'm desperate for any opinions and critiques on the any of the pieces. I'd like to know if I'm doing right.
I'm currently working on the fic. I'm unfortunately a slow writer, but I'm about 25 pages into the episode. For me, that's fuckin' progress! I'm working on another drawing as well -- happens that I'm a faster drawer than a writer -- but I won't get that drawing posted until I get back home after two-week vacation.
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My gosh you are doing awesome!I love the pairing!They are perfect!And I love the little story that you've written so far!Pure AWESOMENESS!!I can't wait to see the final draft of your pictures when you've cleaned them up!And i've already commented on this but sense you've replyed it'll be easier to say it again.I have a great idea for Rorschach's confrontation with Scarecrow.If you pick the story line with Daniel missing, when ror is under the influence of the scare toxin,he could have a halusination(sorry i'm a terrible speller)and he will think that he found daniel too late and that he died!Think about it!Daniel is the only person that ror really trusts the most and he is ror's best friend and partner.It would really mess him up if he thought that daniel had died and that he had failed his best friend.I don't know if that would work with your plot/story but it's just this idea i had.Tell me what you think!Can't wait for more pictures!P.S.And don't be to hard on yourself!And don't pressure yourself!Take as long as you need to write the fic!With an idea THIS good it would be best to relax and really think about it.Hope your arm gets better!
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My arm is doing fine. I got out of my cast in June and, call it irony, a week after I was out of the case, I had a car accident and fractured my pelvis. It's practically full healed now, although I still lumber like a caveman when I walk. Ugh.
I can't really say this is a "pairing" as nothing sexually technically happens between them because...well, it's Rorschach. That's just how he is, but this, of course, doesn't stop Selina Kyle from trying by any means, much to his chagrin. But just makes life interesting, doesn't it?
See previous message for details concerning the Scarecrow story...
I'm ALWAYS hard on myself. I do it on principle. I'm my own worst critic. I can't help it, as I'm both an artist and a perfectionist. So many ideas, so little time... Again, thank you, I really appreciate the support. It really means a lot!
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Waaaw I like much the ideas that you have for " Rorschach in Gotham". Thanks for the explanations. I like especially the development of the internal fights of Rorschach, to to face the villains of gothan City.
A doubt that already you have answered surely other people:If "Rorschach in Gotham" is developed in 1977. Is not that the age of the birth of The Keene Act?The Keene Act will not affect of equal way the masks-men of gothan?
The act does not affect the villains (they already estan outside the law), but could affect the heroes. They will not force the high positions from the government to that the city council of gothan intervenes in the affair to stop to Batman? They would not force to Jim gordon to persecute to Batman, in spite of the good that has done by the city? That decision could even affect to its position in the police body.
by the way I not that it means Kindred Spirits: That is like a twin soul? I already say that my English is not very good, some expressions can defeat to me XDD
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Yes, the Keene Act is a huge subject in "Rorschach in Gotham". It's a national law, so it does apply to Gotham City. The problem is that, because of the amount of masks and supervillains (and I don't take in account other superhero universes, like Superman, as it's JUST the Batverse), Gotham City is the worst place to be in 1977. It's chaos! It's a war zone! If the Keene riots happened in the DC universe, Gotham City be hit the worst of all. It is Hell on Earth! Even with the passing of the bill, anti-vigilante riots are still going on strong in Gotham because Batman is still out there. He refuses to put of the cape. The council is against him; the police are against him (with exception of a small handful of allies, like James Gordon and Renee Montoya, although the law says they have to arrest him on sight); the public absolutely despise him. Jason Todd has been killed by the Joker and the city population rejoices because that's one less mask. Batgirl has gone missing and no one cares; technically, Barbara Gordon has been crippled. So it doesn't help Batman's sitution when Rorschach comes over. 
"Kindred spirits" is like "twin souls". They are someone who shares similar thoughts and feelings, someone who is close in temperament and nature to another. It's like a rare spiritual link which you can't quite explain, like "soulmates" — although, nothing sexual happens between them...unfortunately.
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Oh my Goood.... unfortunately? According to the canon that is impossible, but Walter Kovacs needs a good fuck
WAAAAAAAAW I love these ideas 
Poor Batman: This it will not be its better moment for him. According to your words, the city has become the same mouth of hell. Jason Todd has been killed by the Joker, all the city hates to him... ¡And Rorschach has stolen him girlfriend!
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This is why I said "unfortunately" because it just won't happen. Yes, I agree that Walter needs a good fuck and I'm sure Selina is willing to oblige, but it would be completely against his character if I allowed it. Too bad. However, the closest thing he can receive is a kiss...or three, when he's caught off guard.
I do plan to draw them and write them as soon as I can. But I'm unfortunately a slow writer.
Batman, yes, is going through a lot at the moment. He blames himself for Jason and Barbara. The whole weight of the world is on his shoulders, so it doesn't help that Selina is hanging around a sociopath like Rorschach...who's insane and smells like garbage.
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Or a hug. It would be beautiful that somebody embraced to the poor Walter. Although that would be a really scene and inconveniences tense XDD. I am not very safe, but he seems to request aid in silence.To his way, he shouts by something of love.
And the boss Falconi? I imagine that the family falconi will try to provechar of the act keene. They hate to the criminals with masks, and also they hate to Batman. The act is without a doubt a life-guard for them.
smells like garbage? No problem. For that exists the colony Nostalgia XDDDD
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Hugs, yes, he gets a few hugs. Selina is very touchy-feely kind of person, to Rorschach's dismay. He basically goes YUCKKK! Poor Walter. You're so damaged!
The agngs and mafias and cabals to have a field day after the Keene Act, but since Batman never gave up his cape, there's still risks. Not only the Sal Faconi, but also Rupert Thorne and Roland Daggett who are both utter slimeballs!
That is true. Smells like Nostalgia. Sweet, fruity smell? ....Rotting fruit? LOL!
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