Rorschach #2 shows readers one-half of the would-be presidential assassins, presenting him as more than a crazy old man, but just as a man beaten down by the small cruelties of the world. King does this in extremely effective manners, showing the sequences and how they change the man. Jorge Fornes and Dave Stewart do the heavy lifting, putting everything on the page perfectly. Rorschach is definitely going to be a slow book, but thats okay; if the rest of the chapters are like this, it will be a great ride. Read Full Review

The script is tight and well paced and just brilliant. Artist Jorge Fornes is equally doing the work of his career and this is just great. Overall, this is a pretty fantastic book. Read Full Review

The script is tight and well paced and just brilliant. Artist Jorge Fornes is equally doing the work of his career and this is just great. Overall, this is a pretty fantastic book. Read Full Review

King, Fornes and Stewart are showing theres plenty of stories yet to be explored in the Watchmen universe and its resulting in one of the more promising titles as we head to 2021. Read Full Review

For those looking for a deep dive into the mythology of the Watchmen world. Rorschach may not be for you. For those excited for a dense, character-driven thriller that uses its surroundings to build something fascinating, this is what you've been waiting for. Read Full Review

There's not much that happens in RORSCHACH #2. But what does happen is carefully teased out, in what is turning into a brilliant slow-burn neo noir mystery. Read Full Review

Rorschach #2 is a great issue overall, but your enjoyment will hinge on you wanting to solve a mystery. This is the long game, so be patient -- but while deciphering evidence, relax and enjoy the astonishing art of Jorge Fornes. Don't forget to ask yourself what is Tom King trying to tell us with the characters he is introducing us to. Read Full Review

With only two episodes in, the connection between Kovacs and Myerson is still a mystery as it should be, but should our detective's name still be a mystery? What's going on there? That can't be an accident. Even though I still have a feeling this tale might not land in the end, I really enjoyed this issue. The way it connected you to Myerson as a person was very well done, the way the panels flipped between the past and the present was well executed, and the art is great and fits the story perfectly. It's a good read and I hope King keeps that up! Read Full Review

Through Tom Kings fine writing and the fantastic artwork between Jorge Fornes and Dave Stewart, this issue of Rorschach was a treat. Blending gritty detective storytelling with near minimalist art, this creative team is weaving a great mystery, though as it continues, I hope it finds more ways to tie into the Watchmen universe outside of just a few references and the titular heroes name. Read Full Review

As far as a sequel to Watchmen, Rorschach #2 falls a little short and feels like it's connection is currently shoehorned in. But, as a crime comic, Rorschach #2 is a solid entry taking us through a detective attempting to figure out a puzzle and piecing together what's presented before him. Like the first issue, I'm enjoying more for that aspect than anything having to do with the world it takes place in. In that way, Rorschach has its own duality in the story, whether that's intended or not. Read Full Review

Jorge Fornes makes the issue look good. I like the contrast between the past and present delivered by Dave Stewart's colors and Fornes has some great details in the backgrounds. Read Full Review

I didn't realize that DC Comics was in the business of writing bad fan-fiction of the recently deceased, but here we are. Read Full Review

Stunning art and intriguing story

This was even better than the first issue.

you can trust King if he writes in limited series

That Ditko’s Question parody just... it sang right to my soul.

I enjoy this comic about a pseudo-Steve Ditko, you know? Again, as long as I ignore that it's supposed to be a Watchmen book, and just look at it as an indie title, I don't have a problem.

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J.K Sullivan - Nov 18, 2020

very well put

Psycamorean - Nov 19, 2020

I thought so too.

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The story unfolds in an interesting direction. There are still more questions than answers here, but I suspect that this may be a whole series. The answers are to be expected at the very end. If we get them at all.
Anyway, after two issues, "Rorschach" is a very, very interesting comic.

After a mediocre 1st issue King and Fornes give us some context for the previous issue as well as establishing a bit more info about the players in this mysterious game at hand

I don't know how to feel about this series yet, but I figure this is because it's very much a single work broken into twelve issues. It's definitely a slow burn, and that's not a bad thing at all. I guess I'll just trust in King and hang around until the actual plot starts to coalesce.

Whoo boy, I think we have a Grant Morrison-style "Gotta read the entire thing because the installments will drive you nuts" series.

So, of course, DC releases it in installments.

But let's try to unpack a little of it. This Myerson character is a stand-in for Steve Ditko, and Myerson's "The Citizen" is a stand-in for EARLY Question, perhaps Mr. A. If you've read Ditko's Mr. A, you'd know that this stark vision of the world is right in character -- and The Question was Ditko's Mr. A, but softened around the edges to get past the Comics Code Authority. The Carl and Alma Thompson components appear to exist to show how microaggressions compound over time and send an awkward man on the path to venting his own rebuttal aggressions through his only safe outlet...the comic page. Then Carl's beat-down on Myerson apparently pushed Myerson over the edge. What a crappy life, and how easy to see that traumatic moment being the impetus to retaliate in kind.

Where I'm having trouble is both in timelines (nothing is clearly labeled) and the role of the "Rorschach" character as well as the masked cowgirl. Are we to presume that Myerson knew them? Is "Rorschach" the real deal (like the word balloon design suggests) or a member of the HBO series' Seventh Cavalry?

Anyway, off to Wyoming next issue to learn more about Cummings...who I presume is the masked cowgirl. The slow walk through the whodunnit continues...

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Special mention to Fornes, who is putting forth a strong effort on the art. His rendition of "The Citizen" was a loving tribute to Ditko, and his characters offer touches that pay homage to Dave Gibbons' original Watchmen style, even if he doesn't use the 9-panel page nearly as much.
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2 issues in and this comic committed the biggest sin: being boring.

I signed up for Rorschach, not whatever detective story is.