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| Title: | Before Watchmen: Rorschach |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Type: | Limited series |
| Years published: | 2012-2013 |
| Total issues: | 4 |
| Featuring: | Walter Kovacs |
| Creators: | Brian Azzarello; Lee Bermejo; Barbara Ciardo; Rob Leigh; Will Dennis; Camilla Zhang; Mark Doyle |
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Before Watchmen: Rorschach is an American comic book limited series of the superhero fantasy genre. It is part of the greater Watchmen multimedia franchise and was published by DC Comics. The series ran for four issues from October, 2012 to April, 2013 and features the character of right-wing vigilante Walter Kovacs, aka Rorschach. The series was written by Brian Azzarello with artwork and inks by Lee Bermejo. It was colored by Barbara Ciardo and lettered by Rob Leigh. The book was edited by Will Dennis with Camilla Zhang as assistant editor and Mark Doyle as associate editor.
Issues
- Before Watchmen: Rorschach 1
- Before Watchmen: Rorschach 2
- Before Watchmen: Rorschach 3
- Before Watchmen: Rorschach 4
Annuals & Specials
- None
Collections
- Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach
Notes & Trivia
- Watchmen, and all related characters and concepts were created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. Copyright ownership on the franchise belongs to DC Comics. The original comic series ran for twelve issues from September, 1986 to October, 1987. The series received widespread critical acclaim and has been adapted into a feature film in 2009, a television series in 2019 and a motion comic.
- This series is rated M. It is suggested for mature readers.
- Before Watchmen: Rorschach redirects to this page.
- Bob Harras was the Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics during production of this series.
- This series includes a two-page back-up feature per issue called "The Curse of the Crimson Corsair".
- Issue #1 of this series shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Jim Steranko.
- Issue #1 of this series shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.
- Issue #1 also shipped as a combo-pack variant with a slightly re-colored version of the Lee Bermejo cover.
- Issue #2 of this series shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Mark Simpson, aka "Jock".
- Issue #2 also shipped as a combo-pack variant with a slightly re-colored version of the Lee Bermejo cover.
- Issue #3 shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Chip Kidd.
- Issue #3 also shipped as a combo-pack variant with a slightly re-colored version of the Lee Bermejo cover.
- Issue #4 also shipped as a combo-pack variant with a slightly re-colored version of the Lee Bermejo cover.
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