to some people the entire world is one big joke but not necessarily the haha
big joke but not necessarily the haha
big joke but not necessarily the haha kind justice matters justice welcome to
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watchmojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origins of the comedian
the comic book origins of the comedian
the comic book origins of the comedian semadar economist as with most comic
semadar economist as with most comic
semadar economist as with most comic book characters they’re often
book characters they’re often
book characters they’re often reimagining in different versions to a
reimagining in different versions to a
reimagining in different versions to a character’s past we have chosen to
character’s past we have chosen to
character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline which
primarily follow the storyline which
primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 1986 is Watchmen number 1
unfolded in 1986 is Watchmen number 1
unfolded in 1986 is Watchmen number 1 and 2 which was expanded upon in 2012
and 2 which was expanded upon in 2012
and 2 which was expanded upon in 2012 before Watchmen Minutemen numbers 1 to 4
before Watchmen Minutemen numbers 1 to 4
before Watchmen Minutemen numbers 1 to 4 i just bad did bad things for women i
i just bad did bad things for women i
i just bad did bad things for women i shot kids like most of the Watchmen the
shot kids like most of the Watchmen the
shot kids like most of the Watchmen the comedian possessed no superpowers and
comedian possessed no superpowers and
comedian possessed no superpowers and was merely a man built like a tank
was merely a man built like a tank
was merely a man built like a tank his massively muscled body made him a
his massively muscled body made him a
his massively muscled body made him a dangerous opponent but even more
dangerous opponent but even more
dangerous opponent but even more formidable was his amoral ruthlessness
formidable was his amoral ruthlessness
formidable was his amoral ruthlessness the comedian fought to win at any cost
the comedian fought to win at any cost
the comedian fought to win at any cost at rate only rivaled by his future
at rate only rivaled by his future
at rate only rivaled by his future teammate Rorschach details about the
teammate Rorschach details about the
teammate Rorschach details about the comedians origin are sketchy when
comedians origin are sketchy when
comedians origin are sketchy when readers were introduced to him in the
readers were introduced to him in the
readers were introduced to him in the first pages of Watchmen number 1 he was
first pages of Watchmen number 1 he was
first pages of Watchmen number 1 he was kind of already dead and it was his
kind of already dead and it was his
kind of already dead and it was his death which set in motion the plot of
death which set in motion the plot of
death which set in motion the plot of the landmark miniseries flashbacks
the landmark miniseries flashbacks
the landmark miniseries flashbacks throughout the series especially the
throughout the series especially the
throughout the series especially the first two issues filled in a few details
first two issues filled in a few details
first two issues filled in a few details about this problematic hero it rains on
about this problematic hero it rains on
about this problematic hero it rains on the just and the unjust alike the
the just and the unjust alike the
the just and the unjust alike the comedian has a little bit of both in his
comedian has a little bit of both in his
comedian has a little bit of both in his civilian identity as Eddie Blake the
civilian identity as Eddie Blake the
civilian identity as Eddie Blake the comedian had been thrown from his window
comedian had been thrown from his window
comedian had been thrown from his window and fell hundreds of feet to his death
and fell hundreds of feet to his death
and fell hundreds of feet to his death the police investigating the death
the police investigating the death
the police investigating the death wanted to keep the murder quiet hoping
wanted to keep the murder quiet hoping
wanted to keep the murder quiet hoping that the violet vigilante known as
that the violet vigilante known as
that the violet vigilante known as Rorschach wouldn’t get involved at this
Rorschach wouldn’t get involved at this
Rorschach wouldn’t get involved at this point in the story costumed crime
point in the story costumed crime
point in the story costumed crime fighters are already outlawed and the
fighters are already outlawed and the
fighters are already outlawed and the last thing the police want is a
last thing the police want is a
last thing the police want is a vigilante resurgence but Rorschach
vigilante resurgence but Rorschach
vigilante resurgence but Rorschach conducted his own investigation on the
conducted his own investigation on the
conducted his own investigation on the death of the comedian former watchman
death of the comedian former watchman
death of the comedian former watchman turned government operative and assassin
Faden Rorschach visited other active or
Faden Rorschach visited other active or retired costume fighters to warn them of
retired costume fighters to warn them of
retired costume fighters to warn them of his theory that if the comedian was
his theory that if the comedian was
his theory that if the comedian was killed the rest of them might also be
killed the rest of them might also be
killed the rest of them might also be targeted in a flashback reader saw a
targeted in a flashback reader saw a
targeted in a flashback reader saw a young comedian in a meeting of the 1940
young comedian in a meeting of the 1940
young comedian in a meeting of the 1940 superhero group known as the Minutemen
superhero group known as the Minutemen
superhero group known as the Minutemen no information was given about how he
no information was given about how he
no information was given about how he became the comedian but a text piece
became the comedian but a text piece
became the comedian but a text piece indicated that he was inspired by some
indicated that he was inspired by some
indicated that he was inspired by some of these heroes to put on a costume and
of these heroes to put on a costume and
of these heroes to put on a costume and clean up the waterfront it was at that
clean up the waterfront it was at that
clean up the waterfront it was at that same meeting in the 1940s that a rather
same meeting in the 1940s that a rather
same meeting in the 1940s that a rather unsettling side of the comedian was
unsettling side of the comedian was
unsettling side of the comedian was revealed no Eddie no spelled why he is
revealed no Eddie no spelled why he is
revealed no Eddie no spelled why he is no spelled n oh he had tried to rape
no spelled n oh he had tried to rape
no spelled n oh he had tried to rape fellow Minuteman and fellow hero Silk
fellow Minuteman and fellow hero Silk
fellow Minuteman and fellow hero Silk Spectre fortunately he was stopped in
Spectre fortunately he was stopped in
Spectre fortunately he was stopped in this by the intervention of another hero
this by the intervention of another hero
this by the intervention of another hero hooded justice the Minutemen were
hooded justice the Minutemen were
hooded justice the Minutemen were considered a success but short-lived as
considered a success but short-lived as
considered a success but short-lived as a series of unfortunate events led to
a series of unfortunate events led to
a series of unfortunate events led to the deaths of many of their members and
the deaths of many of their members and
the deaths of many of their members and the surviving heroes went their separate
the surviving heroes went their separate
the surviving heroes went their separate ways
ways
ways flash-forward to the 1960s and the
flash-forward to the 1960s and the
flash-forward to the 1960s and the comedian was attending another superhero
comedian was attending another superhero
comedian was attending another superhero meeting this time the first meeting for
meeting this time the first meeting for
meeting this time the first meeting for a group hoping to call themselves the
a group hoping to call themselves the
a group hoping to call themselves the crime busters his cynical assessment of
crime busters his cynical assessment of
crime busters his cynical assessment of world problems frustrated the heroes in
world problems frustrated the heroes in
world problems frustrated the heroes in fact his attitude was so negative that
fact his attitude was so negative that
fact his attitude was so negative that he essentially put the kibosh on that
he essentially put the kibosh on that
he essentially put the kibosh on that group right there and then even going so
group right there and then even going so
group right there and then even going so far as to burn the display the group’s
far as to burn the display the group’s
far as to burn the display the group’s intended leader had prepared for the
intended leader had prepared for the
intended leader had prepared for the meeting symbolically destroying the
meeting symbolically destroying the
meeting symbolically destroying the optimistic worldview that the group had
optimistic worldview that the group had
optimistic worldview that the group had hoped to strive for
jumping back to present day Rorschach
jumping back to present day Rorschach visited Moloch a retired supervillain he
visited Moloch a retired supervillain he
visited Moloch a retired supervillain he learned that the comedian had come to
learned that the comedian had come to
learned that the comedian had come to see Moloch recently drunk the comedian
see Moloch recently drunk the comedian
see Moloch recently drunk the comedian and babbled about something he had
and babbled about something he had
and babbled about something he had recently encountered which clearly
recently encountered which clearly
recently encountered which clearly unnerved him Jerry joke of course
unnerved him Jerry joke of course
unnerved him Jerry joke of course to reveal what the comedian was crying
to reveal what the comedian was crying
to reveal what the comedian was crying about would give up the whole story of
about would give up the whole story of
about would give up the whole story of The Watchmen but suffice to say that he
The Watchmen but suffice to say that he
The Watchmen but suffice to say that he had finally learned that the joke was on
had finally learned that the joke was on
had finally learned that the joke was on him as well as everybody else
him as well as everybody else
him as well as everybody else in 2012 DC released a series of prequel
in 2012 DC released a series of prequel
in 2012 DC released a series of prequel comics which expanded a little more on
comics which expanded a little more on
comics which expanded a little more on the background of the Watchmen
the background of the Watchmen
the background of the Watchmen characters the ones that focused
characters the ones that focused
characters the ones that focused specifically on the comedian gave an
specifically on the comedian gave an
specifically on the comedian gave an insight into his early days as a crime
insight into his early days as a crime
insight into his early days as a crime fighter and extensively detailed his
fighter and extensively detailed his
fighter and extensively detailed his time in Vietnam while none of these new
time in Vietnam while none of these new
time in Vietnam while none of these new revelations actually make the character
revelations actually make the character
revelations actually make the character any more likable they do humanize him to
any more likable they do humanize him to
any more likable they do humanize him to a certain extent what happened to the
a certain extent what happened to the
a certain extent what happened to the American dream
American dream
American dream what happened the American dream came
what happened the American dream came
what happened the American dream came true
true
true you’re looking at are you a fan of the
you’re looking at are you a fan of the
you’re looking at are you a fan of the cynical comedian for more comic book
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