Watchmen Rorschach

Back in the mid-1980s writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons shocked the comic book world with their phenomenal and groundbreaking Watchmen maxi-series.

The series set the superhero genre on its collective ear and ushered in the Dark Age of comic books.

Nearly 20 years after it was first published, a Watchmen movie, directed by Zack Snyder, premiered and for the most part successfully translated the comic book series to the Silver Screen.

DC Direct created a series of collectible 6-inch action figures based on the characters seen in the film.

Fans agree that Rorschach, the shifting mask vigilante, was the best of the characters in the comic book series, movie and as an action figure.

The figure was so popular that DC Direct created two figures: one with a mask and one without.

I enjoyed the Watchmen series and the movie.  The director and writer did a nice job of translating the comic book series to film, which was not an easy task.

The actor who plays Rorschach fits the role perfectly right down to the red hair and freckles.  He is as ruthless as his comic book namesake is.  Watchmen is definitely not a comic book for kids.

Each figure comes in a square side display box with clear front panel.  The box can sit on a shelf or hang for display.

The figures are snug in their plastic form-fitting plastic cocoons and are held in place by a wire support.

Behind the figures is a facsimile of a brick wall sprayed with graffiti as seen in the comic book series and movie.

A stark yellow and black Watchmen type logo and character profiles extend across the top of the display boxes.

The fully costumed Rorschach figure stands with its head slightly tilted to the left.  His characteristic shape-shifting mask is on his face and he wears his brown leather fedora with darker brown headband.

The figure is dressed in a brown trench coat closed at the collar.  A light brown scarf hides the figure’s neck.  A belt with gold buckle hangs loosely from the figure’s hips. 

Below the cuffed trench coat sleeves Rorschach wears brown leather gloves.

Purple pants with lighter pinstripes and dark brown shoes make up the final pieces of the ensemble.

Included with the figure is a faux steel platform that the figure attaches to to stand. An additional right hand and Rorschach’s signature multi-purpose handgun also come with the figure.

The figure is partially articulated, stands on its own or with its base, features realistic clothing with folds and wrinkles and cool little extras like visible buttons on the trench coat and coat collar folds that wrap around the figure just like a real coat’s.

The figure without the mask is identical to the masked figure.

The facial sculpt looks just like the movie version of Rorschach with short cropped red hair, red eyebrows, clear blue eyes, a sharp nose, small lips and a narrow chin.

Each figure is excellently crafted with great color application and easily possibility.