Here we have three character that comes from two different universes. Rorschach (top left) and Nite Owl (top right) are two heroes that comes from the comic Watchmen. Batman (bottom right) comes from the DC Universe comics. I made this picture to show how Rorschach and Nite Owl who are partners to fight against crime in a city filled with criminals show a very strong comparison to Batman. Rorschach is your goth Sherlock Holmes. He is an underground detective that takes cares of crooks his way, which involves violence, but he show a soft side to the innocent. Nite Owl is a crime fighter who inherited lots of money from his dad. With this money he built himself a high tech suit, futuristic weapons, and a flying mobile, called Archie. Here you can see the similarities to Batman. A wealthy man who inherited billions from his parents business. He took to his own hands the duty to protect the city of Gotham. His way of getting information is doing detective work on the side. Both comics made action movies with these characters. Watchmen was noir, gory, and violent movie that showed a more realistic underground look to a life of a “hero”. Batman was decent on its violence and gore, but its story and characters that made it famous. Both action movie are similar by exposing the what they perceive would be a life of a vigilant in a city ridden of criminals and madmen.
I really liked this post from you Asher! I thought it was very creative idea of how you decided to make Batman out of the mixture of two characters from another action movie, Watchmen. I haven't seen the film Watchmen personally but I know that the movie features characters that have heroic qualities as they fight crime and battle against their own faults. Sometimes it seems like Batman is fighting between the hero and the villain in himself while trying to balance the luxurious lifestyle of the wealthy Bruce Wayne although he always prevails as a heroic character in the end of the film although others have their doubts. You made a great comparison on how both comic characters come from a wealthy family and how they both show a lifestyle of a "vigilant in a city ridden of criminals and madmen" which shows how Batman and the men from Watchmen have similar qualities that make other heroes relatable in context. All in all, you did an excellent job combining two films that somewhat relates to the fallen hero idea of the ideal Batman. :)
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