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I've actually had this finished and lying around for weeks now. Again, pretty much just an overgrown doodle.Baww, he's crying. ;_; I find it kind of cool that even Alan Moore doesn't know why he took off his mask in this scene.
Watchmen © DC Comics.
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Manhattan could have used his new rouge status to round up and hide or neutralize the entire world supply of uranium and plutonium, taking away anyone's ability to create nukes. Meanwhile, he could have simply sent Rorschach to the future to just after he was done securing the supply and destroying all nukes. It would have taken several years, even in multiple form, but no one would be able to stop him. He would occasionally give Nuclear power plants replacement rods, but that is all he would allow. Ozzie would be left alone during this phase. Once Rorschach was back, however, Ozzie would be brought to justice and Nuclear War would be a distant memory. Manhattan would keep the location of the secured uranium and plutonium a secret forever, and over time further cleared out all uranium deposits from earth's crust that anyone could possibly reach.
That's how I wanted it to end.
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I didn't know that fact about it. I figured he just removed it because he didn't want to die on the thing that had given him a new leace on life so to speak.
I seriously cried at this part. It just seems so unfair. There were several other options apart from killing him.
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Sometimes characters are like that. They do things you don't understand, even when you're writing them.
Great depiction.
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Intense. I love how you captured his expression here.
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I thought it was a final gesture for his friends... oo Quitting all the lies and pretending before he basically commits suicide.
I'm not so sure anymore. O__o
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I don't get it... got to go see this movie!
...Didn't expect a face like that to be under the mask!
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You should watch the movie or read the comic immediately.
Er, sorry, the face may actually be a slight spoiler. I tried to be vague about it...
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I don't get it, so I'm not sure. I know he has a human face and he's upset... wonder how that will affect the movie. You don't need to be sorry.
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I'm glad I got to see Watchmen so I can appreciate your awesome doodles now. :3 (Definitely planning to read the GNs when I find a copy of it somewhere!)
He's such a great character! Nearly cried in the end. If this is the same scene I'm thinking of, I seconded Dan's reaction. ;_;
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Amazing work!!!
Seriously, I cried when reading the graphic novel :< Rorschach was the best part of it all, the Watchmen's conscience, if you will.
I believe he removed his face, so that Rorschach never dies, rather the "mask" that is Walter Kovacs.
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Geeze, critically-acclaimed best-selling comic that I read at least ten years before the movie came out?
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It's so critically acclaimed that I had never heard about it until it was made into a blockbuster movie!
Then again, it's not fame which is important, since sometimes less famous things can turn out to be real jewels.
However, how comes when they make a big budget movie out of something not so mainstream-y, then suddenly everyone was already a huge fan of it before it became so popular? But if you really were such a long time fan of the original comic, then, I owe you my apologies.
(And nevermind my bitterness, I suppose I can't stop associating you to "No rest for the wicked" and to how I felt disappointed by the last pages as compared to the previous, wonderful storylines it had....)
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Yes, I really have been a fan that long. I haven't exactly been hush about the fact that Alan Moore's works are among my biggest inspirations for my comic. Besides, even if I wasn't a fan for that long, what's wrong with that? It's not a crime to discover things after they become popular.
And is it all right if I ask what you were disappointed by in the recent pages? (This is for my own reference.)
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Well, you are right about that... sometimes it's good when a thing becomes popular, since it allows more people to know about it! But sometimes I get pissed off at how certain people just follow the current trends. Think about Harry Potter, for example. I once used to -like- those novels. But at one point the character got so -excessively- popular that now just hearing about that name makes me feel disgusted!
Anyway, I'm glad that you're interested in my opinion about your comic! :3
Well, first things first - "No rest for the wicked" has been my favorite webcomic since its start (and since I don't buy comics anymore, we could almost say it was my favorite comic too). Fairy tales are one of the things I obsess with - I've read so many of them! But it wasn't just because there were fairytales; it was also a witty and wellmade story. I think that part about Hansel and Gretel's tale was very, very good and clever. I was all like "yes, this is the essence of fairy tales!!"
However, ever since the next chapter started, I find myself not being captivated by the charm of the plot anymore. The drawings and the whole graphical organization of the page has, of course, improved. But there's something that feels just slightly "stale" now. It's like when an actor becomes popular for a certain role he's done, and then he keeps repeating said role to the point that it no longer is a display of real talent, but almost like a mechanical repetition.
For example, that dialogue with Red and the princess, to me it did not feel as emotive as it should. Because it felt as if the characters, the "camera angles", the words and the pauses.... everything was trying very hard, TOO hard to bring that emotive feeling in the reader. It did no longer feel natural. Another friend of mine who I introduced to your comic, got the same impression on that part.
Of course, this is just my opinion, and it may very well be only my own impression. Besides, all comics who last long enough, end up having a faux pas, so it doesn't matter, as soon as it will return on its right track later on. To keep with the theatre analogy: when an actor is on the scene only for 20 minutes, it's easy to make a lasting impression and keep the audience on the egde. But keep that same actor carrying on for 2 hours, and the public won't be so raptured during all the show time.
I once again repeat that this is only my humble opinion. I know sometimes I sound a bit like some wise-cracking owl, so I don't want to seem arrogant as if I should know better than you about your own work!
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Well, thank you for your feedback. I'm honestly not sure how I can actually go about applying it, but I'm sure to keep it in mind. I appreciate the candor.
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Glad you appreciated the feedback! I hope I didn't sound harsh or rude; do consider that I bother to make criticism only to things that I really like....
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This was an amazing scene! You captured it so well. I adore your art.
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LOVED this scene.
Siiiiiiigh. Why are all my favorite characters so emotionally messed up and so doomed?
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I almost cried, and I had no emotional attachment to any of the characters to begin with (never heard of it before being dragged to the movie). I just wanted to hug him! TT__TT
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So sad! D': I really love the movement and the blue shadowing. Well done!
And hm, I didn't know that fact about Alan Moore. I guess Watchmen is deeper than even he knows.
Hey, would you like this to be shown in the =Gunga-Diner fan gallery? I think it would be a big hit.
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Sure, but does one has to be a member of the club before submitting arts?
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Anyone can submit art to the fan gallery. We try to promote the work of as many artists as we can. :3
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Wow! Really? Guess that character really did come to life on his own. I love that.
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