Alan Moore talks about how he created Rorschach to be the most disgusting character imaginable. A total loser with no friends and a twisted view of the world.
He says he’s tired of all the fan boys who come up to him and tell him how Rorschach is them!
To be fair, Rorschach has a few traits worth emulating. He does have a rock solid sense of right and wrong and uhhhh… Yeah no, that’s about it.
and a love of beans
He does have a rock solid sense of right and wrong
As long as it is not informed by the white supremacist tabloid he was reading. Did you miss the parts where we read his thoughts about gay people or welfare queens (dogwhistle for black people)?
He’s also capable of backing his words up with actions. Although in the prison scene I guess the actions came first.
Pretty sure the “you’re locked in here with me” vibe. is what all the fanboys envision themselves as, but would never actually be to emulate.
In a similar vein, Grant Morrison on adult fans:
Sauce: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/grant-morrison-psychedelic-superhero-244265/
I know it’s a meme but it’s more so incels and less the entire male population
- an avg male with lots of avg male friends none of which give a flying fuck about the joker
There’s way way way better and more interesting, more nuanced antiheros out there than the fucking joker too
And well the joker isn’t an “anti-hero” he’s a straight up psychopath
Dude’s rock did what?
Since when did joker become an anti hero? He’s the chaotic evil to Batman’s chaotic good.
I thought Batman was just lawful. He serves the interests of the rich and works with the cops.
Beating the absolute shit out of people isn’t lawful.
Sure it is! He’s deputized by the GCPD. And it’s part of his personal code.
Antiheros are supposed to be relatable to some extent. You’re supposed to be on their side.
When they talk about how the world is broken and everyone just seems to be accepting it, theyre spot on. When they talk about how we’ve allowed the worst traits of humanity to flourish and dominate they’re saying what we’re all thinking. These are the quotes that get shared on boomermemes on Facebook. What doesnt get shared so much is their plan to fix it which involves taking a bus full of toddlers hostage with a bomb.
The “joker” trope from batman is very USA centered too, we don’t have that very much in Europe, or so I feel.
Edit I not U
Squats and Laughs in Eastern European.
