Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Friday, 12-Feb-16 00:46:18 UTC
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@flaxx Rorshach actually doesn't really have much of what could be technically considered an actual superpower, ultimately he's just a masked vigilante with strong beliefs that can figure really well. But what makes Watchmen interesting is that it's more interested in the specific social implications of superheroes as cultural figures, and utilizes the genre's specific storytelling beats to create a rich and multifaceted narrative about justice and morality. So characters exist as arbiters of Big Decisions and don't spend as much time hitting things hard with special powers so much as they pull apart heroism from its foundation. It's a really neat comic.
