Watchmen

Watchmen!!! I will finally be covering the controversial heroes. Now, as a simple disclaimer, any Watchmen character is controversial and many of the 'heroes' are borderline villainous. So I thought as a great way to break the ice I would talk about two of the most wicked creations of Alan Moore. Now, a brief history on Watchmen for those who are unfamiliar.
         Watchmen is the brain-child of the great comic revolutionary, Alan Moore. Alan Moore pioneered England's invasion into the comic book industry in the late 70's with such classics as V for Vendetta and From Hell. However, none of these hailed in comparison to the all might Watchmen. The graphic novel was originally released as a short series. Twelve issues of the series were released, and buy the forth issues release date the comic world was hooked. The series followed the lives of retired heroes through a sex, drug, and rock & roll based society. Once the series was released as a collected graphic novel Times praised the graphic novel as a "masterpiece." Unfortunately, Alan Moore passed away before completing his newest work Before Watchmen which was said to be a prologue to Watchmen.
       Now, to the fun part. The first hero/villain I will cover is the Comedian. The Comedian was part of the Minutemen, a crime fighting group in the early 50's, and also served as a solo hero for almost twenty years. The Comedian, or Edward Blake, served as one of the few government sanctioned heroes in New York when the events of Watchmen take place. Blake is amoral and vile as a man, but serves a purpose. Blake shoes that the line between good and evil can be almost impossible to define sometimes.
       Blake makes an impact from the second he appears to the second he leaves and despite all of his problems he is still one of the most beloved heroes of Watchmen