Doomsday Clock #3 might not've come thick and fast with the reveals, but it did clue us in on the true identity of the new Rorschach.
In a flashback sequence that takes place in pale moonlight (a sure indication that Manhattan's presence is meant to be felt), it transpires that this new Rorschach, whose name is still a mystery, was right at the centre of the alien attack during the events of the original comic book. The squid is literally stuck to his car in fact, and while it's clear that this Rorschach, much like his predecessor, isn't all that there either, it remains to be seen if his present instability came as a result of the squid or from something else altogether.
What is clear is that this new Rorschach has lost his family and has a deep reverence for the original Rorschach. It's an identity that looks totally at odds with his past life however, and as he struggles to reconcile with his surroundings, it's becoming clearer and clearer that Manhattan, already potentially responsible for the origins of countless heroes the world over - including perhaps even Superman - may have birthed a vigilante too many.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
