![]() ![]() He is also mentioned in Under the Hood, the fictional autobiography of Hollis Mason (Nite Owl I) that appears in Watchmen issues 1–3. The Comedian's appearances in Watchmen consist of flashbacks of the other characters. The main plot of Watchmen initially involves Rorschach's suspicion of a plot to kill costumed heroes ("masks") his continuing investigation into Blake's murder leads to a much larger, more horrifying secret. Fellow crimefighter Rorschach, independently investigating the murder, discovers that Blake was in fact the Comedian. The story of Watchmen starts with the aftermath of Edward Blake's murder in 1985. ![]() Moore imagined the Comedian as a mix between the Peacemaker with "a little bit of Nick Fury" and "probably a bit of the standard Captain America patriotic hero-type". ![]() As with most of the main characters in the series, he was an analogue for a Charlton Comics character, in this case the Peacemaker. The Comedian was created by writer Alan Moore with artist Dave Gibbons. The Comedian ( Edward Morgan Blake) is a fictional character who debuted in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics. Expert hand-to-hand combat and marksman. ![]()
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