Post by DSkillz on Dec 8, 2013 7:53:16 GMT
Crimebusters (Watchmen)
The Crimebusters are the main characters of Watchmen, a graphic novel created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins.
The Crimebusters were the second group of costumed adventurers in the Watchmen timeline. They replaced the Minutemen from the previous era and were forced to disband in 1977 due to the Keene Act.
The group was founded in 1966 by Nelson Gardner (a.k.a. Captain Metropolis) as a successor to the Minutemen. Gardner believed that the social climate of America had become so overrun by social unrest that a new collective of masked crimefighters was the answer. It is also suggested in the graphic novel that Gardner's motivation was driven by the return of his old adversary, Moloch, who had reportedly founded another underground crime syndicate in New York City.
At their first meeting, debate arose over the validity and necessity of such a group; Rorschach believed such a group would be merely a "publicity exercise" and would also be "too big and unwieldy." The Comedian expressed the strongest opposition, stating that the threat of nuclear war looming over the world made Gardner's idea of "playin' cowboys and Indians" insignificant in the atomic age. To prove his point, The Comedian set fire to Gardner's carefully planned display. The only vocal support for Gardner's idea came from Dan Dreiberg who believed it was valid since he and Rorschach had some success fighting gangs by working together.
After that memorable meeting, not much is known about how the idea of the Crimebusters went. It is not known if they ever gathered up again or worked communally as a team with headquarters, like the Minutemen had. However this seems unlikely since no team victories were ever mentioned and the vigilantes remained mostly separated.
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The Crimebusters were the second group of costumed adventurers in the Watchmen timeline. They replaced the Minutemen from the previous era and were forced to disband in 1977 due to the Keene Act.
The group was founded in 1966 by Nelson Gardner (a.k.a. Captain Metropolis) as a successor to the Minutemen. Gardner believed that the social climate of America had become so overrun by social unrest that a new collective of masked crimefighters was the answer. It is also suggested in the graphic novel that Gardner's motivation was driven by the return of his old adversary, Moloch, who had reportedly founded another underground crime syndicate in New York City.
At their first meeting, debate arose over the validity and necessity of such a group; Rorschach believed such a group would be merely a "publicity exercise" and would also be "too big and unwieldy." The Comedian expressed the strongest opposition, stating that the threat of nuclear war looming over the world made Gardner's idea of "playin' cowboys and Indians" insignificant in the atomic age. To prove his point, The Comedian set fire to Gardner's carefully planned display. The only vocal support for Gardner's idea came from Dan Dreiberg who believed it was valid since he and Rorschach had some success fighting gangs by working together.
After that memorable meeting, not much is known about how the idea of the Crimebusters went. It is not known if they ever gathered up again or worked communally as a team with headquarters, like the Minutemen had. However this seems unlikely since no team victories were ever mentioned and the vigilantes remained mostly separated.
Links:
Wikipedia
Watchmen Wiki
Copyright Owner/Official Site
DC Comics
Record:
W:
L: