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| − | '''The Crimebusters''' was an incredibly short-lived team of super-heroes that Captain Metropolis attempted to organize in [[1966]] to replace the [[Minutemen (Watchmen)|Minutemen]], who had retired over 15 years earlier. It consisted of newer heroes, such as [[Doctor Manhattan]] and [[Rorschach]], but retained [[Edward Blake (Watchmen)|The Comedian]], who had also been a member of the previous group; as well as the second [[Daniel Dreiberg (Watchmen)|Nite Owl]] and [[Laurel Juspeczyk (Watchmen)|Silk Spectre]], whose original counterparts had been Minutemen. The group fell apart almost before it started, largely at the urging of the pessimistic Comedian, who believed that they wouldn't really be making a difference in a world heading towards Apocalypse anyway. The group would be nearly insignificant, if not for the introductions it provided to the contemporary superheroes of the time amongst themselves. Only Nite Owl supported the idea, since he and Rorschach had some success fighting gangs by working together. After the |
+ | '''The Crimebusters''' was an incredibly short-lived team of super-heroes that Captain Metropolis attempted to organize in [[1966]] to replace the [[Minutemen (Watchmen)|Minutemen]], who had retired over 15 years earlier. It consisted of newer heroes, such as [[Doctor Manhattan]] and [[Rorschach]], but retained [[Edward Blake (Watchmen)|The Comedian]], who had also been a member of the previous group; as well as the second [[Daniel Dreiberg (Watchmen)|Nite Owl]] and [[Laurel Juspeczyk (Watchmen)|Silk Spectre]], whose original counterparts had been Minutemen. The group fell apart almost before it started, largely at the urging of the pessimistic Comedian, who believed that they wouldn't really be making a difference in a world heading towards Apocalypse anyway. The group would be nearly insignificant, if not for the introductions it provided to the contemporary superheroes of the time amongst themselves. Only Nite Owl supported the idea, since he and Rorschach had some success fighting gangs by working together. After the Crimerbusters ended, Rorshach formed an new team of outlawed vigilantes called the ''Watchmen'' composed of 4 members: Rorschach himself, Nite Owl II, Silk Specre II and Doctor Manhathan. |
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Revision as of 04:41, 29 October 2017
History
The Crimebusters was an incredibly short-lived team of super-heroes that Captain Metropolis attempted to organize in 1966 to replace the Minutemen, who had retired over 15 years earlier. It consisted of newer heroes, such as Doctor Manhattan and Rorschach, but retained The Comedian, who had also been a member of the previous group; as well as the second Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, whose original counterparts had been Minutemen. The group fell apart almost before it started, largely at the urging of the pessimistic Comedian, who believed that they wouldn't really be making a difference in a world heading towards Apocalypse anyway. The group would be nearly insignificant, if not for the introductions it provided to the contemporary superheroes of the time amongst themselves. Only Nite Owl supported the idea, since he and Rorschach had some success fighting gangs by working together. After the Crimerbusters ended, Rorshach formed an new team of outlawed vigilantes called the Watchmen composed of 4 members: Rorschach himself, Nite Owl II, Silk Specre II and Doctor Manhathan.
Notes
- In the film adaption, the "Crimebusters" were instead called the "Watchmen". The group was led by Ozymandias and Captain Metropolis wasn't present in the founding. Like in the graphic novel, the group was ridiculed by the Comedian. Unlike in the graphic novel, in the film the Watchmen appeared to actually work together and last longer as opposed to the Crimebusters, which never came together at the meeting.
See Also
- 11 Appearances of Crimebusters (Watchmen)
- 1 Images that include Crimebusters (Watchmen)
- Team Gallery: Crimebusters (Watchmen)
Links and References
Footnotes