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Keith Veronese UNITED STATES
Member Since July 2005
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Watchmen #3 p. 30 Original Art - Rorschach, Silk Spectre, and the Hooded Justice - Under the Hood

Location: Watchmen
Artists: Dave Gibbons (All) ,  Alan Moore (Writer)

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Watchmen #3 p. 30 Original Art - Rorschach, Silk Spectre, and the Hooded Justice - Under the Hood
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Full Board

Reverse of Art

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Hooded Justice image from the Watchmen movie modeled after the ink wash
Artwork Details
Location: Watchmen
Title: Watchmen #3 p. 30 Original Art - Rorschach, Silk Spectre, and the Hooded Justice - Under the Hood *
Artist:  Dave Gibbons (All) ,  Alan Moore (Writer)
Media Type: Ink Wash
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 12698
Likes on CAF: 24
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 41
Added to Site: 8/10/2011

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Description
A set of three images from the "Under the Hood" backup, with the Rorschach one being unpublished to this day. Silk Spectre accompanies her savior, the Hooded Justice, the first costumed adventurer in the Watchmen universe. The Hooded Justice is theorized in the text to be the communist strongman Rolf Muller, with his image in the middle. Interestingly, the middle image of Muller is shown as a worn poster on a brick wall with Rorschach, possibly hinting at some connection between the two or just acting as a point of transition. The classic "Who Watches the Watchmen" graffiti is scribbled on the wall in the Rorschach ink wash. I was able to show the art to Gibbons during a Hero Initiative function at SDCC 2011, and Gibbons stated that the Rorschach ink wash went unpublished as it didn't fit the character ("Rorschach wouldn't stand around and pose for a picture"). One of pictures below shows the full art board, with each image being approximate three inches by 8 inches, with the Rolf Muller image being a little larger. The reverse shows the DC Stamp and original price, which should make us all cry. Thanks to the guy that helped on this one, you know who you are.

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M,B The collector Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Hi Keith, Wonderful page !!! congratulations !! ;-)
Ray Cuthbert Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Wow! Neat to find an unpublished but finished version of Rorschach contemporary to the series.
Duane Murray Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Wow, you are really pulling in the Watchmen stuff these days... Very cool. This piece is AWESOME. I need to work harder.
Dr. DOOOOM Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Now that is AWESOME!
Horacio Alvarez Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Keith INCREDIBLE, AWESOME Congrats ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ this piece is the Best
Greg  C. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

What an amazing piece, congrats!!!!
J. Sid Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Big thumbs up on this one.... so what's the original price on the back you mentioned??
Keith Veronese Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

J. Sid wrote:
" Big thumbs up on this one.... so what's the original price on the back you mentioned??  "
20 pounds sterling...ARGH!
Mike W Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

You are putting together quite the Watchmen collection together, my friend!! Keep it going!!!
Ken R Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Hey Keith, BIG Congrats man! The wash tones really add something extra to this piece and the Rorschach image is killer, published or no!
C . Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Congratulations Keith, I would kill for a piece like that.
comicinkking. com Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Very cool!! Love all these ink wash pieces from the books.
Royd Burgoyne Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Truly amazing addition Keith - congrats mate!
Roy Johnson Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Yet another manifestation how much thought went into the book. "Rorschach wouldn't pose for a picture" indeed. That is super cool.
Ron S Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Just great.
S S Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Fantastic Keith! Thanks for sharing and congratulations!!
Rabid Ferret Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

Wowsers, you keep pulling this stuff out of the woodwork! Congrats on awesomeness:)
Ben Bressel Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 8/10/2011

wow, you've been busy!!
Peter Marino Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 8/11/2011

What a cool page!
Peter P Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 8/11/2011

Brilliant Keith!!!
J. Hiroshi Morisaki Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/11/2011

Wow! What a find! Keep 'em coming, Keith!
Chris K. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 8/11/2011

Awesome!
Crees Tyler Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 8/25/2011

Perfect ! Just Perfect ! Congrats
Matt S Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 9/1/2011

Now this is a piece that deserves over 3000 hits in less than a month... truly a stunning and amazing piece.
Michael  Kirton Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 11/6/2011

Whoa, this belongs in a museum. Congratulations!
Keith Veronese Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 11/6/2011

Michael Kirton wrote:
" Whoa, this belongs in a museum. Congratulations!  "
Those are the best comments! If someone asks, I'll hang it up. It sure won't be buried with me.
THE COMICART2003 Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 2/20/2012

Now this must be the cornerstone of art collecting!!!!!!!!!
Phill R Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/20/2012

This is so cool! Thanks for posting it!
Spikes Harvey Rotten Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/24/2012

Brilliant piece, love how everything connected to Watchmen has its own story, and a ton of detail to it. Double bonus in it having an unreleased (until now!) Rorschach image as part of it. A £20 asking price? - Ahh those were the days!
VINCENT FACELINA Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 4/12/2012

Really nice piece...
j sly Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 4/16/2012

Amazing piece! You have a sick collection!
Lenny Da Collector Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 8/5/2012

2 of my 3 favorite Watchmen in ink wash and it's published. Can't get any better than this. To me, one of the best Watchmen pieces around
Gary Gray Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 8/15/2013

Yes the original price does make grown men cry. Add several 000's to that now!
Mario Rhodanos Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 11/17/2014

i allways dreamed of owning a house...but now...a extremely addictive artpage and i have a new dream...fantastic artwork my friend!
Shelton  Bryant Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/11/2019

When it's all said and done. . .this page is part of the high point of the Comic Book medium. . . "The Watchmen" is "The Wire" of Graphic Art Story Telling . .

 Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 7/2/2019

Spectacular! Fabulous find!

 James Dornoff Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 9/16/2020

An amazing piece of comic history, congrats!

 Rick W Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 1/10/2021

Sweet! 

 Eric B Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 9/17/2022

Brilliant write-up on this piece! Thanks for that.

 Keith Veronese Member Since 2005
Posted On 9/17/2022

Eric B wrote:
"  Brilliant write-up on this piece! Thanks for that.
 "

Thanks :). Gibbons saying that Rorschach would never stand around and pose for a picture was a pretty great get.

 Robert C Member Since 2020
Posted On 4/13/2024

Gibbons and Moore -- it doesn't get any better than that my friend!

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