don't fish eat other fish???

My first ever drawing of Rorschach and I've already sluttified him im sorry guys

Likes:

Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley (!!), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (!), Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, all fantastic performances. Really great acting.

Awesome CGI all the way through, even with Dr. Manhattan's weird uncanny mouth

Great soundtrack

Great fight choreography

Good balance between humor and sobriety

The costuming was MOSTLY* really fantastic. I liked the updates they did to Nite Owl's outfit, he looked really cool but still kinda dorky/owly. Rorschach was literally like peeled right from the comics, from what I've seen. Dr. Manhattan looked really cool even with all the CGI.

I didn't realize this until reading the Wikipedia page, but I enjoyed Matthew Goode's decision to give Adrian Veidt a heavier German accent in private. That's sort of a retroactive like

I liked that Nite Owl, who was ostensibly a lot more on the straight and narrow than guys like Rorschach and the Comedian, still seemed to not know what to do, or simply feel like he couldn't stop it when they would be Terrible, I thought that was interesting

The scene where one of Big Figure's goons had to cut off the other's arms was more understandable and less stupid than in the animated film.

Also Rorschach was kinda hot in that scene sorry

The inclusion of Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, and Laurie/Silk Spectre II's backstories

Dan's booty. I see now where those 25 pounds that Patrick Wilson put on went.

Adrian's plan to frame Dr. Manhattan. That made actually a liiiittle more sense than his Creature plan, less hoops to jump through, and it was also like SO much more evil lmao.

Adrian's genetically modified pet lynx. Glad she made it in.

REALLY great child casting for all the young versions of the characters.

Dislikes:

Hair and makeup was a biiiiit rough throughout. Adrian's wig was downright distracting. The aging makeup was all over the place from character to character (esp The Comedian, Silk Spectre 1, and uhhhh Dr. Manhattan's ex girlfriend, I can't remember her name😬). Even Rorschach's freckles were a little weird and unnatural. The Nixon prosthetics were distracting, too. Laurie's fuckass bangs. Her performance outshined her hair but I just was not a fan sorry.

The scene where Rorschach is actually doing the Rorschach test was done better in the Watchmen Chapter II animated film, and I didn't think they had any reason to not do it a similar way in the live action version. I was hoping that the inkblots would like morph into the memories they were evoking. It's a small nitpicky thing but it felt like an unnecessary miss

*The costumes. So I said I liked some of them. I had some MAJOR gripes with others. WHY CALL HER. SILK SPECTRE. IF SHES NOT GONNA WEAR. ANY SILK!!!!!!! SHES NOT LATEX SPECTRE! SILICONE SPECTRE!! SHE'S SILK SPECTRE!!!! GIVE HER A REASON TO BE CALLED THAT!!! Ozymandias!! Where's the bold purple and yellow! I liked the way his suit was designed but the colors were SO boring! He's the smartest man in the world but he's also tacky as hell! That's funny! The only part of his costume that touched on that was that it had nips, that was pretty funny. But even side roles like Big Figure were kinda lacking. His stark white hair and little red bandana just give him a little bit more oomph as a character.

Some of the acting was comic book-y in a good way (Rorschach) and others were comic booky in a bad way. I don't wanna be mean or badmouth any actors but some of the performances felt like...not very believable? I think that Zack Snyder is better at directing action than he is directing people, and that sort of showed through in some places. Based on how Ive heard the actors talk about their characters, any good acting seems to be purely because of the actors themselves, not because of how they were directed.

I wished a little more of Adrian Veidt's backstory had been included. Maybe it's in the directors cut or ultimate cut, idk. But I probably would've only enjoyed it if he had a better wig.

In the animated film, the scene where Dan isn't able to get it up was kind of amusing, but not in a mean way. In the live action, the scene was actually a bit more realistic, which I appreciated, but it lost some of that humor. That's a nitpick tho.

While I did like Adrian's different plan, I felt a little bit cheated out of seeing a Creature. I hadnt realized it until I was denied it, but I guess I had started the movie hoping to see a Creature, so I was a little sad when there wasn't one.

Hollis Mason's murder was probably in the director's cut, but I don't think it should've been cut from the theatrical release.

I missed the moment where the Newsstand guy realizes he has the same name as the kid that's always reading the curse of the black freighter comic by his stand. Small nitpick but I liked that moment. I guess it's kind of dependent on the whole black freighter thing, though, and I'm actually kinda glad they left that out of the movie.

I liked the Dr. Manhattan and Laurie scene, where he realized why the earth is worth trying to save, better in the animated film. That said, I thought Billy Crudup's performance was fantastic all the way through.

I wished that the circulatory system was walking through the kitchen instead of by the perimeter fence.

Laurie intentionally hitting the fire button on Archie instead of hitting it by accident was stupid.

There's a moment after Comedian's attempt upon Silk Spectre 1 where she kinda gives this look like "oooh that was rough but I kinda liked it" which I hated, I thought the whole point was that she, over time following the incident, grew attracted enough to the Comedian in order to actually sleep with him, not that she was kinda into him (or, God forbid, his violence) from the start.

Above is my dad's, and below is my stepdad's. Feeling really lucky to have these two awesome guys in my life.

This piece was originally gonna be for @fanartfrenzy way back in January, for the bingo square “make fanart for a fic that features an Original Character”, but obviously that didn’t happen, so I repurposed it for @azrisweek !

It’s based on a scene in Chapter 5, Congress of Weapons Manufacturers and Military Leaders, in stellar fic “Taming of the Vanserra” by the iconic @futurehunt ! One of my fav azris fics of all time fr fr (FUTUUUURE drop another chapter and my LIFE is YOURS) (jk obviously take your time). Future’s OC that I decided to focus on is Larssen, pictured here being a cheeky little shit and facing the immediate consequences, but obviously I had to give a lotta love to the main pairing of the fic, so I figure it still works for the event week😜

I reaaally wanted to get the part 2 finished for today as well but that obviously didn’t happen so knowing me it’ll probably take another 5 months. Anyways. Please ignore the 1 million tangent lines. Also side not, this is maybe my favorite Eris Outfit I’ve ever drawn. Shoutout to futurehunt for describing him so HAWT. Whew. Thank you future, for making such a fun and engaging and just downright COOL fic! I will have a part 2 one day!

Thank you so much to @chunkypossum for commissioning me to work on a piece that highlights the AMAZING Fitz!

I chose a scene from their fic from their amazing @azrisweek creature feature from a past year, Timshel. Who doesn’t love some accidental knotting?

You can find the full uncensored version here on my bluesky, and i think I’ll also add it to the ao3 collection so that it can be recognized as a work based on Timshel, cause that fic is seriously so beautiful. And I might add some other sketches if I get the chance before the week's done.

Speaking of beautiful, here’s a note from Chunky to Fitz: “You beautiful, fearless, wondrous leader of ours and the first person I think of when I think Azris! You have and continue to do so much for this community that I am speechless. All of the effort you put in is astounding, from the gorgeous fics you write to running this appreciation week! Thank you for being your beautiful, wonderful self and for all you have given us! May you receive 1000 fold all that you have given, and may Azris continue to be a source of joy for you! We couldn't be here today the way we are without you!”

Major ditto to that. Below the cut you’ll find the full piece and my tag list. Let me know if you want on or off!

Azris Week Day 1: Contact

My first contribution for @azrisweek 2026, 10k words of ragebaiting and hate sex. Enjoy!

Pairing: Azriel x Eris Vanserra

Rating: Explicit

Chapter Count: 1/2

Current Word Count: 10,114

Summary: Eris’ heart pounded away as he suppressed another laugh, the one bubbling in his chest uncomfortably real. He felt like he was about to drop from a great height, unsure if he would catch on the wind or plummet right into a sea of sharp rocks. “She’s ripe for the picking, Azriel,” Eris continued somewhat ravenously, unblinking. “Young, fresh-faced, dreadfully impressionable. Truly, I’m surprised she wasn’t the first snared into whoring herself out to Illyrian—”

The Autumn Prince was prepared this time, when Azriel launched from his post. His sentence turned into that damning cackle, a strange, foreign sound bursting from his mouth as he grasped Azriel's shoulders, and used the contact to winnow the two of them away.

You can find a small clip below the cut, and click here or the title to go right to the fic! I'll be adding my taglist in a reblog later in the day due to some time constraints haha, thanks for your patience!