One of the best characters created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is getting a new story by one of comics’ current top writers, Tom King.

Rorschach, new 12-issue maxiseries debuting this October by Tom King (Mister Miracle) and Jorge Fornés (Batman), together delivering a new vision of one of the most riveting characters from Watchmen. It appears as though the original Walter Kovacs remains killed by Doctor Manhattan and it might not include his successor Reggie Long. In the preview pages seen, the series opens with a mysterious new Rorschach and his partner attempting to assassinate a political challenger to President Robert Redford.

The book takes place 35 years after the events of the original series.

Ozymandias was exposed for dropping a giant telepathic squid on New York City, killing thousands and ending the public’s trust in heroes once and for all. The Minutemen are gone; only their memory lives on. Especially the infamy of Rorschach, who has become a cultural icon since Dr. Manhattan turned him to dust.

Rorschach may have spoken truth, but he wasn’t a hero.

Rorschach #1, by Tom King, Jorge Fornés, Dave Stewart and Clayton Cowles, will publish on October 13, 2020, and carry DC’s Black Label descriptor, identifying the content as appropriate for readers ages 17+. The book will retail for $4.99 with card stock cover artwork by Fornés and a variant cover by Jae Lee.