Comedian Origins - Most Hated And Vile Yet Fan-Favorite Character In Watchmen Universe

The Comedian, also known as Edward Morgan “Eddie” Blake, is one of the most sinister characters to be called a hero. Even though he is a vigilante closely associated with superheroes and the Government, his actions speak otherwise. He first debuted in the first issue of the Watchmen, a limited series graphic novel published in September 1986. The irony in the name of the Comedian is surprising, to say the least, considering he isn’t funny at all but rather blunt and brutal like a brawler. Writer Alan Moore collaborated with illustrator Dave Gibbons to create The Comedian. At times, the Comedian exhibits profound meditation on his own brutish character as well as real grief over humanity's predicament. The Comedian has the longest crime-fighting career of all of the world's costumed vigilantes.
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0:00 Intro
1:40 Comedian Origins: Once you figure out what a joke everything is, being a comedian is the only thing that makes sense
4:40 Comedian’s Time in The Minutemen
5:20 His Escapades with The Crimebusters
6:35 The Death and Funeral of The Comedian
7:35 The Investigation Conducted by Rorschach
8:10 Zack Snyder’s Movie Adaptation
9:10 Origin of Name and Character Inspiration
10:00 Powers and Abilities Possessed by The Comedian
14:07 What Makes the Comedian the Most Hated and Vile Character of The Watchmen?

[@ian7064]

I know fans are split on the Watchmen movie but I think Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the Comedian was one of the best things about the film

[@there4you19]

Hey Everyone it's Negan

[@PowuhToSeven]

I never seen Jeffrey before watchmen and I completely believed his commitment to the character. He gave it such range. Especially the beginning sequence

[@josephcontreras8930]

It's the only time I ever saw him I didn't know any of the watchmen until I looked for them in earlier movies shows.

[@josephcontreras8930]

DC should do a mini series on him like wolverine. If th ey haven't already.

[@thefogandthewhirlwind]

He was amazing

[@UndeadGunslinger1997]

Being a spoiled man, Blake was well aware of the inferiority of his life, in which there was no hope, especially in a world where cruelty and hatred are the main features of human nature. Comedian and Rorschach were the most deep and interesting characters in "Watchmen".

[@CorbCorbin]

While one could easily argue whether they’re the most “deep,” and certainly whether the most “interesting” characters, they _were_ written to be the most relatable with the reader. Whether, it’s Rorschach’s view of the illusion of an “American Dream,” and The Comedian knowing it’s all rigged, because he’s been a tool of the machine. Both are horrible people, regardless of killing or arresting criminals, and arguably worse people then them in the world. Blake has realized the joke of having never reached out to his daughter, or had any real relationships with anyone, which leads to him visiting a nemesis, became has no one to confess to. All too late and futile, as Ozy had already put everything into motion, that would keep the world under that same illusion of freedom and choice. I think Rorschach’s character, was misunderstood by most people, or at least had his problems forgiven, because he is the one who believes the truth is more important than anything, snd gives his life at the end defending that principle. The problem is differentiating his conspiracy theory writings, with what the character actually knew. I like Rorschach’s arc, because even the bit schizophrenic, uber violent guy, with a really odd identity disorder, is shown to be the only “hero,” who’s actually willing to die for truth, snd to bring Adrian to Justice. So, I agree, they were the most deep and interesting characters. 😆

[@josephcontreras8930]

Yea like in 70s 80s DC JLA comics where green arrow and sometimes green lantern had negative ideas and comments about what they were doing. Batman wax same way at times. Only big blue boyscout believes in what they were doing....

[@LordOfAllusion]

Comedian’s whole gimmick is satirizing life. We know it’s bad to wear masks and beat the hell out of people, but as long as you call yourself a hero, you can do it. We know that it is wrong to set people on fire, but as long as you do it in the name of your country, it’s totally fine. I think Eddie Blake just saw the hypocrisy of society and decided to keep pushing until they realized how absurd their contextual reality is.

[@remc0s]

Basically Antifa and BLM in a nutshell: If you just call yourself anti-fascist and anti-racist, you can be fascist and racist while being lauded by the media and the public as being the good guys.

[@LordOfAllusion]

@@remc0s except Comedian was doing it ironically.

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

That's really cleaver. I like it.

[@ikenosis8160]

I don't know the comic version of the Comedian, but in the movie I always assessed that he was the only realist among the group; a monster, but a realist. He didn't buy into shiny plans for the future, he knew the true nature of mankind and didn't flinch from staring it in the face. And that's how he knew himself completely and thoroughly and knew he was a monster and made peace with that fact. I think he's really the moral agent in the movie, when he discovered Adrian's plan, it broke him and changed him and made him ready to accept his own death. It's really a beautiful story. I love it. He's my favorite character in the movie. He loved his daughter in spite of everything. There's a lot of Vader in the Comedian.

[@360entertainment2]

Honestly same, he saw things for how they really were and didn’t pay mind to his idealistic comrades. Me and a group went to see the movie opening weekend and all of us kind of gravitated towards Comedian, despite his many misgivings!

[@ikenosis8160]

@@360entertainment2 Oh that's so fun. Seeing The Watchmen on opening night must have been boss. That opening scene of the Comedians murder is really one of my favorite scenes in any comicy movie. "Unforgettable... That's what you are..." The old man truly proves that he's still got the balls to do the deed, he's just fighting sort of a living god, so it didn't matter too much. But that intro is indeed, unforgettable. 10 outta 10. Glad you got to enjoy it on the silver screen! 😍

[@360entertainment2]

@@ikenosis8160 not gonna lie, opening night was pretty entertaining. You have no idea how many people brought their kids to see this and how many walked out as soon as Doc Manhattan’s giant blue dong dangled out!

[@josephcontreras8930]

I guess spending time beating criminal to a pulp then working as a merc and spook for the govt you're sure to become harder where you see mankind's easy drop into savagery and cruelty. A clear observation any psychologist can see.

[@regularstan6212]

JDM was awesome

[@davidabbott7270]

The comedian was the type of guy you wanted to hate so much but you had to respect him because he was willing to do things others would never do. And sometimes I think he knew deep down it was wrong but he knew that the outcome might help mankind of the long run

[@docblade3270]

His fight in the beginning of the movie was one of the best representations of what a superhuman fight would be in real life!Best "not for children" superhero movie!

[@damianprock1650]

Exactly, just the reality of being a superpowered individual

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

I've always been fascinated with the Comedian. More than any other Watchman, even Rorschach. I have a big Comedian print from the graphic novel in my manc-ave.

[@photofreeamerica6036]

Negan is the comedian I forgot all about that. such a great actor

[@lucasb7705]

Yeah its crazy how you see where he kinda got his negan from now.

[@YoungYahtz94]

Comedian was based on Peacemaker, in fact he was supposed to be Peacemaker himself but Alan Moore decided instead to make new characters based on Charlton comic characters like Peacemaker, Blue Beetle (Nite Owl), the Question (Rorschach), and so on

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

In really DC doesn't give him the rights

[@DrWarman86]

Some how Owl-man or night owl became Evil Bat-man in some incarnations of Batman.

[@360entertainment2]

@@DrWarman86 Owlman and Night Owl are different characters.

[@DrWarman86]

@@360entertainment2 how so. In DC lore they seem to be the same character from different dimensions or earths. Not exactly the same continuity. So Night Owl would not be from the same earth that Owl man would be. But there is sometimes an Owl man on the same earth Bat man exist on. Depending on who’s who. Lol no wonder Dr. Manhattan tried to trim the fat and make it all one universe destroying all others in the process.

[@YoungYahtz94]

@@DrWarman86 Nite Owl is not Batman. He’s meant to be the Blue Beetle of the Watchmen universe. Watchmen is set in an alternate DC universe/world but not Earth 3, which is where evil version of heroes exist. That’s where Owlman comes from. He is a direct evil parallel to Batman

[@remc0s]

He wore another costume between the yellow-purple boiler suit and the black leather armor; a black boiler suit with red diamonds around his collar. It's basically an "evil" version of his original costume. He wears it briefly in Before Watchmen: Minutemen. I think it makes for a perfect transitioning look for the Comedian; between the foolish boy he was and the nihilistic anti-hero he is going become.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Code Monkeys G4's Adult Animated Tribute to the 8-bit gaming era that got unfairly cancelled

[@360entertainment2]

I miss Code Monkeys. I have the first season on DVD but they still haven’t released the second season!

[@1wolftank]

"It's all just a fucking joke" Hits hard

[@robquin1525]

I hope Jeffrey Dean Morgan voices Thragg in Invincible

[@LoganDX1990]

That would be perfect

[@jorgeldejesus8465]

The Comedian will fit perfectly in the Boys universe

[@taraungoogle8482]

Billy Butcher: "Diabolical, Am I a bloody joke to you"?

[@Firebrand1967]

Fantastic video presentation. 🙂 Yes, the Comedian was inspired by G. Gordon Liddy, but he's also a cynical nod to Groucho Marx with the trademark cigar and moustache.

[@Guyverman01]

Would’ve it killed the writers to explore what could’ve happened in his childhood to make him the sociopath he was?

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

Dude Punisher would have despised his guy in Vietnam as Frank killed one U.S. Marine for raping a Woman who was Viet Cong but to Frank it's still a crime cause their suppose to be above the savagery

[@TheDemonking82]

I see Blake as a man who was smart enough to get in where he felt he could be exactly what he wanted to be a sanctioned monster who’s getting paid to live like a king and have a hobby like fighting crime to keep in shape and sharp ready for when he really works. I felt for years that he was the reason Ozzie’s plan was even noticed had it not been for Oz killing him nobody would have ever known not even Manhattan would have known. I honestly like both the novel and the extended movie I think the movie doesn’t get the credit it deserves I don’t think the novel ending would have not been as epic in the scale of a movie.

[@levarhicks1000]

Damn the opening sequence is 🔥

[@UndeadGunslinger1997]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan would be perfect for the role of another cynical DC character - Lobo

[@brotherword139]

Lobo should play Jeffery Dean Morgan. lol

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Edgelord]

honestly, I think Jason Momoa would be a better Lobo. too bad he's already Aquaman

[@chrisharris6425]

@@Friendly_Neighborhood_Edgelord honestly I thought the guy playing Lobo in Krypton was a decent adaptation

[@michaelkelley2727]

Jeffrey dean morgan as LOBO: HELL YEAH

[@godfreyasika8042]

The Main Man

[@kaylaturnis9486]

Watchmen was a dark and brutal movie but was still great!

[@damianprock1650]

Well, in retrospect, most superhero movies aren't supposed to be lighthearted

[@mirceazaharia2094]

I didn't understand the movie when I first saw it about 12 or so years ago, but I think I'm able to appreciate it and understand it better nowadays.

[@georgexanthopoulos3003]

One of the best superhero movies ever. And so underrated imo.

[@splinterdevilblood6366]

One of my favorite comic characters of all time

[@Ejones-xs9qg]

I liked him and he was my favorite. I was actually mad I didn't get to see more of him. Something tells me he was the most powerful Captain America type of dude of his time.

[@manuelvelez7777]

I feel like the comedian is an equal blend of joker and batman. He does good and bad but has no real conflict with what he does.

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

i really liked jdm as the comedian i didnt even know of him as an actor before that movie and he stood out to me so much !

[@robmarconi6758]

Did the Comedian have super strength in the graphic novel? He didn't punch through any walls or anything. That was just in the movie

[@couchmaster3773]

AFAIK the only character in Watchmen with any actual superpowers is Dr. Manhattan.

[@williamsmith5340]

Awesome 👍👍

[@regularstan6212]

Dude JDM portrayal of the comedian is awesome!!!

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

Most people despair when a city or nation crumbles into nothing. But me? I smile.

[@aidanhever3369]

I think Omni-Man from The Invincible has something in common with the Comedian.

[@outdoorgamer727]

So this is what Negan does before the zombie apocalypse

[@nfcprk]

“Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes once”

[@jopiaspieder1184]

He's my favorite character of the Watchmen

[@jailcatjones3250]

The riot scene is incredible and I wish riot control would take notes

[@Dr.Thirteen]

he definitely got the job done

[@buckv9494]

And ole ozzy over here, will be the smartest guy on the cinder

[@michaeljosephjackson2364]

Make a video on ozymandias

[@MrCouchmen]

Surprising was Doomsday clock where he falls from his apartment and is suddenly teleported in DC universe and falls to the sea.

[@MisterSinister47]

I've always loved him as my faviort Watchmen character out of the group. Because he's so very broken. Blake then Rorschach then Oz then Manhattan.

[@jtp2r]

I feel like this analysis jumps around a lot and contradicts itself. Is he a heartless psychopath or monster who has his own limits in regards to human life?

[@aaronjackson7244]

You should do Rorschach and Nite owl💯💯 🦉

[@damianprock1650]

Ooh, good ones

[@tomrank282]

Shoot the comedian was my favorite then Rorschach and Manhattan

[@rebelngsuperboy6672]

comedian is the john walker of the watchman universe

[@austinmichael3086]

The Comedian from the Zack Snyder Watchmen movie was born 1918

[@damianstarks3338]

Yeah this dude has some serious issues upstairs.

[@tahnadana5435]

its a character alan moore needed in place of lobo... because he cant use any of the DC ones...but then this gets more fame than lobo

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Only Neegan could pull this off

[@capra216]

Many geniuses are weirdos. Allan Moore is a great example. He tells a damn good story.

[@waynesidmonson2842]

Can you guys please cover Hollis mason !

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Nice

[@LoneCanadianPoet]

The Smiley Face is also a "Connect The Points" version of the Freemasonic Round-Edge & Square... which is what the real life murderer known as "The Smiley Face Killer" also used as their calling card. (the eyes make up the upside V or square, and the smile is a curve of the round-edge). No joke. And the Comedian is a sick loser who feeds off of tragedy. The only hero in the entire story is tragically Rorschach, who is driven insane due to the madness all around him and through being manipulated by Ozymandias.

[@breezywriter6572]

10:35 “He [Comedian] is among the few people who have defeated Ozymandias in combat.” He did? When was that?

[@thirtysomethingmedia8118]

The Comedian was dark and certainly not a good person, but the two actual super powered heroes in those comics were worse in a lot of ways.

[@jamesspinner7764]

as a Punisher fan .. I kinda like The Comedian....

[@damianprock1650]

Glad to hear it, especially seeing that he's like the Punisher's predecessor

[@jamesmclean3955]

The comedian will always be my favorite hero

[@Karlos1234ify]

“It’s all joke.”

[@lucasb7705]

So this was where he got the negan swag from.

[@remc0s]

In "Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan", we see Doctor Manhattan seeing different parallel worlds, also an alternative flashback of what happened at the bar in Vietnam. In this alternate reality, the Comedian wouldn't have shot the pregnant woman after slashing his face with the bottle, and then would have died because she wasn't really pregnant but hiding a bomb under her clothes which destroyed the entire bar and killed all its G.I. patrons. Whether you consider Before Watchmen canon or not, this IS an interesting take: Yes, the Comedian did shoot a woman, but by doing so saved everyone else at the bar, because she couldn't detonate the bomb.

[@samorenpalmer]

Cool

[@remc0s]

Dave Gibbons didn't want to take the easy road by making the Comedian a maniacal Joker rip-off who cracks lame jokes all the time, so he took inspiration from actual comedians and thus gave Eddie a mustache and a cigar like Groucho Marx.

[@norseczar27]

He was cool in doomsday clock as well

[@docpotts8657]

I just see Neagan 😂😂😂

[@CoachKussenVuist]

he looks like a buff Robert Downey Jr

[@damianprock1650]

Yep

[@Gravedigger933]

Society is a joke and the Comedian is the punch line.

[@blastradius9136]

Comedian is a badass anti hero which is why people like him. Same reason why people like Judge Dredd or Spawn.

[@MeezieMan]

He need to be in The Boys.

[@shockwave.studios]

His actor is confirmed for Season 4 of The Boys

[@BetaBuxDelux]

He’s kind of funny.

[@adrammelechthewroth6511]

I agree with the Comedian. This human world is a sick joke. He's not the only one who gets that joke. I. Hate. Human. Society. I hate it with a passion the rivals the Crist himself.

[@AH-is5yg]

In the DC and Watchmen crossover, Lex Luthor manage to defeat the comedian and send him back to the moment of his death and that's robbing the comedian's chance to kill Ozymandias. As the comedian falls to his death, he was shocked and angry that he won't be able to get his revenge and falling to his death. He yelled and final word is no. His death was a joke! The Joker beat him easily during the story.

[@damianprock1650]

No, Ozymandias killed the Comedian, not the Joker

[@AH-is5yg]

@@damianprock1650 you are misreading the comment. I said Joker beat the comedian very easily but I never said he killed him. Please reread the comment carefully before you judge next time otherwise people will think you're slow. Your comment was a joke.

[@damianprock1650]

@@AH-is5yg then you haven't read the *Watchmen* graphic novel or even watched the movie for that matter

[@bthoblank8285]

Loved the portrayal of the comedian. Liked the character a lot too obviously he did a few absolutely terrible things but he was so interesting and was the realest one in the movie.

[@josephcontreras8930]

If he were around im sure trump would've called him to quell all the riots and protesters and clear out that street where the church he stood in front of...

[@johncastle1984]

🙂

[@haha-kq6rz]

Comedian and Rorschach were the only two characters that weren't total assholes.

[@damianprock1650]

Exactly

[@MLBlue30]

Oh they were all assholes, just in different ways. Nobody was innocent or really worthy of being regarded as a true stereotypical hero. But you are hopelessly deluded or possibly extreme right Wing if you think Comeidian or Rorschach Weren't assholes, plain as day.

[@joewedg3703]

Might as well laugh at the world and life. It is all a joke…

[@PixPunxel]

Just thinking. Was it not kind of foreshadowing Trump ? Hardline, right wing, does not take shit from anyone, violent, yet a total clown ?

[@leewightman8619]

Wait is this neegan ?

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

Typical depiction of delusions of grandeur that only a perverted psyche in all it's corruption & violence would make evident considering what skill, feat & access IS.

[@douggiefister]

Immediately dislike for using timestamps and you insult the comedian.

[@TreborPaulson]

Holy shit Does anybody listen to these? They get these stories all wrong and they are all mixed up

[@Yorabasura]

555th like❤😂

[@the.comed1an]

furst

[@ericpanissidi6761]

comedian is a necessary evil

[@senagghh9153]

La légende de SEXTINDER.Uno snowquen's est mon idole. C'est la personne que j'aspire à êtrez, c'est ma lumière du jour

[@dullahan7677]

In my mind, I always saw JDM in Marvel as Kraven the Hunter.