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Rorschach (Walter Joseph Kovacs) is a fictional antihero and one of the protagonists in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics in 1986. Rorschach was created by writer Alan Moore with artist Dave Gibbons; as with most of the main characters in the series, he was an analogue for a Charlton Comics character; in this case, Steve Ditko's the Question.
Kovacs created the character in 1950 for his program Three to Get Ready on WPTZ in Philadelphia (the station that is now KYW-TV).The prop glasses he used were discovered by his associate Andy McKay at a novelty store for ten cents; [2] Kovacs drew lines on the eyeballs of the glasses to give Percy a "half-awake" appearance.
Kovacs also made careful use of the shrill singer Leona Anderson—who had somewhat less than a classical voice, by some estimations—in comic vignettes. [93] Kovacs used classical music as background for silent skits or abstract visual routines, including "Concerto for Orchestra", by Béla Bartók; music from the opera "The Love of Three ...
He also seems to have a high interest in comic books and dinosaurs. In a few strips, it is revealed that he likes Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, as well as the fictional "Linuxmon", blending his interest in programming with card games, and brings them to school. Jason is also a frequent user of the family computer, and has been shown to be an ...
"Gamer on a couch" comic [1] [4] Polymer City Chronicles: Chris Morrison 1995–2007 [1] PvP: Scott Kurtz: 1998– Follows a fictional video game magazine company and its employees. [1] [4] VG Cats: Scott Ramsoomair: 2001– "Gamer on a couch" comic in which the characters frequently take on the role of their player character. [1] [4]
The skit was a live-action version of a child's animatronic wind-up music box, performed to the tune "Solfeggio" by Robert Maxwell.According to an interview with Edie Adams in John Barbour's 1982 documentary Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius, Barry Shear, Kovacs's director at DuMont Television Network, brought the tune to Kovacs's attention in 1954.
Takeshi Kovacs, a fictional character in three books by Richard Morgan; Walter Kovacs, the identity of the character Rorschach, in the DC Comic series Watchmen; Kirilli Kovacs, a character in Darren Shan's series, The Demonata.
Korvac is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Giant-Size Defenders #3 (Jan. 1975) and was created by Steve Gerber and Jim Starlin .