Snyder’s approach was controversial: He famously used the graphic novel as his storyboard. For purists, this was a dream come true. Scenes like Rorschach’s psychiatrist session ("I’m not locked in here with you...") and the opening credits montage (set to Bob Dylan’s "The Times They Are A-Changin’") are shot-for-shot recreations of Gibbons’ panels.
Set in an alternate 1985 at the height of the Cold War, the story follows a group of retired costumed vigilantes. The mystery begins with the murder of The Comedian