Sci-fi fantasy adventure based on the 1980s comic book series. Set in an alternate 1985 in which Richard Nixon is still president and superheroes exist but have long lived as outlaws from society, the film follows ex-superhero and vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) as he investigates the murder of fellow hero The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Reconnecting with his former crime-fighting legion, a ragtag group of retired superheroes, Rorschach soon uncovers a disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.