I, for one, am not a fan of Rorschach because he is the kind of fictional character that I would want to have a picnic with were he to somehow be flesh & blood.

I'm fond of the term "speculative fiction" because it's about musing on ideas and themes. Rorschach evokes some powerful feelings regarding child abuse, numbing childhood experiences and pure unfettered, justified rage - definitely not pleasant material!

So, indeed, your point is completely reasonable. Poor Rorschach is not "like-able" in the normal sense of the word, however, I like him as a fictional character. What he represents, and not even in a "pro-this or that" take-a-stand thing. Just what he represents as an unfortunate aspect of the human experience and how he, is something of a come-uppance for the lost & forgotten.

That's why Rorschach get's my attention. That's why I venerate him, more than "like" him.

Cheers! Thanks for posting.