Doug Roth was an investigative journalist with a highly critical bent towards costumed adventurers and wrote articles for the magazine Nova Express.
Biography
In 1975, Doug Roth traveled to Karnak in Antarctica to interview Adrian Veidt.
In 1985, Roth was the first to observe a connection between the cancers of Wally Weaver, Janey Slater and Moloch with Doctor Manhattan. After an interview with Slater, Roth attempted to make Manhattan speak about these connections during Benny Anger's live TV show but was teleported to the parking lot outside of the studio.[1]
The right-wing tabloid ,New Frontiersman, called Roth a "cocaine-advocator".[2] In response to their attacks against him and his magazine, Roth appeared on TV and described the newspaper's appeals to costumed adventurers as "attempting to graft an acceptable face onto glorified Klan-style brutality". As for the accusations that Nova Express is funded by communists, Roth responded that his magazine is funded by an American delivery company.[3]
DC Timeline
In February 1987, Roth wrote an article for the Nova Express titled "The Strange Case of Roger Jackson" revolving around the murder of New Frontiersman employee Seymour David.
Snyder Timeline
HBO Timeline
The Douglas Roth School for Media and Popular Culture at New Columbia University was named in his honor.[4]
Behind the Scenes
- In a unfilmed screenplay draft by Alex Tse, Adrian Veidt shot and killed Doug Roth to prevent him from uncovering his plot.[5]
References
- ↑ The Judge of All the Earth
- ↑ New Frontiersman draft
- ↑ Old Ghosts
- ↑ The Book of Rorschach - Sons of Pale Horse
- ↑ Unfilmed screenplay draft: Alex Tse