We’re not averse to highly customized minifigs here on The Brothers Brick, but I personally prefer a LEGO-only solution when it’s possible.
Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) shows us that Watchmen characters can be created using a mostly purist approach — with a little help from Photoshop for Dr. Manhattan:
See individual shots of Jordan’s Watchmen minifigs on MOCpages.
The movie Ozymandias costume is lame, where’s the purple?!
All the figs look great, but that Rorschach face is quite disappointing.
This one is the best I’ve seen yet with official parts.
That’s an official head, Ry? What’s it from?
Back of Asajj’s head, Dan.