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What was Silk Spectre II's relationship with superheroics?
Why did Silk Spectre II put her costume back on in Watchmen #7? What did putting on a costume and being a superheroine do for her? I know Laurie hated being a superheroine but I never got why she also ...
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Why did Adrian Veidt choose such an obvious password?
In Watchmen, Rorschach (Kovacs) and Nite Owl (Daniel) discover Ozymandias' (Veidt) plan after breaking into his office computer. The password he used was incredibly easy to crack: Rameses II. There ...
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Why did Ozymandias open his vivarium?
In Chapter XII of Watchmen, Ozymandias opened, and thus destroyed, his vivarium.
I cannot see a meaningful reason for doing that. I believe he didn't destroy it per se and there must be a reason for ...
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Why did Jon Osterman never contact his father?
In Chapter IV ("Watchmaker") of Watchmen, during Dr. Manhattan's reflection of his life, there is a scene where he mentions his father's death and says
In 1969, I'm receiving news of my ...
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Why was Rorschach willing to forgive The Comedian's "moral lapse" with Sally Jupiter?
I do not have the book with me now so I cannot get the direct quote but when Laurie Juspeczyk confirms that The Comedian sexually assaulted Sally Jupiter, Rorschach dismisses the incident saying that ...
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