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Panel 2: Olympus
Mons is Latin for Mount Olympus, which was the mythical home of the Olympian gods
in Greek times, and, rising to a height of nearly 14 miles, it stands as the
tallest mountain on any planet of our solar system.
Also
of note in this panel (reiterated in a slightly different fashion in subsequent
panels) is the fact that “the details are vague” to Dr. Manhattan, with regard
to the images of the near future he recounts to Laurie. The fact that Dr. Manhattan cannot see these
details, despite his attempts to rationalize it away, is significant and
foreshadows that much more is going on than is immediately evident.
Panels 2-3: Yes,
all of these things Dr. Manhattan relates will come to pass. But we will need
to experience them in their full context to fully appreciate what he sees.
The
most noteworthy remark made here is what appears to be a throwaway line: “There’s some sort of static obscuring the
future…” for which Dr. Manhattan provides a possible reason, “…the
electromagnetic pulse of a mass warhead detonation might conceivably cause
that…” This possibility is deftly
planted into readers’ minds, in order to distract us from the true nature of
this static.
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