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Panel 1: where the arms of the Black Freighter’s main character are
transposed with those of Rorschach’s, as he and Nite Owl approach their own Black Freighter in the form of Adrian
Veidt’s Antarctic fortress, Karnak. This
visual link between panels 13:9 and 14:1 also yields yet another symbolic
link between Veidt and the main character of the Black Freighter story.
Panel 2: It may not have been readily evident in panel 1, but the presence of the palm
tree in the background of this panel allows us to orient ourselves to where Rorschach
and Nite Owl are approaching – the previous site for Veidt’s vivarium, where he
offered up his servants to their final rest.
Panel 5: Nite Owl’s comment – “…up here…we’re out of
our natural environment…” – is emphasized by the butterfly (a warm weather
creature) half-buried in the snow.
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