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Panel 1: Veidt is commenting on how he “…saved Earth
from Hell…” even as we look down on him from a high vantage point – an atypical
layout from Gibbons. This point of view
achieves two things:
- First, it emphasizes Veidt’s
comments of how Earth was going to Hell – typically viewed as residing below
the Earth.
- Secondly, it links Veidt to
Hell, providing a visual commentary on the horrific means with which Veidt
achieved his end, resigning Veidt, metaphorically, to Hell for the great deed
he accomplished.
Panel 4: This logic, as stated by Dr. Manhattan, is
yet another point that Moore & Gibbons wished to make with Watchmen
– i.e. things are not as clear-cut in the real world as one finds in typical
superhero comics, and by injecting this narrative with such a nebulous moral
conundrum, they also manage to inject Watchmen with more drama than one
typically finds in a superhero comic.
Panels 4-7: The slow pan of the “camera” into a close-up
of Rorschach is very effective in conveying the weight of his remark in panel 7.
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