Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Damon's Watchmen Annotations
From: [d b c 3] at [po.CWRU.Edu] (Damon B. Crumpler)
Date: 30 Aug 1993 23:03:31 GMT


okay, i recently read the watchmen with the annotations in hand,
and i noticed a couple of things that are not in my copy of
said watchmen annotations, by doug atkinson.

i believe my copy is april 1993 or so, so if any of these
additions are redundant or superfluous, please bear with me.

the following notes are meant to be read as a supplemement
to the aforementioned annotations (i'm sure someone out there
will gladly list the ftp site that they currently reside in)
and as such, follow all the format rules etc. that apply
to the originals.
all of the characters etc. are copywrited DC comics.

also, anyone reading this should note that SPOILERS do apply,
so if you haven't read the actual book, what the HELL are you
WAITING for?

one final note- i lack the technology to store a soft copy of
these, and as such if anyone finds these remotely interesting
they should save them somewhere, as i have neither
the time nor the inclination to repost.

thank you.  that is all:



ISSUE #1
Page 2, panel 8  Note the scar placement on the Comedian
roughly approximates the blood/smiley motif.

Page 6, Panel 1  Note that Rorschach's figure 
approximates the blood splatter motif which is emphasized
in issue #11.

Page 10-13 Note that Rorschach does not look directly
at Dan during the entire exchange (that should read look
face to face)

Page 13 Panel 2 Note the Owl costumes presence in comparison to
Dan's

Page 18 Note that Ozymandias does not look face to face
with Rorschach during this exchange (the opposite of
R.'s encounter with Dan.)

ISSUE#2
Page 5- calling attention to the obvious(?), note
the panel placements during the rape scene, with the gorilla
head prominently featured.

Page 17  Panel 6 Note stain is similar to blood splatter
on smiley face (also pattern for issue #11)

ISSUE #3
Page 1, Panel 3
NOTE: the titlte New Frontiersman resembles the title of
a magazine called New Frontiers in _The Fountainhead_, by 
Ayn Rand, which is a book that deals with  (though Ms. Rand
would loath to admit it) the concept of Nietzche's "overman",
or more commonly referred to as "superman".
However, the liberal leanings of the magazine in question
lead me to question as to whether or not this is the root source
for this title.  Given the nature of Rand's book, there IS a possi-
bility.

Page 12, Panel 3
the grafitti on the wall says (ONE NIGHT GO MAD)
I am not sure about this, but it seems to correlate well
with issue #10 Page 5, Panel 4 (which is also obscured)

Also, here again is the grafitti "krystallnacht"

Page 15, Panel 2 obscure grafitti that, to my
best decifering abilities, seems to say something to the effect
of K.T are King, perhaps referring to the street drug.

ISSUE #4
Page 5, Panel 1 the annotations mention that Bestiary is some
aspect or term in relation to quantum physics- I'll
take their word on that.  However, i just think it's neat 
that a bar for intellects is called the Bestiary.

ISSUE #5
the theme is the Rumrunner sign, and yes, i know it's real
obvious, but note the similarity of the theme with Rorschach's 
mask.

Page 7, Panel 1 also note the triangle/circle motif
(which is mostly the triangle motif of pyramid deliveries,
but also includes the symbol of the militant lesbian group)

Panel 6 Take a lteral interpretation of the Grateful Dead 
poster.  also note its similarity to the RRsign motif.

Pag3 8 Panel 1 Note splash mark on truck similar to 
previous page's poster.

Page 11 Panel 5 The first appearance of the Hiroshima 
Lovers visual motif.

Panels 7-9 The blot Rorschach is making is similar to the
RR motif.

Page 12 Panel 9 Moore is specifically calling attention to 
Rorschach with Bernard's words.

Page 17 Panel 4 The Gazette headline reads, "industrialist
in Murder Bid"  (the annotations leave out the word Bid)

Page 21 panel 7 Note the smiley motif on the shark.

Panel 8 the triangle image the Annotations point out is
a triangle circle motif, and for some reason i put
in my notes ("like sun and pyramid"), as if that
was supposed to mean something.

Page 28, Panel 3  Rorschach's mask is forming question marks.


ISSUE #6
Page 3 Panel 6 Note placement of Kovacs in the shot.

Page 8 Panel 5 Hiroshima Lover's shadow.

Page 10, Panel 3 UNhappy face

Page 16, Panel 9 Note the time on the clock.

Page 32 Note also the Hiroshima Lovers drawing.

ISSUE #7
I take issue with the motif cited in the 
annotations.  Instead of "reflections in an oval", i think
it should be "eyes of an owl", in other words what each
of the three individual owls (Arnie, Dan (esp. his glasses),
and The Nite Owl)

Page 16- Hiroshima Lovers.

Page 22 Panel 7 Hiroshima Lovers

Page 28 Panel 9 Smiley motif

Pages 29-32- NOTE: in the article,  Dan mentions that he is 
visiting someone.  This is Mothman.

ISSUE#8
Page1-2  Note the complete paralles in the shots between Hollis
and Sally.
Page 1 Panel 3 the Annotations list the date as the 26th.
This is wrong- Sally's calendar lists it as the 27th (panel 8)

Page 12, Panel 6 Roth mentions a company that owns
Nova Express- this is obviously Pyramid Deliveries.

Page 27 panel ?  Note the time on the clock.

Page 28 last panel Note the blood on Hollis in the picture.

Pages 29-32 It should say Volume 6 (or it does, i can't remember)
Note also the smiley face on Rorschach's mask in the picture.

ISSUE #9 
Page 7 Panels 7-9  there is a smiley face with no blood on it.

Page 14 John MAY be talking about Chaos Theory- Moore's
into it, and a point mentioned on a later page is probably
the germ of the idea for Big Numbers.

Page 18 Panel 1 NOTE: John says he is "killing somebody-
their identity is uncertain"  This is important.

Page 20 It seems this party is in the Comedian's honor-
most likely for killing Woodward and Bernstein- (i could
be wrong, i haven't date-checked that)

ISSUE#10
Cover: Note the smiley motif in the radar

Page 5 Panel 4 Also Grafitti- "One Night Go Mad"
That downward spiral symbol the annots mentions
this time is pointing staight into the trash can.
(i forget the conversation on that panel, though)

ALSO: another recurring visual i picked up at this point is
the cross with 4 diagonal streaks- it appears several 
times earlier

Page 6, Panel 7 The annots asks, does he (Rorschach) have
a human side after all?"-- it's the presence of the kids-
Rorschach does not like to see children suffer.

Page 18, Panel 2 Note the time on the clock.

TIME'S UP.  the rest will follow in a short post 
immediately (my network is yelling at me)

-- 
We dance around the ring and suppose, but The Secret lies in the 
center and knows.(Frost) I know things that have been forgot(Sim)
Knowledge is evil.Infinity means everything is true.Maximal chaos
=maximal homogenaeity.(me) 4.66920(Feigenbaum)  z=z(2)+c