While Dr. Manhattan continues his seclusion on Mars, back on Earth, Dan offers Laurie a place to stay while Rorschach continues his investigation of Blake's murder. Plus, a mugger attacks Ozymandias and Moloch offers to come clean.
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I’m blown away by one segment every time I read it. Format elements are iconic, for crying out loud.
It is my second favorite issue in the entire series.
It’s a 10.
Though the story being told is good only the ending drive’s anything forward for plot purposes. The rest of the book has not aged well for this issue. Though this is a fictional world the 1985 as told here mirrors 1985 sentiment among a faction of adults that were highly anti Reagen. If read back then the pessimism in this would have maybe hit home more but with time and actual history it has made this part seem rather pointless. It’s trying to say something but in hindsight was completely off base and wrong about everything. It doesn’t ruin the story it just dates it, which cuts the impact.
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