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Watchmen is a superhero comic miniseries/graphic novel, published by DC Comics, which was later made into a live-action film, as well as inspiring other spinoff media. Always use with the [dc] tag; specify which version, if applicable, with the [comics], [watchmen-2009], or [tv] tag.

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Why didn't Ozymandias kill the Comedian with a gun, or a knife?

Lastly, Ozymandias had a grudge against the Comedian - the two had an encounter before which resulted in a fight (which is shown in Before Watchmen - Ozymandias), one the Comedian won "in the short term …
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What was the Comedian's motivation for fighting crime?

According to Before Watchmen: Minutemen he was hardly more than a thug before he joined the Minutemen: There's also the bit from Watchmen #4 ("Watchmaker"), where Jon recounts his experience in Vietnam …
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What happened to Ozymandias's cat, Bubastis?

It was disintegrated, same as in the movie. Whether it became Dr. Meowhattan is left unanswered. This is just a speculation, but seeing film Nixon's attitude towards Dr. Manhattan, I would expect hi …
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Was the first Nite Owl pro- or anti-Dr. Manhattan?

This is seen in the prequel comic series, Before Watchmen: Minutemen (which is narrated by Hollis Mason), issue 6: And this one is from Alan Moore's Watchmen #4: One could argue that Hollis could feel … Original Watchmen featured some excerpts from Hollis Mason's autobiography, Under the Hood. In Watchmen #3, in chapter V of Under the Hood, Mason discusses the dawn of new heroes and Dr. …
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Why did Jon Osterman never contact his father?

Manhattan is not Jon Osterman, but something else entirely. 1 The whole Before Watchmen series was pinned by Alan Moore; on the other hand, they're still officially published by DC. …
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