Watchmen Identity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter in Roman Numerals.Page #.Panel #) or if the excerpt is from an interstitial section, then: (Chapter A-K.Page #)

Quote #1

“That’s Juspeczyk. ‘Jupiter’ was just a name my mother assumed because she didn’t want anyone to know she was Polish” (1.20.3).

What’s in a name? Ask around. It’s safe to say that you or someone you know had an ancestor change the family name once upon a time.

Quote #2

I’ve heard all the psychologists’ theories […] but what it comes down to for me is that I dressed up like an owl and fought crime because it was fun and because it needed doing and because I goddam felt like it (Chapter A.5).

Fashion holds us back and it frees us up. Think about uniforms in sports or dresses and suits at prom.

Quote #3

“I spent the Seventies in jail. I’m not Moloch anymore. I just want to be left alone” (II.21.4).

Can a tiger change his stripes? Do you know where we could get a bowl of Frosted Flakes right about now?