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
“This atomic science. This is what the world will need! Not pocketwatches!” (IV.3.5).
Einstein disagrees. Moore’s in on the joke, too. Flip to the end of Chapter IV for the punch line (IV.28). Warning: it’s not funny ha-ha.
Quote #2
“How this almost unbelievable development will affect the race in weaponry and space technology has yet to be assimilated” (IV.13.4).
This scene is brought to you by a televised news anchor. The question is why?
Quote #3
“The streets smell of ozone rather than gasoline. Flat, intangible blots of gray slide across the summer sidewalks, the shadows of overhead airships (IV.24.4).
Thanks to Doc Manhattan, oil is obsolete. Moore celebrates this environment-friendly triumph with some of Watchmen’s most poetic language.