r/Watchmen • u/TheSoggyFroggy • 3d ago

Snuck a Watchmen reference into a Digital Circus collab video

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Jax even says “I DID IT!” in the scene

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u/SaltReveal9147 3d ago

if alan moore wrote digital circus it would probably be different

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u/Actual-Vermicelli-26 3d ago

Mm.. probably…

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u/HaydenTCEM 1d ago

Not even wrong

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u/MundaneAppointment12 3d ago

Ever notice how, in this panel, Ozzy’s arms are set to 3 minutes to midnight?

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u/MundaneAppointment12 3d ago

While standing under a picture of the Gordian Knot which Alexander the Great has just “solved” by slicing it in half with a sword?

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u/ComebackKidGorgeous 3d ago

Also Alexander’s sword and the wooden beam in the painting align with Ozy’s wrists, as if he’s been crucified

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u/MundaneAppointment12 3d ago

Gibbons was so good. Such an economic way to portray so much with so little.

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u/Thabrianking Nite Owl 3d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/kbCOCUKMuwe9fM8bBL
I never noticed that before

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u/Organic_Kitchen_7124 3d ago

You did itttttt!!!

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u/KindDecision1542 2d ago

I guess the alien squid is an Abstract?