Cover Image: Again, the cover image is also the first
panel of the chapter. In this instance,
it is a close-up view of the radar screen that is seen on panel 1 of Page
1. Looking at the readout below the
radar, we see the symbols A1 and A2, representing Air Force 1 and Air Force 2, designations
for the airplanes that carry the President and Vice President of the United
States – in this alternate reality, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
DEFCON
2, at the top of the image, represents the “defense readiness condition” used
by the U.S. armed forces. A five-level
system dependent upon various military situations, the DEFCON system ranges
from DEFCON 5, which is the least severe level of preparedness, to DEFCON 1,
the most severe. At DEFCON 2, the United
States is only one step away from hostilities igniting, a precarious position
to be in.
Also
worth noting is the fact that Dave Gibbons utilized the various aspects of the
radar screen (the two blips for Air Force 1 and 2, the circling “hand,” and the
reflected light in the lower portion of the viewscreen) to create a variation
on the blood-spattered smiley face button.
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Panel 2: The President and Vice President, coming in
on separate planes, are the first two
riders approaching in this chapter.
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