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Panel 1: Where we see Bubastis and two of Adrian Veidt’s
servants awaiting the arrival of their “master” in a window of Veidt’s arctic
fortress.
Panel 1-3: As befits the ego and status of Veidt, his
fortress and servants are colored in hues of purple (the color of royalty) and
gold (a color commonly associated with power).
Also note the preponderance of the letter “V,” for Veidt’s last
name. It can be seen in the hat of his
pilot, in the neckline of his servants, in his cufflinks, and on his jet
(colored in an appropriately purple hue by John Higgins).
Panel 4: In this panel, Adrian Veidt’s life as
Ozymandias is visualized masterfully by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins. There are the obvious Egyptian artifacts
along the top level, the succession of the letter “V” in purple and gold along
the façade of this upper level, a painting depicting Alexander the Great’s successful
cutting of the Gordian Knot on the left side of the first level, the succession
of television screens Veidt uses to gather his information for his business
(and other) plans, multiple clocks for major cities around the world that also
plays into the clock motif prevalent in Watchmen, and the banks of
computers to the right on the lower level that is a more contemporary symbol of
his vast knowledge and superior intelligence.
Panel 5: Veidt’s reference to the delivery is a bit of
foreshadowing, and it relates directly to the scene and dialogue from Chapter VIII, page 11.
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