PHL-1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pin-Up Model, Doctor Manhattan, Edward Blake
13 Sep 2016
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Histor ica l cont ex t of w at chmen. Watchmen is set in a hypothetical universe in the year 1985. It takes place at the height of the cold war where the threat of nuclear war is very real. The united states and russia are the two main powers: russia has threatened to invade afghanistan. o. The united states has drawn a line in the sand saying they will go to war with russia if russia invades afghanistan. o. Throughout the comic, you see news reports of russia invading afghanistan and the. This is historically accurate; people were really anxious and worried during this time period. M ain char ac ter s of w at chmen. For the most part, most of the main characters in watchmen are not traditional super- heroes that have super powers (except for one character). o.
