That's a really interesting way to think about time.

That's a cool way to put it.

I like this description; there are definitely parts of Here that are very sweet and reminiscent of home life.

I think this is an interesting way to think about how Alison's mother is represented in this comic; her character is portrayed visually instead of verbally.

I like the way this is framed; it's an apt description of how she includes all these different ways to describe her father in his life.

That's also how her mother wears her hair. Maybe she wants Alison to be more like her?

Serpent is also a biblical archetype; the serpent tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Playing a Nocturne when she says she's a vampire.

I do agree that Duncan's friend made some less than classy style choices, but I think he was ultimately a better person than he portrayed himself to be. Personal faults aside (including some pretty disrespectful comments about women), I liked that he tried to get Duncan to talk to Jenny and take some responsibility for his actions.

I got this sense from Rose a lot; she seemed to struggle between feeling like she had to act like an adult and wanting to let loose and act like Windy once in a while.

I think this perspective of how children see adults is pretty accurate; they are often outsiders to the conversation and drama. As I get older, it's sometimes funny to find out just how much stuff went completely over my head when I was little!

This is a good point; I think we see a lot of Rose being so wrapped up (understandably) in her own thoughts or problems that she's only half-paying attention to Windy.

I hadn't noticed these; I saw a lot of the actual smiley face buttons, but I'm interested to go back to look for some of these other representations!

It's interesting to think about the national trauma as well as the individual; I had noticed how the main characters have experienced trauma in their lives, but I hadn't given much thought to the public's trauma from having the constant threat of nuclear war.

There were definitely times I was confused. I spent the entire chapter with Dr. Manhattan and Laurie on Mars trying to figure out what the importance of the falling bottle was.

I really like this interpretation of his seeing things out of chronological order! It gives an interesting meaning to it beyond being a type of superpower.

This is a really interesting way to look at Dr. Manhattan's personality (and inability to relate to others); it isn't necessarily due to some change in himself, it's due to trauma.

It is interesting how the universe of Watchmen is in some ways more realistic than in other comics.

It's mentioned multiple times in the next two panels that Mr. Oldbuck is using the name Thyrsis; is there a joke to the name he picks, or is it just to point out that he's still living in the country?

I like how Mr. Oldbuck is both extremely lucky and unlucky; while he continues to have misfortune throughout the story in staying with his lady love, his life is also saved by a lot of unlikely occurrences.

I think it's interesting that his first instinct after falling in love is to try to figure out a way to fall out of it.