I guess we're all just unlucky he picked Hooded Justice rather than say, the secret identity of the Domino 'Noid.
The "Dave Gibbons drew an HJ onto Larry Schexnayder's face in this one panel" bit is where the theory tips over into full-blown insanity. A great example of people seeing patterns that aren't really there when they want to believe something enough.
Jan 22, 2026 04:14I mean, sure, there's stuff I didn't notice in Watchmen until years after I first read it. (For instance, I didn't know about the symmetrical issue layout until I read about it in Wizard magazine, IIRC), but at a certain point you have to admit there are no more hidden truths to uncover.