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We need to talk about the sexual racism in HBO’s ‘Watchmen’

Operating in New York City, Hooded Justice was the first costumed crimefighter to appear publicly on the alternate Earth that is the home of the Watchmen, debuting in the fall of Known for his violent demeanor in combat, he was among the founders of the Minutemen in , and in he prevented the Comedian from raping their teammate, the Silk Spectre.

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And in that novel—the one inside the graphic novel—Hooded Justice is pretty much the same: he wears a hood, rarely speaks, and is presumed dead. In the next chapter, we find Hooded Justice formally joined beside several other masked vigilantes, including the Comedian and Silk Spectre.