Watchmen: A Clone without a Soul

Imagine a world in which a human being developed godlike powers and put them to military use. War might soon be a thing of the past. Imagine this world also tolerating people who dress up in costumes to avenge crime before -- as worlds often do -- turning its back on these vigilantes in search of another scapegoat on whom to project its hunger for violence.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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