This American Life

A retired costumed crime fighter is murdered, and one of his old sidekicks believes he was on a hit list of superheroes to be killed.

In the wake of The Comedian's murder, his former allies remember his life and his effect on them.

Laurie and Dr. Manhattan break up, and the world braces for possible nuclear war.

Dr. Manhattan recalls the accident that turned him into a super-powerful being.

Rorschach uncovers a conspiracy, but he is then arrested.

As the world seems to be plummeting closer to World War III, Rorschach's grim past is revealed as he undergoes psychotherapy while incarcerated.

Dan Dreiberg returns as The Nite Owl.

Nite Owl and Silk Spectre break Rorschach out of jail to pursue evidence of a conspiracy against former masked heroes.

Dr. Manhattan takes Laurie to Mars and embarks on a journey back through time, going through the events of Laurie's past to find clues about the nature of humanity and how he might be able to affect the turmoil that is choking the world.

Nite Owl and Rorschach uncover a sinister secret about Ozymandias.

As Ozymandias waits in Antarctica, he remembers his life and what led him to the decisions that have now changed the world and put him at odds with his colleagues. Before Nite Owl and Rorschach can stop him, he puts into motion a frightening chain of events that will either save the world or destroy it.

The last of the costumed heroes attempt to recover in the aftermath of a catastrophe and try to figure out what is the best hope for humanity.