Before Watchmen: Nite Owl
DC · 2012–2013 · 4 issues
About the series
In 2012, DC Comics returned to the world of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark series with Before Watchmen: Nite Owl, a four-issue miniseries written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by Andy Kubert. Focusing on both Hollis Mason, the original costumed hero, and his successor Daniel Dreiberg, the story explores the legacy of the Nite Owl identity while weaving in the early days of the partnership between Dreiberg and the grim vigilante Rorschach. Straczynski and Kubert’s run deepens the character’s quiet humanity and technical brilliance, offering a thoughtful prequel that stands as a key piece of the controversial Before Watchmen initiative.