Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #2

The second chapter of DC's Before Watchmen: Nite Owl arrives in 2012 with a striking cover by Andy Kubert and Joe Kubert, depicting the younger Nite Owl crouched low in a gritty alleyway while a looming, trench-coated Rorschach — ink-blot mask and all — stands imposingly behind him, a coil of rope at their feet. The contrast between the two figures, one tensed and ready at street level and the other towering with quiet menace against a dark urban skyline, immediately conveys the complicated dynamic between these two very different heroes. With J. Michael Straczynski writing and Andy Kubert on interior art, this Mature-rated series continues to explore the world behind Watchmen with unmistakable craft.