Before Watchmen: Nite Owl / Dr. Manhattan

J. Michael Straczynski and Andy Kubert revisit two of the Watchmen's most pivotal figures in this single-issue DC release from 2014. Before Watchmen: Nite Owl / Dr. Manhattan explores the parallel paths of Dan Dreiberg and Jon Osterman, contrasting the grounded, human-scale heroics of the second Nite Owl with the cosmic detachment of the man who becomes Dr. Manhattan. It’s a compact, character-focused companion piece that deepens the prequel era's look at the motivations and histories behind Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ original icons.