Nite Owl No. 1 by Dave Gibbons
The Golden Age Nite Owl rang true in Watchmen, and that’s part of the reason his demise felt so tragic and pointless.
This is a lovely commission from a few years back by Gibbons.
Colour and updated trade dress by me. No AI was used.

Original art scan from Comic Art Fans.

Art made production ready.

Colour version.

Updated trade dress added.
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