One of the best things about HBO’s Watchmen was how it balanced legacy characters with new ones. They were able to bring in folks like Laurie Blake, Adrian Veidt, and Doctor Manhattan, but never to the point where it felt like they couldn’t trust new characters like Angela Abar, Will Reeves, and Wade Tillman. However, the absence of some characters was duly noted, specifically Nite Owl II, Dan Dreiberg. While we see remnants of Dan’s work, specifically his airship Archie, the character makes no appearance and is only mentioned briefly in passing. Steve Weintraub spoke to showrunner …