Now the Court is back and after someone Batman has a personal interest in. This book is set a few months after the awesome comic series. Only a few enemies have taken Batman to his physical and mental breaking point like the Court of the Owls had. This book is more mystery solving, but Batman is know as the worlds greatest detective, and hebluces up to that title. I wanted to give it 4.5 stars but it definitely deserved a round up instead of down. BATMAN, THE COURT OF OWLS, and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics and Warner Bros. Though they suffer defeats, the Court continues to fight to retake control of the city's underworld - a fight that has gone on for centuries.Ĭopyright © 2017 DC Comics. They sentenced him to death, bringing themselves to the attention of Batman. Bruce Wayne came to the Court's attention when he announced plans to reinvigorate Gotham, threatening their control. These children are trained to become the assassins known as Talons. They employ deadly trained assassins known as Talons, taken as children from circuses such as the one where Dick Grayson's parents were killed. The Court of Owls is a criminal secret society that has existed in Gotham City since the 1600s, led by some of the city's wealthiest and most influential families. Speak not a whispered word about them, or they'll send the Talon for your head. They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed Ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime An original novel pitting Batman against the Court of Owls, a secret society of wealthy families that's controlled Gotham for centuries using murder and money.īeware the Court of Owls, that watches all the time

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