"Batman: Night of the Owls" is a #comicBook #crossover storyline published by the comic book publishing company #DCComics in mid-2012, and featuring the #Batman family of characters. Primarily written by #ScottSnyder, the arc is the first major crossover storyline of #TheNew52. The story pits the Batman and his allies against the #CourtOfOwls organization as they attempt to cement their control over #GothamCity, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries.

A little about me: I grew up as an art kid failure. Big aspirations, not enough skill. But I took enough art classes to start to appreciate the unfinished project as much - if not more - than the finished.

So when I saw one of Batman’s critical arcs collected solely as penciled panels, I was sold. And in hardcover no less.

This is a good story. I think it makes for a fine bridge story from young, grieving Bruce putting all of his pain into playing detective to the Batman we all know and love.

The flaw here is that if Bruce gets scared away or fails, why did it take so long after donning the cowl to get back into the mystery as an adult?

Regardless. Court of Owls is a fantastic arc with very few flaws. It’s a shame it was used in the wildly mediocre Gotham Knights video game. Some of the scenes are direct lifts but would have been better as… well, you know. An actual Batman game rather than playing as one of the Knights.

And now the story feels used up because they used so much of the actual story in their padded game that anything new will feel derivative.

Bummer.

Oh well. We’ll always have the book at least.

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i am a big graphic novel reader but almost ALL HORROR thats about 90 percent of my shelf but…

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