by Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque, Scott Snyder, James Tynion
The first one is the longest and the only one having to do with the title of this graphic novel: it finishes a story told in volume one, about the Court of Owls. It's a fantastic ending, even though I only picked up volume two. (I did think it was volume one, but it was not. I took this out of ...
The Owl/Talon storyline continues to be crazy. Wow, there are not too many enemies that can give Batman a run for his money, but the Owls definitely can. Continually, I think Gotham can't be more of a deep pit, a literal hellmouth. But the more I read Batman, the worse it gets. The action scenes wer...
A new review on my personal blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Here is an excerpt: "I recently finished reading the first two volumes of Scott Snyder's run on Batman, part of DC's The New 52 series. In Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls and Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls, Snyder delivers a solid stor...
Star Rating Art: 4.5 StarsStar Rating Story:: 5 StarsSelf purchase, Kindle edition.First Impression: Starts with a bang. And boy, those Owls sure are creepy.Plot/Storyline: Have I mentioned how much I’m loving the Batman Court of Owls series????Art/Colors: The court of Owls with the blank masks a...
Snyder is a great writer, and I like what he does with Batman. I think that maybe this Court of Owls storyline just isn't going to be a favorite of mine. Can't win them all. Possibly the most interesting part was when Snyder broke out a bit of old comic lore Bruce's mad brother, Thomas Wayne from a ...
After I finished volume 1, I immediately started volume 2 to see what happens. And I was not disappointed! In this volume we find out a little more to the mystery, and it is something that not only surprised me, but also left me with more to wonder about.Also more is revealed about the Pennyworth fa...
The Owls are a genius storyline, and Gotham is under siege. Scott Snyder, I love you.
Spooky, suspenseful, and intense conclusion to the Owls vs Bats storyline. Scotty Snyder's writing and Greg Capullo's artwork have made this the must-read Batman story arc. New fan, old fan, or lapsed fan, you'll want to read this.
The Court of Owls is striking all over Gotham and their first target is Wayne Manor! Can an injured Bruce Wayne and Alfred fight them off and mobilize the rest of the Bat-Family? And what is Bruce Wayne's connection to the Court?The Court of Owls storyline comes to a conclusion in this volume. Ba...