Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls
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Summary
Following his ground-breaking， critically acclaimed run on Detective Comics， writer Scott Snyder （American Vampire） alongside artist Greg Capullo （Spawn） begins a new era of The Dark Knight as with the relaunch of Batman， as a part of DC Comics—The New 52！
After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City， Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest。 As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery， he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect。 Could the Court of Owls， once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend， be behind the crime and corruption？ Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime？
Collects issues #1-7 of Batman。
After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City， Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest。 As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery， he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect。 Could the Court of Owls， once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend， be behind the crime and corruption？ Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime？
Collects issues #1-7 of Batman。
Reviews
Hanvshka
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4。75/5Third Batman comic I read， first Scott Snyder one。 And I really get the hype now。 This was very enjoyable。 Great story， I didn't want to put it down， and the art style is awesome as well。 I knew about the court of owls before， but did not care much for it but this comic completely changed my mind。 4。75/5Third Batman comic I read， first Scott Snyder one。 And I really get the hype now。 This was very enjoyable。 Great story， I didn't want to put it down， and the art style is awesome as well。 I knew about the court of owls before， but did not care much for it but this comic completely changed my mind。 。。。more
Captain B
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I'd recommend this book as a great starting point for someone who hasn't read much batman， as it's a really great place to start。 You really don't need to have read anything before this， which just feels like a luxury after reading so many 90's comics。 It's a fun mystery that is written well and feels consistent。 This book is the first in the famous run of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo， and the art isn't as strong as the other stories。 It feels like Capullo is just finding his feet here although I'd recommend this book as a great starting point for someone who hasn't read much batman， as it's a really great place to start。 You really don't need to have read anything before this， which just feels like a luxury after reading so many 90's comics。 It's a fun mystery that is written well and feels consistent。 This book is the first in the famous run of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo， and the art isn't as strong as the other stories。 It feels like Capullo is just finding his feet here although his art isn't bad in any way。 Snyder's story however is great and one of the best in the run。 I'd recommend this even if you aren't a big batman fan， as it really is just a great solid book。 。。。more
The Nerd Herd Comic Book Club
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Jaya Chakravarthi
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A gripping comic 。。。 A def read 。。。
T-cup
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"NO。。。 CAN'T GET AWAY。 THEY WON'T EVER LET ME GO。 THE COURT。。。 I'M ALREADY DEAD， AREN'T I？ BONE IN THE DARK。 NOTHING BUT A DEAD FACE。。。 A FACE。"- Batman， after eight consecutive days （and night） of being stomped by the Court of Owls。 After the third time on this book， I now find Capullo's take on how Bruce's face to be a bit odd。 Disproportionate。 Dick's face also。 They resemble Joe Swanson from Family Guy， less a tactical Bat-wheelchair。 Otherwise， all of the illustrations are fantastic。 The st "NO。。。 CAN'T GET AWAY。 THEY WON'T EVER LET ME GO。 THE COURT。。。 I'M ALREADY DEAD， AREN'T I？ BONE IN THE DARK。 NOTHING BUT A DEAD FACE。。。 A FACE。"- Batman， after eight consecutive days （and night） of being stomped by the Court of Owls。 After the third time on this book， I now find Capullo's take on how Bruce's face to be a bit odd。 Disproportionate。 Dick's face also。 They resemble Joe Swanson from Family Guy， less a tactical Bat-wheelchair。 Otherwise， all of the illustrations are fantastic。 The story and pacing is rightfully acclaimed。 However， I'm partial to the coloring。 Such vibrance set in such a dark （and brooding） place is astonishing。 While I'm not a huge Bat-fan， nor do I care for dark and/or morbid stories， I'm still fond to this particular story。 。。。more
Sud666
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I've enjoyed Snyder's work on "American Vampire" and "Batman Black Mirror" and so when I saw that he'd penned a Batman run during the old New 52 stage I grabbed it。 While nothing amazing， it was pretty good。 The artwork， also， while not stellar， seems to work in concert with this historical mystery with a Gothic Gotham feel。A mysterious murder puts Commissioner Gordon and Batman on the trail of a mythical organization。 Once， legends told， there was a group of powerful families who instituted a s I've enjoyed Snyder's work on "American Vampire" and "Batman Black Mirror" and so when I saw that he'd penned a Batman run during the old New 52 stage I grabbed it。 While nothing amazing， it was pretty good。 The artwork， also， while not stellar， seems to work in concert with this historical mystery with a Gothic Gotham feel。A mysterious murder puts Commissioner Gordon and Batman on the trail of a mythical organization。 Once， legends told， there was a group of powerful families who instituted a secret ruling cabal to influence Gotham。 Those that interfered with their plans were dispatched by elite assassins known as Talons。 This is the story behind the Court of Owls。It will lead Batman， and Bruce Wayne， on a strange journey through Gotham。 As he learns old secrets about its founding and his own family history， it will turn out that the Court of Owls is very much real and on the hunt for a certain Batman。On the whole？ It was an interesting take on the usual Batman "lore"。 The Talons seem to be an interesting villain。 Also， the Batman fight against the Talon was not only cool but trippy as well。A nice Batman volume。 Good artwork and an interesting story。 Look forward to seeing where this story goes。 So far？ I like Snyder's Batman。 Just one thing。 The Whisper Gang？ The ones who have their recruits wear a metal mask over their mouths for a year， to show loyalty， before they are removed？ Um yeah。。。so。。。uh how do they eat？ Sometimes comic writers tend to display sophomoric levels of intellect。 。。。more
John
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Started off as a great mystery and then petered off at the end which Batman going insane。 Not insane enough to loose his skill as a detective though。 The subplot out Dick was pretty awesome too。
MACIEJ✨
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This。 was。 so。 good。Captivating from start to finish， and I can't believe I haven't reread this since I was 13。 Snyder is just so brilliant in the way he crafts the story， and Capullo's art is dark and mysterious， but colorful too， when it needs to be。 I liked the tease of a new character （Harper） at the end， and I'm excited to see more of her。 This。 was。 so。 good。Captivating from start to finish， and I can't believe I haven't reread this since I was 13。 Snyder is just so brilliant in the way he crafts the story， and Capullo's art is dark and mysterious， but colorful too， when it needs to be。 I liked the tease of a new character （Harper） at the end， and I'm excited to see more of her。 。。。more
Mario Alba
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With a very interesting story by Snyder and superb artwork by Capullo， "The Court of Owls" is a terrific read！ With a very interesting story by Snyder and superb artwork by Capullo， "The Court of Owls" is a terrific read！ 。。。more
Meerna Faisal
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cool comic pretty interesting。SPOILERS！！ （i think）---the part where bruce was in the maze and the pages were flipped upside down was such a cool touch cause i guess it’s meant to simulate bruce’s confusion in the maze but i read it online so i had to flip the laptop hahah
One Flew
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4。5 starsI had heard good things about Scott Snyder's Batman run so was have finally gotten around to checking it out。 My reaction on reading the The Court of Owls is almost entirely positive， there is a few minor gripes that I will get out of the way before singing this book's praises。The Negative:Firstly， it's a typical problem with action novels/movies where the protagonists seem to have a practically superhuman ability to withstand physical harm。 Batman suffers massive trauma in this volume 4。5 starsI had heard good things about Scott Snyder's Batman run so was have finally gotten around to checking it out。 My reaction on reading the The Court of Owls is almost entirely positive， there is a few minor gripes that I will get out of the way before singing this book's praises。The Negative:Firstly， it's a typical problem with action novels/movies where the protagonists seem to have a practically superhuman ability to withstand physical harm。 Batman suffers massive trauma in this volume then seems to be back to normal in no time at all。 Also there is a moment in The Court of Owls where Bruce strikes Dick Grayson， which didn't make any sense to me at all。 Perhaps anyone who has read this can explain it to me， but as far as I could tell it was a weird moment of domestic violence that didn't fit with the story at all。 There was the occasional odd time jump （the maze being the main one）， that had me wondering whether I was also supposed to be reading other Batman books to fill in the gaps （which is a horrible ploy that Marvel/DC use too much， where you need to reading 20 damn books to follow their crossover events）。 Maybe it was just a writing choice on Snyder's part， but it did sometimes feel like I had missed something。 And some of the exposition type writing in the story （the first issue being the worst for me）， felt a bit weak。 We have this odd through line of different people talking about 'Gotham is 。。。' to different people in one issue， and other such narration， that felt quite clumsy to me at times。The Positive:It seems I've more time than I intended complaining about the book so far， but as I said most of my complaints are very minor and didn't detract from my enjoyment all that much。 As for what worked， I thought the artwork was spectacular。 Some of the imagery is simply beautiful （the scenes in the maze stick out in particular）， Capullo's artwork manages to be creepy， visceral and plain great to look at。 Batman has been one of those character's who has been written about and portrayed countless times and it is hard to find a new take on the mythology。 Snyder manages to do just that， The Court of Owls feels like a really fresh take on the Batman story and he has managed to create something new with this shadowy society。Overall the story flows really well and has been one of the first Batman interpreations that I've really enjoyed （apart from some of the better parts of Morrison's run） in a long time。 The Court of Owls is fast paced， action driven and wonderfully drawn。 Will gladly continue reading the Snyder run。 。。。more
Jason Dark
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4。5Issues 1-4 were a 4/5Issues 5-7 were a 5/5After a long personal wait， I've finally started the Batman series from The New 52。 Great inking and coloring choices combined with a solid storyline make this one of the better Batman graphic novels I've read。 The only story related area where the comic suffers is a slow pacing in the first four issues。 There are good introductions of characters and locations， but not a lot happens to really drive the story beyond the all too familiar build up of act 4。5Issues 1-4 were a 4/5Issues 5-7 were a 5/5After a long personal wait， I've finally started the Batman series from The New 52。 Great inking and coloring choices combined with a solid storyline make this one of the better Batman graphic novels I've read。 The only story related area where the comic suffers is a slow pacing in the first four issues。 There are good introductions of characters and locations， but not a lot happens to really drive the story beyond the all too familiar build up of action。 Though it was good too see so many familiar characters showcased early on。 Another part that suffers greatly， in my opinion， is the design choice for the male characters' faces。 They all seem to have a very cliche "manly man" square jaw profile and with protruding chins， small ears， and flat pressed lips。 This gives them an unfortunate aloof jock appearance。 Aside from looking a bit 'deficient'， the real problem really is that they gave the same look for practically each male character， so there is very little variation amongst them。 This made me favor the look of Batman significantly over the look of Bruce Wayne。 A good start to the series。 Hopefully the rest will keep the level of pacing and development of the exciting latter issues。 。。。more
ValeryVal
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Hace poco leí por primera vez un cómic de DC （Batman: La broma asesina） y pedí recomendaciones similares para iniciarme en el mundillo。 ¡"The Court of Owls" me pareció genial！ No sabía qué esperar， dado que no tenía claro qué era lo que quería， pero definitivamente me ha cautivado。 Los primeros tomos tenían un dibujo y una narrativa adulta que me gustaron， pero no me terminaron de enganchar。 No obstante， hacia la mitad del libro llegó un momento en el que no podía parar de leer。 Como libro autoc Hace poco leí por primera vez un cómic de DC （Batman: La broma asesina） y pedí recomendaciones similares para iniciarme en el mundillo。 ¡"The Court of Owls" me pareció genial！ No sabía qué esperar， dado que no tenía claro qué era lo que quería， pero definitivamente me ha cautivado。 Los primeros tomos tenían un dibujo y una narrativa adulta que me gustaron， pero no me terminaron de enganchar。 No obstante， hacia la mitad del libro llegó un momento en el que no podía parar de leer。 Como libro autoconclusivo cojea un poco， pero como introducción a la serie funciona de maravilla。 ¡Ya me he comprado el segundo volumen！ 。。。more
توفيق عبد الرحيم
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4 star
Ahmed reads
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This was a good gift from a friend But honestly I found that I’m not a big fan of comics ， but oh my god I really admired the illustrations it was a peace of art I was staring at each single page。
Jessica
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Court of Owls conceptually slaps。 Highly rec。
Deepu Singh
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Extraordinary artwork and story line which keeps you hooked untill the very end， but you want more of it at the end， the owls has a upper hand but Batman always comes back and follows the path of a true Dark knight。The best I have seen of batman till now， I loving it more now afterall he is Batman。Got to know so much about the Gotham history and Wayne family even about the Alfred， this one is masterpiece in so many ways。I read the 300 something pages graphic novel of this， idk why Goodreads show Extraordinary artwork and story line which keeps you hooked untill the very end， but you want more of it at the end， the owls has a upper hand but Batman always comes back and follows the path of a true Dark knight。The best I have seen of batman till now， I loving it more now afterall he is Batman。Got to know so much about the Gotham history and Wayne family even about the Alfred， this one is masterpiece in so many ways。I read the 300 something pages graphic novel of this， idk why Goodreads showing only 176 pages。 。。。more
Craig
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Arise， gauntlet， spread blood feather embraces，New old， cycle to the old new。
Marie Kos
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Amazing fun with beautiful artwork， creative paneling， and quite the mystery。
BRYANT
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Deeper into the MythosAwesome， awesome， awesome！ A new take on the family history of Wayne's in Gotham City。 Gives rise to a NEW criminal entity that has been under Batman's and everyone else in Gotham， radar。 Plus this one continues to develop Deeper into the MythosAwesome， awesome， awesome！ A new take on the family history of Wayne's in Gotham City。 Gives rise to a NEW criminal entity that has been under Batman's and everyone else in Gotham， radar。 Plus this one continues to develop 。。。more
Chrissa
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Definitely an enjoyable read。 I didn’t know much about the court of owls before， still don’t know a ton as this is the beginning of the series， but I am rather intrigued and looking forward to reading the next volume。
Alp Turgut
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Batman New 52 hep izlemek istediğim ama bir türlü vakit bulamadığım bir seriydi。 Özellikle "Court of the Owls" kısmı oldukça ilgimi çekiyordu。 Açıkçası oldukça akıcı ve mistik bir hikaye bulduğumu söylemeliyim。 Sonraki kitaplarda ne bulacağımı bilmiyorum ama özellikle ilk cilt Batman severlere heyecanlı ve gizemli bir okuma keyfi sunuyor。 Gotham'ın kalbinde uzun zamandır sessizce yaşayan Baykuş tarikatı ve Talon kötü karakteri potansiyeli yüksek bir açılış yapıyor。14。04。2021Londra， Birleşik Kral Batman New 52 hep izlemek istediğim ama bir türlü vakit bulamadığım bir seriydi。 Özellikle "Court of the Owls" kısmı oldukça ilgimi çekiyordu。 Açıkçası oldukça akıcı ve mistik bir hikaye bulduğumu söylemeliyim。 Sonraki kitaplarda ne bulacağımı bilmiyorum ama özellikle ilk cilt Batman severlere heyecanlı ve gizemli bir okuma keyfi sunuyor。 Gotham'ın kalbinde uzun zamandır sessizce yaşayan Baykuş tarikatı ve Talon kötü karakteri potansiyeli yüksek bir açılış yapıyor。14。04。2021Londra， Birleşik KrallıkAlp Turgut 。。。more
Stephen Fox
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Surprisingly intense。 Batman goes to some dark places in this volume。 Near the end of issue two is when the court had their claws in me。 The follow up "Night of Owls" takes it from this intense， action-y mystery to action packed race against time。 More in that review。Warnings for blood and creepy/hallucinogenic depictions。 Surprisingly intense。 Batman goes to some dark places in this volume。 Near the end of issue two is when the court had their claws in me。 The follow up "Night of Owls" takes it from this intense， action-y mystery to action packed race against time。 More in that review。Warnings for blood and creepy/hallucinogenic depictions。 。。。more
Ryan Quintal
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This is a great Batman adventure， that's heavy on action but keeps the story logical and progressing。 It feels like a great modern Batman story that plays with the elements that make the character interesting， his tortured past， relationship with Gotham， power dynamics， politics， and introduces a seemingly viable threat to the caped crusader。 This is a great Batman adventure， that's heavy on action but keeps the story logical and progressing。 It feels like a great modern Batman story that plays with the elements that make the character interesting， his tortured past， relationship with Gotham， power dynamics， politics， and introduces a seemingly viable threat to the caped crusader。 。。。more
Samuele Rota
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This was the first superhero comic I’ve ever read and it was such a pleasant surprise， the story kept me engaged for the entire book and the art was absolutely insane and I fell in love with it。The mystery is very entertaining and the villainous group is good， it got me interested in wanting to see what’s coming next。We also get some cameos from other character of the bat family and it was very exciting。 Batman as a character was interesting enough but what kept me interested was the relationshi This was the first superhero comic I’ve ever read and it was such a pleasant surprise， the story kept me engaged for the entire book and the art was absolutely insane and I fell in love with it。The mystery is very entertaining and the villainous group is good， it got me interested in wanting to see what’s coming next。We also get some cameos from other character of the bat family and it was very exciting。 Batman as a character was interesting enough but what kept me interested was the relationship between Batman， Bruce and Gotham city。 。。。more
Roberto Serrano
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Actually 4。5 stars， this book only gets this rating because it seems to me that Scott Snyder is the writer that understands Batman as a character the most， here he is less grumpy and cynical than Frank Miller's Batman and less dry than Jeph Loeb's Batman， which makes Snyder's Batman the most interesting Batman I have read so far。 Actually 4。5 stars， this book only gets this rating because it seems to me that Scott Snyder is the writer that understands Batman as a character the most， here he is less grumpy and cynical than Frank Miller's Batman and less dry than Jeph Loeb's Batman， which makes Snyder's Batman the most interesting Batman I have read so far。 。。。more
Usamah Moolla
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Best comic ever
Shiraz Esat
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Gets a bit confusing in the middle but an excellent story。 Brilliant artwork and story arc。
Steven
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Promising start to the New 52 series - definitely looking forward to seeing what happens next
Perhan Nicoka
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