Batman: The court of owls. Volume 1

Scott Snyder

Dc Comics, 2012 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 176 pages

#1 New York Times Bestseller

The reader will experience the story from Batman's viewpoint on pages 108-117.

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.

What people are saying

Review: Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (Batman Vol. II #1)

User Review  - Christopher - Goodreads

Don't buy the hype. Worth reading but revisionist. A half baked reboot that's only kinda a reboot. Love the art though. Character development is missing.

Review: Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (Batman Vol. II #1)

User Review  - Jamesfaggo - Goodreads

Heard lots of ravings about Batman's new boots. It was alright. It wasn't the Batman story I wanted to hear. It engages with the history of the man, the myth, and the legend in both trying to add new ...

About the author

Scott Snyder is one of comics' best young writers. His current works include Batman, American Vampire and Swamp Thing. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Batman: The court of owls. Volume 1; Volume 1 of Batman (DC Comics Hardcover); Volume 1 of Batman, Jonathan Glapion; New 52
• Author: Scott Snyder
• Illustrated by: Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion
• Publisher: Dc Comics, 2012
• ISBN: 1401235417, 9781401235413
• Length: 176 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes