History Comicbook / NightOfTheOwls

''The Court of Owls'' and ''Night of the Owls'' is a major comic book story arc set in the DC Universe following the launch of the {{New 52}}. Written by Creator/ScottSnyder and penciled by Greg Capullo, the arc is a major crossover event, although the main story is told in the Batman comics. The story pits Batman against an ancient cabal, the Court of Owls, as they attempt to cement their control over Gotham City, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries. As described by writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to ''Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and divulges more of the history of Gotham before the turn of the century, with ''Gates of Gotham'' having been originally intended to be a precursor to ''Night of the Owls''. The crossover has been described by writer Scott Snyder as the first story arc of the Batman trilogy that he is planning. According to Snyder, in terms of internal chronology, ''Night of the Owls'' takes place in a single night (although its buildup, ''The Court of Owls'', is at least eight days long).

For the most part, the story arc takes place in Gotham City, now being called the City of Owls due to the attack on it by the Court of Owls. However, the overreaching story arc is also going to take place in Wayne Manor and the outskirts of Gotham City. Such cities as Chicago, Miami, and New Orleans are also featured prominently.

* BatmanGambit: Being a Batman comic, this happens several times.

* UngratefulBastard: Mr. Freeze is protected from one of the Talon assassins by Red Arrow and Starfire, the latter of whom reassures him that he's under her protection. Mr. Freeze's response is to blast her with his freeze ray. {{Understatement She does not take this rejection of her courtesy well. At all.}}

''The Court of Owls'' and ''Night of the Owls'' is a major comic book story arc set in the DC Universe following the launch of the {{New 52}}. Written by Creator/ScottSnyder and penciled by Greg Capullo, the arc is a major crossover event, although the main story is told in the Batman comics. The story pits Batman against an ancient cabal, the Court of Owls, as they attempt to cement their control over Gotham City, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries. As described by writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to ''Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and divulges more of the history of Gotham before the turn of the century, with ''Gates of Gotham'' having been originally intended to be a precursor to ''Night of the Owls''. The crossover has been described by writer Scott Snyder as the first story arc of the Batman trilogy that he is planning. According to Snyder, in terms of internal chronology, ''Night of the Owls'' takes place in a single night (although its buildup, ''The Court of Owls'', is at least eight days long, with a few weeks passing between it and ''Night'').

** ''Batman'' vol. 2, #1-7
** ''Nightwing'' vol. 3, #1-7

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-->-- '''Court of the Owls Folksong'''

* UngratefulBastard: Mr. Freeze is protected from one of the Talon assassins by Red Arrow and Starfire, the latter of whom reassures him that he's under her protection. Mr. Freeze's response is to blast her with his freeze ray. {Understatement She does not take this rejection of her courtesy well. At all.}

* AssholeVictim: In addition to all the noble pillars of society that the Court of Owls have sent their Talons after, Mr. Freeze and the Penguin have also made the hit list.

* KillItWithIce: The only sure-fire way to dispatch the revived Talons.

* [[EvilAllAlong: spoiler:Lincoln March.]]

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Lincoln March.]]
* ImplacableMan: The Talon assassins. They're not exactly alive nor exactly dead and can quickly heal from almost any injury. Their only weakness is extreme cold, which drastically slows their healing ability.

* WhiteVoidRoom: Several rooms in the Court's labyrinth.

* MakeItLookLikeanAccident: According to [[spoiler: Lincoln March, the Court tried to do this to him during the assassination attempt on Bruce Wayne in ''Batman'' #2. March doesn't buy their explanation that the Talon nearly killing him was an 'accident' and this is what causes him to turn on them during the Night of the Owls.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoilers: Despite March murdering the leadership, Bruce doesn't believe the Court has been completely wiped out. This has carried over to the spin-off ''Talon'', which pits a former Talon against the remnants of the Court.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Despite being prominent on the cover and solicit for ''Batman: The Dark Knight'' #9, all of Tim Drake's actual screentime amounts to one non-speaking panel during the actual Night of the Owls and one scene in ''Red Hood & the Outlaws'' #8 that has nothing to do with the Court of the Owls.

* AscendedExtra: It can be said that the Court of Owls is an expansion of Owlman, a minor owl-themed Batman villain which played with the theme of owls preying on bats.

* AncientConspiracy: The Court of Owls, who have been controlling Gotham for centuries.

''The Court of Owls'' and ''Night of the Owls'' is a major comic book story arc set in the DC Universe following The New 52. Written by Creator/ScottSnyder and penciled by Greg Capullo, the arc is a major crossover event, although the main story is told in the Batman comics. The story pits Batman against an ancient cabal, the Court of Owls, as they attempt to cement their control over Gotham City, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries. As described by writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to ''Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and divulges more of the history of Gotham before the turn of the century, with ''Gates of Gotham'' having been originally intended to be a precursor to ''Night of the Owls''. The crossover has been described by writer Scott Snyder as the first story arc of the Batman trilogy that he is planning. According to Snyder, in terms of internal chronology, ''Night of the Owls'' takes place in a single night (although its buildup, ''The Court of Owls'', is at least eight days long, with a few weeks passing between it and ''Night'').

* DemotedToExtra: Despite being prominent on the cover and solicit for ''Batman: The Dark Knight'' #9, Tim Drake is barely featured in the crossover.

''The Court of Owls'' and ''Night of the Owls'' is a major comic book story arc set in the DC Universe following The New 52. Written by Creator/ScottSnyder and penciled by Greg Capullo, the arc is a major crossover event, although the main story is told in the Batman comics. The story pits Batman against an ancient cabal, the Court of Owls, as they attempt to cement their control over Gotham City, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries. As described by writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to ''Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and divulges more of the history of Gotham before the turn of the century, with ''Gates of Gotham'' having been originally intended to be a precursor to ''Night of the Owls''. The crossover has been described by writer Scott Snyder as the first story arc of the Batman trilogy that he is planning. According to Snyder, in terms of internal chronology, ''Night of the Owls'' takes place in a single night (although its buildup, ''The Court of Owls'', is at least eight days long).

''Night of the Owls'' is a major comic book story arc set in the DC Universe following The New 52. Written by Creator/ScottSnyder and penciled by Greg Capullo, the arc is a major crossover event, although the main story is told in the Batman comics. The story pits Batman against the Court of Owls organization as they attempt to cement their control over Gotham City, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries. As described by writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to ''Batman: Gates of Gotham'' and divulges more of the history of Gotham before the turn of the century, with ''Gates of Gotham'' having been originally intended to be a precursor to ''Night of the Owls''. The crossover has been described by writer Scott Snyder as the first story arc of the Batman trilogy that he is planning. According to Snyder, in terms of internal chronology, the story arc takes place in a single night.

** The end of Batman #10 [[spoiler: where Lincoln March is revealed to have faked his death, is a member of the Court of Owls, and alleges that he's a forgotten brother of Bruce. Issue 11 puts a lot of doubt on the claims of being Bruce's brother as Bruce himself points out]].