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# Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)

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For over a century, the Court of Owls has ruled Gotham City in secret—their reach inescapable, their power unstoppable. Until they battled the Batman. Gotham's vigilante protector managed to escape the talons of the Court with his mind and body barely intact. The Dark Knight managed to win the battle with his deadly new aggressors, but certainly not the war. Batman was just the first part of their conquest. Now they have their sights set on something much bigger: Gotham City. A critical and commercial smash, Batman: The City Of Owls (collecting Batman #8-12 and Batman Annual #1) continues the instant-classic saga of the Dark Knight's battle with Gotham City's oldest and darkest forces from the #1 New York Times best-selling creative team of writer Scott Snyder ( American Vampire ) and artist Greg Capullo ( Spawn ), plus an array of talented guest contributors!

Review: The Conclusion to the Court of Owls story arc - Volume 2 of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s run on Batman picks up right where the last volume ended. After Batman uncovered their secrets and upset the normalcy that the Court of Owls have maintained in Gotham for so many years, the Court declares war on Gotham and of course Batman himself. This of course leads to a major crossover event for the entire Bat-Line of comics in DC. Major figures in Gotham are attacked by the Court to ensure that they are the rightful rulers and the superior legend of Gotham. Without a doubt, Snyder closes out his Court of Owls arc properly and his execution is flawless. Snyder wraps up most of his plotlines and settles the overall arc, but at the same time opens the door for more exploration in some of the areas that he has presented. Batman is still struggling with the prevailing theme in both volumes; that he doesn’t know his city as well as he thought. That Gotham is still mysterious to its defender and its favorite son, Bruce Wayne. In this volume, Bruce is confronted with many uncomfortable truths that change some aspects of traditional comic book lore involving the Wayne family. I am a purist for the most part and I don’t really like changes to established characters but this one was very unsettling and I really enjoyed it. Plus, Snyder leaves the revelation very ambiguous so what he presents may or may not necessarily be true, but it is based in the truth. Despite my high praise and my five-star rating there are a few things that I had some problems with. One, being in issue 8 without warning another artist takes over for the last pages and it is very abrupt and kind of jarring to not have Greg Capullo finish the issue which bothered me tremendously. I have nothing against another artist coming stepping in for Capullo, but for the final half of one issue? It becomes very distracting. Secondly, Batman Annual 1 is contained in this volume which presents the proper debut of one of Batman’s famous villains; Mr. Freeze. The artwork is good and how the character and the events tie into the broader scheme of things in the Night of the Owls event is very good. But, Mr. Freeze has become a tragic figure in the aftermath of Batman the animated series. His reimagining in the series led to the show winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in an animated Program. At the beginning of the issue, everything is fine. The backstory is sound and slightly tragic involving Fries as a child and his mother. His experimentation on freezing animals is very much in line with Fries. Even changing his backstory to being a scientist who works with cryogenics at Wayne Enterprises instead of GothCorp is fine by me. But Snyder reveals that the woman that he loves and is obsessed with, Nora, is not his wife and is instead an obsession of Victor’s, he wrote his doctrinal thesis on her. To me I didn’t really like this take on Mr. Freeze because of that. I understand that the New 52 is essentially a reboot, but I think that the tragedy and the sympathy for Freeze was lost for this version of the character. The ending to issue 11 is very good. The issue wraps up the main story but the last half of the issue involves Alfred’s father, Jarvis……yeah, I can’t help but smile a little at that, even though Alfred is the superior butler and perhaps the name wasn’t necessarily intentional it’s still amusing to me. But the issue is a letter from Jarvis to his son Alfred and it is a very somber letter that goes over several events that take place in this issue involving the Wayne’s and it reveals a very upsetting mindset from Jarvis and it presents more mystery and intrigue. Greg Capullo is fantastic as always with the artwork and Snyder, as I’ve mentioned before, is still at the top of his game when it comes to writing. An amazing finale to the Court of Owls story arc.
Review: A Strong Finish With An Incredible (Potential) Revelation - Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls contains the beginning and ending of the "Court of Owls" Batman family crossover event. Picking up just a few hours after the last volume The Court of Owls ended, Bruce is recuperating at Wayne Manor from injuries and exhaustion he incurred while being tortured and played with for nearly a week by the villainous "Owls". He is far from at his usual peak. In fact, he is far lower even than he is after one of his more grueling nights battling crime in Gotham City or with the Justice League. This dramatically-lowered physical state will come back to bite him eventually. After repelling an attack at Wayne Manor, Bruce has Alfred enlist the help of all of his allies (Batgirl, the Birds of Prey, other heroes) and children (the Robins and Nightwing) to stop the attacks on prominent citizens of Gotham and it's infrastructure. What takes place (unfortunately in the other Bat family titles, and not here) is an epic battle across Gotham City. Even Superman makes an appearance to help out his friend in this crisis. As I said, the graphic novel included the beginning and end of the storyline, with some one-shots connected to the overall story or just showing the city through the eyes of a random passer-by. The ending, though, is worth it, as we are shown an enemy that may or may not be New Earth's (the Earth the main DC titles take place on) version of the Earth-2 villain Owlman. At first, it seems like this may not be the case, but then we are clued into information unknown to Batman and his proteges that suggests that this may be true. This comic started out a tad disappointing, as such comics that are part of an overall crossover will often prove to be. This is because it is frustrating to not have the whole story to read. When the narrative deviated to some other event, it really made me unhappy. But then, the tale went to the culmination with Owlman, and potential revelations (not certain ones, which gives it a fun air of mystery) that made up for that earlier disappointment. What I really enjoy about the Batman titles with DC Comics' "New 52" is that it keeps Batman brooding while still having him not be the absolute jerk and loner to suicidal, almost stupid levels, he was during the "Dark Age" of comics in the '90's. The current iteration of Bats has loved ones and doesn't push them away. In fact, he calls to them when he is in danger. And this is not just loved ones in the form of his Gotham City allies and family. This willingness to call for help includes non-Gotham heroes such as Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman, and so forth. The art was impeccable. The sinister feeling of the Owls lurking in the shadows to attack their victims, and the response of Batman hunting them back, really made the story feel much more suspenseful. You actually could feel creeped out by the Owls and cheer for Batman. The idea of making the Owls' speech bubbles black really added to this sense of creepiness and was a clever idea. This is probably the best Batman crossover in a long time, and one that I think anyone would enjoy.

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| Best Sellers Rank | #54,986 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #67 in Mystery Graphic Novels #236 in DC Comics & Graphic Novels #287 in Superhero Comics & Graphic Novels |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,996 Reviews |

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Conclusion to the Court of Owls story arc
*by B***N on January 2, 2017*

Volume 2 of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s run on Batman picks up right where the last volume ended. After Batman uncovered their secrets and upset the normalcy that the Court of Owls have maintained in Gotham for so many years, the Court declares war on Gotham and of course Batman himself. This of course leads to a major crossover event for the entire Bat-Line of comics in DC. Major figures in Gotham are attacked by the Court to ensure that they are the rightful rulers and the superior legend of Gotham. Without a doubt, Snyder closes out his Court of Owls arc properly and his execution is flawless. Snyder wraps up most of his plotlines and settles the overall arc, but at the same time opens the door for more exploration in some of the areas that he has presented. Batman is still struggling with the prevailing theme in both volumes; that he doesn’t know his city as well as he thought. That Gotham is still mysterious to its defender and its favorite son, Bruce Wayne. In this volume, Bruce is confronted with many uncomfortable truths that change some aspects of traditional comic book lore involving the Wayne family. I am a purist for the most part and I don’t really like changes to established characters but this one was very unsettling and I really enjoyed it. Plus, Snyder leaves the revelation very ambiguous so what he presents may or may not necessarily be true, but it is based in the truth. Despite my high praise and my five-star rating there are a few things that I had some problems with. One, being in issue 8 without warning another artist takes over for the last pages and it is very abrupt and kind of jarring to not have Greg Capullo finish the issue which bothered me tremendously. I have nothing against another artist coming stepping in for Capullo, but for the final half of one issue? It becomes very distracting. Secondly, Batman Annual 1 is contained in this volume which presents the proper debut of one of Batman’s famous villains; Mr. Freeze. The artwork is good and how the character and the events tie into the broader scheme of things in the Night of the Owls event is very good. But, Mr. Freeze has become a tragic figure in the aftermath of Batman the animated series. His reimagining in the series led to the show winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in an animated Program. At the beginning of the issue, everything is fine. The backstory is sound and slightly tragic involving Fries as a child and his mother. His experimentation on freezing animals is very much in line with Fries. Even changing his backstory to being a scientist who works with cryogenics at Wayne Enterprises instead of GothCorp is fine by me. But Snyder reveals that the woman that he loves and is obsessed with, Nora, is not his wife and is instead an obsession of Victor’s, he wrote his doctrinal thesis on her. To me I didn’t really like this take on Mr. Freeze because of that. I understand that the New 52 is essentially a reboot, but I think that the tragedy and the sympathy for Freeze was lost for this version of the character. The ending to issue 11 is very good. The issue wraps up the main story but the last half of the issue involves Alfred’s father, Jarvis……yeah, I can’t help but smile a little at that, even though Alfred is the superior butler and perhaps the name wasn’t necessarily intentional it’s still amusing to me. But the issue is a letter from Jarvis to his son Alfred and it is a very somber letter that goes over several events that take place in this issue involving the Wayne’s and it reveals a very upsetting mindset from Jarvis and it presents more mystery and intrigue. Greg Capullo is fantastic as always with the artwork and Snyder, as I’ve mentioned before, is still at the top of his game when it comes to writing. An amazing finale to the Court of Owls story arc.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Strong Finish With An Incredible (Potential) Revelation
*by M***N on April 22, 2013*

Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls contains the beginning and ending of the "Court of Owls" Batman family crossover event. Picking up just a few hours after the last volume The Court of Owls ended, Bruce is recuperating at Wayne Manor from injuries and exhaustion he incurred while being tortured and played with for nearly a week by the villainous "Owls". He is far from at his usual peak. In fact, he is far lower even than he is after one of his more grueling nights battling crime in Gotham City or with the Justice League. This dramatically-lowered physical state will come back to bite him eventually. After repelling an attack at Wayne Manor, Bruce has Alfred enlist the help of all of his allies (Batgirl, the Birds of Prey, other heroes) and children (the Robins and Nightwing) to stop the attacks on prominent citizens of Gotham and it's infrastructure. What takes place (unfortunately in the other Bat family titles, and not here) is an epic battle across Gotham City. Even Superman makes an appearance to help out his friend in this crisis. As I said, the graphic novel included the beginning and end of the storyline, with some one-shots connected to the overall story or just showing the city through the eyes of a random passer-by. The ending, though, is worth it, as we are shown an enemy that may or may not be New Earth's (the Earth the main DC titles take place on) version of the Earth-2 villain Owlman. At first, it seems like this may not be the case, but then we are clued into information unknown to Batman and his proteges that suggests that this may be true. This comic started out a tad disappointing, as such comics that are part of an overall crossover will often prove to be. This is because it is frustrating to not have the whole story to read. When the narrative deviated to some other event, it really made me unhappy. But then, the tale went to the culmination with Owlman, and potential revelations (not certain ones, which gives it a fun air of mystery) that made up for that earlier disappointment. What I really enjoy about the Batman titles with DC Comics' "New 52" is that it keeps Batman brooding while still having him not be the absolute jerk and loner to suicidal, almost stupid levels, he was during the "Dark Age" of comics in the '90's. The current iteration of Bats has loved ones and doesn't push them away. In fact, he calls to them when he is in danger. And this is not just loved ones in the form of his Gotham City allies and family. This willingness to call for help includes non-Gotham heroes such as Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman, and so forth. The art was impeccable. The sinister feeling of the Owls lurking in the shadows to attack their victims, and the response of Batman hunting them back, really made the story feel much more suspenseful. You actually could feel creeped out by the Owls and cheer for Batman. The idea of making the Owls' speech bubbles black really added to this sense of creepiness and was a clever idea. This is probably the best Batman crossover in a long time, and one that I think anyone would enjoy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Almost as good as volume 1, but still great
*by R***K on February 15, 2017*

Lots of others have had their say, but I'll add mine just because. First of all, it's Batman so odds are if you're looking at this volume, you're already a fan of the Dark Knight and are chomping at the bit having just finished the outstanding Court of Owls (Vol 1 of the relaunch, fantastic story if you haven't read it you should). On to City of Owls: The story picks up immediately following the final panels of The Court of Owls and becomes an all out war between the Batman and the Talons who are attacking Gotham City. This is an action-heavy volume so if you enjoy Bat battles and big bads, then you're wish will be granted within the first 2 or 3 chapters of this volume that concludes the Owls story arc. There is even an interesting spin on the emergent big bad of this story that adds some alterations to the way we view young Bruce Wayne and his parents (at least I think the Big Bad background is a new take, I'm nowhere near as deep in Batman mythology as a lot of people are). The conclusion is fairly satisfying and leaves an air of mystery about some of the happenings. Along with the Owls conclusion, there is an interesting background story on Alfred's father, there is a character-building story of a person that figures to feature more later on in the Batman series, and an intriguing new take on the origins and character of Mr Freeze. For me, the only thing really keeping this one from being a 5 star book is that it is nearly all an action adventure without a lot of substance elsewhere. I felt that Volume 1 was amazing with it's intrigue, mystery, action, psychological examination, and so on. You got a great view of Batman there from him being the world's greatest detective through the spectrum of being the defender of Gotham and incredibly mentally tough. In Vol 2 (this book), there isn't much detective work to do, the city's under attack and he needs to save it. Also, the only real mystery that crops up leads to Batman showing no interest in actually solving it. The imagery throughout the comic is great, so many wonderfully drawn and colored panels that give the character and city so much interest and depth. If you loved or even just liked volume 1, you will almost certainly be happy with volume 2 especially if you are an action fan. I like to see the whole picture of Batman so without the detective/mystery side of the story it loses just a little bit for me. That said it's still easily a solid 4-4.5 stars.

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