Batman: Night Of The Owls Compendium

By (author) Scott Snyder; By (author) Capullo Greg
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A shadow war engulfs Gotham as the Court of Owls unleashes its army across every corner of the city. This definitive compendium unites the influential story in full, for the first time!
Description:
A shadow war engulfs Gotham as the Court of Owls unleashes its army across every corner of the city. This definitive compendium unites the influential story in full, for the first time! The Court of Owls has ruled Gotham from the shadows for centuries and now their Talons take flight. As Batman confronts the truth about the city s hidden history, every hero in Gotham is dragged into a coordinated assault that strikes at the heart of the Bat-family. From back-alleys to high-rises, from ancient conspiracies to airborne terror, the city becomes a battlefield where no one fights alone. This Compendium collects the entire Night of the Owls event spanning Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Red Hood, Batwing, Birds of Prey, Batman and Robin, Detective Comics, The Dark Knight, All-Star Western, and more bringing together the work of Scott Snyder (Batman), Peter J. Tomasi (Batman and Robin), JH Williams III (Batwoman), Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (All-Star Western), and the many architects of Gotham s new mythology. This is the complete chronicle of the Court of Owls epic, which stands as one of the most influential Batman stories of the modern era. Collects All Star Western #9; Catwoman #9; Nightwing #8 9; Red Hood and the Outlaws #9; Batgirl #9; Batman #1 11; Batman and Robin #9; Batman: The Dark Knight #9; Birds of Prey #9; Detective Comics #9; Batwing #9; and Batman Annual #1.
Biographical note:
Features work from many of the most influential Gotham storytellers of the modern era, including Scott Snyder (Swamp Thing, Justice League), Peter J. Tomasi (Batman and Robin, Green Lantern Corps), Judd Winick (Red Hood: Lost Days, Green Arrow), Duane Swierczynski (Birds of Prey), JH Williams III (Batwoman, The Sandman: Overture), Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (All-Star Western), and others who helped shape the New 52 landscape. Together, their work redefined the Court of Owls as one of the most iconic threats in contemporary DC Comics. This volume features artwork from an acclaimed roster of Gotham s modern visual architects, including Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn), Rafael Albuquerque (Batgirl, American Vampire), Eddy Barrows (Nightwing, Detective Comics), Brett Booth (Titans, Backlash), Tyler Kirkham (Green Lantern Corps, Deathstroke), and Guillem March (Catwoman, Gotham City Sirens). Their combined styles from Capullo s cinematic grit to Albuquerque s atmospheric intensity bring scale, shadow, and kinetic motion to every corner of the Court of Owls saga. Their combined body of work includes some of the most recognizable imagery of modern Batman storytelling.