
Upon hearing a distress call from Alfred, all the members of the "Bat Family" race to various targets in an attempt to save them from the Court's assassins, the Talons. The story arc stretches across various comic books, each building the story for the Batman: Night of the Owls by following different Gotham characters as they deal with the onslaught of the Court of Owls.

According to Snyder, in terms of internal chronology, the story arc takes place in a single night within his full Batman arc "The Court of Owls." Plot summary The crossover has been described by writer Scott Snyder as the first story arc of a Batman trilogy that he is planning. As described by Nightwing writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to Batman: Gates of Gotham and divulges more of the history of the city before the turn of the century. The story pits the Batman and his allies 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. Primarily written by Scott Snyder, the arc is the first major crossover storyline of The New 52. " Batman: Night of the Owls" is a comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics in mid-2012, and featuring the Batman family of characters. Kenneth Rocafort ( Red Hood and the Outlaws)

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Judd Winick ( Batman: The Dark Knight, Batwing, and Catwoman) Scott Snyder ( Batman and Batman Annual, showrunner) Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray ( All-Star Western) Scott Lobdell ( Red Hood and the Outlaws) Cover art by David Finch, Richard Friend and Jerome Cox
