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Snyder proves he's unafraid to show both Bruce's good and bad qualities, something that serves the story well but may be troubling to some fans.Īn evil cabal is killing Gothan's citizens, an immortal assassin roams the streets, but what seems to bother Batman the most is that they're stealing his shtick. Snyder's first crack at Batman Bruce Wayne explores layers of the hero that remarkably may never have been explored before. This is abetted by Greg Capullo's art, evoking Rick Burchett penciling Greg Rucka's stories during the Batman: Murderer/Fugitive era it all serves to make Court of Owls feel more naturally in line with the Batman stories that came before.Ĭourt of Owls is no less psychologically complex than Black Mirror, however. Court of Owls, the first DC New 52 collection of the relaunched Batman title, has a more superheroic aesthetic, built in large part from Batman fighting a new foe over the rooftops of Gotham. Scott Snyder's Batman: The Court of Owls is a different kind of book than his Batman: The Black Mirror, but that's not a bad thing.īlack Mirror was a wonderful horror story, with gore lurking for the reader just beyond the next page.
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