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Batman: The Court of Owls Saga: (DC Essential Edition) (Batman (2011-2016)) Kindle & comiXology

by Scott Snyder (Author), Greg Capullo (Illustrator, Artist), Rafael Albuquerque (Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
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Hidden for years, the mysterious Court of Owls surface in Gotham City--what must Batman to defeat them and what deadly connection to they have to his past? Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's masterpiece epic is collected in its entirey for the first time ever!

After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. Could the Court of Owls, once thought to be nothing more than an urban legend, be behind the crime and corruption? Or is Bruce Wayne losing his grip on sanity and falling prey to the pressures of his war on crime?

Considered one of the greatest stories in the Dark Knight's historic lore, BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA is an epic tale told by two of comics' finest storytellers. Collects issues #1-11 of BATMAN, as well as bonus material including sketches, scripts, design concepts and variant covers.
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"Scott Snyder has reinvented Batman… deepening and humanizing the Dark Knight's myth -- in the making since 1939 -- like no one since Frank Miller in the 1980s."--The New York Times

"Greg Capullo's masterful art continues to bring Snyder's words to life."--Craveonline

"One of the best Batman runs in the history of the character."--IGN

"This is a clever and sophisticated Batman--with a dark, edgy, and thought-provoking narrative. Readers will find it hard to put down." --Publisher's Weekly
 
“A+. The hero's got personality a horde of supervillains, gumption to spare and a whole host of high-tech gadgetry to suitably impress longtime fans and those new to the Dark Knight.” —USA Today

“Writer Scott Snyder pulls from the oldest aspects of the Batman myth, combines it with sinister-comic elements from the series’ best period, and gives the whole thing terrific forward-spin by setting up an honest-to-gosh mystery for Batman to solve.” —Entertainment Weekly
 
“Snyder knows these characters, sets up an intriguing mystery, and delivers some action that Capullo realizes stunningly.” —The Onion/AV Club
 
“Hits all the right notes. I enjoyed the living hell out of this.” —io9

About the Author

Scott Snyder is a #1 New York Times best-selling writer and one of the most critically acclaimed scribes in all of comics. His works include Batman, All-Star Batman, Batman: Eternal, Superman Unchained, American Vampire, and Swamp Thing. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley.

Greg Capullo is a self-taught Illustrator and the current artist on the best-selling and highly acclaimed Batman series for DC Comics. Prior to that, he was best known for his 80 issue run on Image Comics' Spawn, created by Todd McFarlane. Other popular comics work includes Marvel Comics’ X-Force and Quasar (as well as a slew of one-shot titles). He is also the creator of The Creech, a Sci-Fi/Horror comic published by Image Comics. Greg has provided art for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, contributed lead character designs for the award-winning HBO animated Spawn series, was the cover artist for many popular musical groups including Korn and Disturbed, and worked behind the scenes on many projects ranging from toy design to video games for TME.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GT8X4SF
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (September 11, 2018)
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I write comic books! Growing up, I always wanted to write comics, but I ended up trying my hand at fiction first. I got my MFA from Columbia University, published a book of short stories with The Dial Press in 2006 called Voodoo Heart, then finally broke into comics in 2009 and haven't looked back since. I've worked extensively for DC Comics, writing such titles as Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League, the comic event books DC Dark Knights Metal and Death Metal, and Swamp Thing, among others. I've also created a number of series with some great co-creators and partners -- books like We Have Demons, Clear, Night of the Ghoul, Nocterra, American Vampire, Wytches, the Wake, AD: After Death, and more... I live in NY with my wife, Jeanie and our three boys. I am also a big fan of Elvis Presley.

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If you're in to comics you'll love to have this in your collection, but if you're a Batman fan it's a must own. It's a great story and the essential edition line includes a bunch of artwork, variant covers and a lot of other goodies. The court of owls is an already famous Batman story so you already know you are adding something special to your comic collection.
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Stephen
5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Classic
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018
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While I’ve been a fan of superheroes, and Batman in particular, for as long as I can remember, I didn’t really start reading comics until I was in high school and DC launched the New 52. Of the titles I subscribed to at the time, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman was easily the best of the bunch, and it started with The Court of Owls Saga, which is collected here. I absolutely loved it at the time and couldn’t wait to read each issue when they came out, especially when the other titles I was reading at the time all struggled with some degree of inconsistency as they shifted creative teams or got pulled into larger events (darn you, Avengers vs X-Men). I reread each issue multiple times, and then the whole story when it was complete; it was that good!

So now, rereading it nearly a decade later as an adult, I find myself loving it just as much, if not more than, I did back then. You get the full Batman in this story, along with fascinating new villains, stakes that feel real, and incredible artwork from Greg Capullo. One of the other great things about this is that you don’t need to be caught up on years of backstory for this to make sense, you just need a basic understanding of the Batman mythos, which a lot of people have anymore courtesy of his dominance of most forms of entertainment.

If you’ve never gotten into comics and are curious about them, or if you’ve been a fan for years and have never read this, I would definitely recommend that you pick up The Court of Owls Saga, as it is a modern classic within superhero comics.
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Bala
5.0 out of 5 stars Liked the fantastic rich plot and artwork. View in a good screen to enjoy it
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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A stretch of your imagination, a suspension of your disbelief, and it's a rich, enjoyable, bat swinging ride. Recommend a large , good screen for the detailed artwork.
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Jean-Pierre Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars The Newest Batman Classic!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019
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I bought this book so I didn’t have to buy volumes 1 and 2 individually. I love this book so much. This made me love Scott Snyder’s work. At first, I was skeptical about Greg Capullo and his art style because it looked matte and i thought it looked “blocky.” However, I was so surprised when I got the book! I was expecting Jim Lee(whose art I adore) type art, but Greg’s art style is amazing! He is now my second favorite Batman artist EVER behind Jim Lee! The story is amazing and I couldn’t recommend it enough if you are looking for a great story and amazing art! The court of owls definitely goes up there alongside the Long Halloween, TDKR, Hush, and a death in the Family!
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Nicholas S
4.0 out of 5 stars Scott Snyder, my new author to follow.
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019
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Wow. This story surprised me. I had heard that it was on the top lists for best recent comic arches but now I understand why. The flow of Snyders story-telling just works. I feel like there is a lot going on and can feel that way as well, but I never really felt lost. I have been following his more recent works in the Justice league and also stories over at Image that are creator owned and he is a fantastic story-teller.

The ONLY reason I am giving this 4 stars is that there are pretty jarring quality problems where the pages will invert for about 6 pages and you have to read it Manga style, then it reverts back to normal. Was confused and took me out of the story a little but that is it.

The actual story is a 5 star in my opinion.
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John
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Batman stories ever written
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2019
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I've been a huge Batman fan for as long as I could remember and have read majority of his greatest stories ( Year one, Dark Knight Returns, Long Halloween etc etc) so when I was told how good the Court of Owls was I absolutely had to look into it. After all I was a huge fan of Scott Snyder's early run with Batman in the Black Mirror which was also top-class. Simply-put, the story did not disappoint. Bruce is confronted by a new threat unlike any other and it's fascinating to see how he deals with it throughout. It may not be the oldest Batman story ever told but the Court of Owls is definitely right up there with the very best. Definite must-read for any comic book fan in general.
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Taylor J Furlow
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022
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The Court of Owls is nothing short of the greatest comic story arc I've ever read. It's an action packed roller coaster ride through the world Batman, but more importantly, Gothem. The story and artwork is incredible. This is a MUST read for every Batman fan
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zableyhere
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2023
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Loved every panel of this one and it has a fantastic ending. Batman writing at its best with villain to remember.
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Tino
5.0 out of 5 stars First Graphic novel I read and glad I did.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
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I gave it 5 stars because as much as I like the films my love for Batman originated from the original Animated Series and for me the Court of Owls is my Animated series grown up. Some of the surprises were predictable, but almost every page was entertaining none the less.
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Suzana Patrocinio
5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular!
Reviewed in Brazil on June 15, 2023
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The best saga innded! It's everything others reviews said about it. Recommended hard! Batman in his best role for sure.
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Raul S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente historia
Reviewed in Mexico on June 14, 2023
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Un clásico imperdible, muy buena historia bien contada.
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Kieran J. Mcandrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Batman: The Court of Owls Saga: (DC Essential Edition)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2023
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A nursery rhyme about the vengeance of the Court of Owls has frightened the children of Gotham for decades but, when a body is found next to a macabre message indicating Bruce Wayne will die, Batman must confront the fact that even nursery rhymes may have a basis in truth.

Snyder's vibrant tale recharges the 'Batman' mythos and the plot, artwork, colouring and layout all contribute to making this an absorbing experience.
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ArenV
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Collectors or Casual Readers
Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2018
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I bought the DC Essentials "Court of Owl Saga" for my collection after having read Snyder and Capullo's iconic run already. One of my favourite arcs from their run, I was happy to own the entire Court of Owls saga collected as one book, complete with a brand new original cover by Greg Capullo himself, as well as some extra stuff. If you've never read comics, or specifically Snyder and Capullo's Batman run, this is a great book to pick up as a solid standalone story featuring one of Gotham's coolest group of villains - The Court of Owls. Or if you're like me, you just can't resist having this amazing story all bound up in one book for your collection.
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Sundaram singh
5.0 out of 5 stars Bat vs Owls
Reviewed in India on February 21, 2020
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Have no words to describe the experience. It's just Amazing. Would love to see Owls return and the History they share with Waynes & everyone close to Waynes.
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