Batman: Night of the Owls will be the first cross-over of the DC New 52 era starting in Batman #8 in May and continuing in Detective Comics.
DC’s announced a series of Batman back-up stories about the Court of Owls leading up to the big event.
Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League, Action Comics, Men of War, All-Star Western will increase in price to $3.99 per issue.
DC Executive John Rood told Comics Newsarama there was “a story reason” for the price increase and the publisher is adding pages to the Bat titles.