Batman Artist on Designing the Talons

 

The Talon by Greg Capullo courtesy DC Comics

  The Night of the Owls is coming this May. The Council of Owls tighten their claws on Gotham City and take on the entire Batman family. The secret society has an army of ruthless assassins to execute their plot. Batman artist Greg Capullo shares how he came up with the design for the Talon on The Source.

  “I thought about owls for a minute, and the hooded owl sprang to mind,” said Batman artist Greg Capullo about the creation of the original Talon. “So I gave him a hood like an executioner. As for the lines of the suit, I let the thought of birds guide my hand. An owl design simply made sense.”

Batman #6 arrived in stores today.

Nightwing Feels The Owls’ Talon

Nightwing #8 courtesy DC Comics The Source

  Nightwing is about to feel the claws of Batman’s new enemies in Nightwing #8. Can Dick Grayson protect the Mayor of Gotham City from the Council of Owls and the Talon?

  This issue leads into the Batman event Night of the Owls. The Source says the issue will have a back up story on the Talon who is hunting Batman. For more of today’s previews click here.

Batman: Night of the Owls

Batman #8 courtesy DC The Source

  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.