Owls in the Batcave and Alfred’s Family Secret

Batman #9 courtesy DC Comics

  The Court of Owls ruthless assassin, The Talon, is a silent menace that’s gutted the Dark Knight. But he isn’t the only one.

  Batman #9 will see the TALONS invade the Batcave as part of the Night of the Owls events. Is the Court trying to kill Alfred?

 The backup story will reveal the Pennyworth family’s secrets they hid from the Waynes. For more Batman previews and art here’s The Source link.

Birds of Prey Vs. Court of Owls

 

Birds of Prey #9 courtesy DC Comics

  The Birds of Prey become the hunted! DC’s female crime fighting force face Talon and the Court of Owls as part of the Batman family epic Night of the Owls.

  Gotham’s finest females welcomes Travel Foreman as the new artist with Birds of Prey #9 coming in May. Here’s a preview sketch below. Foreman’s work on Animal Man is winning him raves.

 “We’re really challenging him to go against his animal instincts in his first issue; from the woods to the city streets, from a single super character (OK, with family) to a team book, from one small corner of the DC universe right into the big Bat landscape. It’s going to be exciting!” Editor Bobbie Chase tells The Source.

Birds of Prey preview art courtesy DC Comics

 

  If you haven’t flown with Birds of Prey yet – the New 52 lineup is Black Canary, Batgirl, Katana, Poison Ivy and the one member that knocked me out – Starling.

 

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.