A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into Gotham City's best and brightest, as well as its most dangerous and deadly. If the dark legends are true, his masters are more powerful predators than the Batman could ever imagine—and their nests are everywhere. From the superstar team of writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and artist Greg Capullo (Batman/Spawn), Batman: The Court of Owls is a soaring saga of mystery and terror that kicked off one of the decade's most successful comic book runs! This stunning Absolute edition collects BATMAN #1-11 as well as character sketches, the full script and pencils to BATMAN #1, and an introduction by Scott Snyder.