The best-selling epic that introduced Gotham Citys dread Court of Owls is back in stunning Absolute format! 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 hes 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?