Night of the Owls (Reading Order)

Series · 11 books · 2012

By Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel, James Tynion IV, and more

Books in series

Batman (2011-2016) #7

2012

Batman may have survived the Court of Owls’ first strike (barely), but even as he recuperates, the Court is preparing to launch its most deadly and sweeping attack yet. Plus: secrets revealed in this issue will change Batman’s world forever!

Batman (2011-2016) #8

2012

Broken and beaten, Bruce Wayne has retreated from Gotham City – the city of Owls – to Wayne Manor. But no place is safe, because the Court is about to strike at the heart of city, and nothing will ever be the same. Be there for the start of the battle for Gotham City's soul…and the prelude to "The Night of the Owls."And in the first chapter of a new backup story, learn the secret history of The Court of Owls – as well as the secrets of Gotham City and the Wayne family!

Batgirl (2011-2016) #9

2012

A “Night of the Owls” tie-in! Batgirl faces off against the Court of Owls to protect the life of her father, Commissioner Gordon!

Batman and Robin #9

2012

A “Night of the Owls” tie-in! As Batman deals with the Court of Owls, Robin faces Talon alone with the skies of Gotham City at stake!

Nightwing #8

2012

With the Owls descending upon Gotham City, the fate of the city’s leader rests on the shoulders of Nightwing! But as our hero embarks on a mission to rescue Mayor Hady, just how do Cameron Kane and turn-of-the-century Gotham City factor in?

Nightwing #9

2012

A “Night of the Owls” tie-in! Nightwing faces another villain claiming to be the Talon at City Hall as the Court of Owls’ plans go into action—but will he be able to figure out what’s going on before it’s too late?

#10

Batman (2011-2016) #9

2012

"NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here! Batman must stop the TALONS that have breeched the Batcave in order to save an innocent life...and Gotham City! In the backup story, learn more about the PENNYWORTH family and the secrets they've kept from the Wayne family!

#12

Detective Comics (2011-2016) #9

2012

Batman has been poisoned at the hands of the deadly Mr. Toxic! Plus, a backup tale starring the two-sided Two-Face.

#15

Batman (2011-2016) Annual #1

2012

MR. FREEZE is introduced to The New 52! What is Mr. Freeze's relationship to the COURT OF OWLS? Is he an ally – or do they want him dead? "NIGHT OF THE OWLS" continues here!

#17

Batman (2011-2016) #10

2012

A “Night of the Owls” tie-in! Batman takes the fight to the Court of Owls and discovers the identity of the organization’s evil mastermind! Scott Snyder and his AMERICAN VAMPIRE collaborator Rafael Albuquerque also provide a backup tale.

#18

Batman (2011-2016) #11

2012

The Court of Owls epic building for the past year comes to its stunning conclusion as Batman brings to light the mad machinations of the mysterious organization.

Authors

Tony Salvador Daniel is a comic book author and illustrator. He is sometimes credited with is full name as Antonio Salvador Daniel. For the science fiction writer, see Tony Daniel. Tony S. Daniel decided to become a comic book artist in the 4th grade and has never looked back. He made his professional comics debut in 1993 on Comico's The Elementals and went on to illustrate X-Force for Marvel Comics and Spawn: Bloodfeud for Image Comics as well as writing and illustrating several creator-owned titles of his own: Silke, The Tenth, Adrenalynn and F5 — the last two of which led him, for a time, into the alternate reality known as Hollywood. After being lured back into comics in 2005 to work with writer Geoff Johns on TEEN TITANS for DC Comics, Daniel landed his dream job in 2007 penciling the adventures of DC's Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN where he first collaborated with writer Grant Morrison and then went on to write and draw the book himself. In 2011 he re-launched DETECTIVE COMICS for DC’s New 52, writing and drawing most of the first year of the historic series. In 2012 Daniel moved from one icon to another when he began illustrating the adventures of Superman in ACTION COMICS.

Peter J. Tomasi is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics, such as Batman And Robin; Superman; Super Sons; Batman: Detective Comics; Green Lantern Corps; and Superman/Wonder Woman; as well as Batman: Arkham Knight; Brightest Day; Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors; Nightwing; Black Adam, and many more. In the course of his staff career at DC Comics, Tomasi served as a group editor and ushered in new eras for Batman, Green Lantern, and the JSA, along with a host of special projects like Kingdom Come. He is also the author of the creator-owned titles House Of Penance with artist Ian Bertram; Light Brigade with artist Peter Snejbjerg; The Mighty with Keith Champagne and Chris Samnee; and the critically acclaimed epic graphic novel The Bridge: How The Roeblings Connected Brooklyn To New York, illustrated by Sara DuVall and published by Abrams ComicArts. In 2018 New York Times best-selling author Tomasi received the Inkpot Award for achievement in comics.

Gail Simone is a comic book writer well-known for her work on Birds of Prey (DC), Wonder Woman (DC), and Deadpool (Marvel), among others, and has also written humorous and critical commentary on comics and the comics industry such as the original "Women in Refrigerators" website and a regular column called "You'll All Be Sorry".