The New 52 Robbed Us of What Should Have Been the Greatest Batman Story of All Time

The Court of Owls debuted as the primary antagonists in Scott Snyder’s acclaimed Batman series, beginning in 2011. This secret society, comprised of Gotham’s most powerful families, had secretly manipulated the city’s history since its earliest days. They were so effective at hiding their influence that Batman himself believed they were just a legend—until he encountered them directly. While the Court quickly established itself as a formidable threat worthy of being recurring Batman villains, it was originally conceived not for Bruce Wayne’s Batman, but for his successor, Dick Grayson.








