Batman #1

A NEW ERA FOR THE DARK KNIGHT AND GOTHAM CITY BEGINS HERE IN THIS #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Batman has heard tales of Gotham City's Court of Owls: That the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham. The Dark Knights dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives' tales. Gotham was his city. Until now.A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into the 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. Collects BATMAN #1-7

Characters: Alan Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Barbara Gordon, Batman, Bluebird, Catwoman, Clayface (Karlo), Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Harley Quinn, Harvey Bullock, James Gordon, James Gordon Jr., Jeremiah Arkham, Joker, Killer Croc, Leslie Thompkins, Lincoln March, Mr. Freeze, Professor Pyg, Riddler, Scarecrow (DC), Tim Drake, Two-Face, Vicki Vale, Victor Zsasz