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A review by kevinowenkelly
Batman: The Night of the Owls by Kyle Higgins, Jimmy Palmiotti, Eddy Barrows, Patrick Gleason, Scott Snyder, Peter J. Tomasi, Tony S. Daniel, J.H. Williams III, Scott Lobdell, Justin Gray, Duane Swierczynski, Judd Winick, David Finch
2.0
Incredibly uneven, which comes from being stitched together of individual issues pulled from a number of other series, and each done by different writers and artists. The opening Jonah Hex issue is particularly bad, lacking any context for people not familiar with the series and offering only a cameo to warrant its inclusion in the issue; an odd place to start.
The Batfamily issues are better, particularly Nightwing's handful, which have a meaningful engagement with and impact on the character. Still, even though the other issues are also worth reading, the power levels and abilities of the Talons vary wildly, which makes it hard to feel grounded in any of the stakes.
On a side note, it also includes a few issues collected in the subsequent mainline Batman: City of Owls, which I found to be an odd choice, and, worse, has an issue in it that randomly spoils most of the City of Owls!
Worth a rental at the library, but that's about it, and only after reading City of Owls.
The Batfamily issues are better, particularly Nightwing's handful, which have a meaningful engagement with and impact on the character. Still, even though the other issues are also worth reading, the power levels and abilities of the Talons vary wildly, which makes it hard to feel grounded in any of the stakes.
On a side note, it also includes a few issues collected in the subsequent mainline Batman: City of Owls, which I found to be an odd choice, and, worse, has an issue in it that randomly spoils most of the City of Owls!
Worth a rental at the library, but that's about it, and only after reading City of Owls.