Batman Volume 2: The City of Owls written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV and illustrated by Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Rafael Albuquerque, and Jason Fabok
After barely surviving a fight with one Talon (an especially enhanced assassin) from the Court of Owls, Batman has to fight dozens of Talons that the Court resurrects to wreck havoc on Gotham. He gets the other members of the Bat-family (Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, etc.) to protect the Gotham elite who are targeted by the Court. The fight reveals more of Bruce Wayne's history, along with some of Alfred's. The book ends with two one-off stories involving an electrician who taps into Batman's Gotham surveillance and a new origin story for Mr. Freeze.
The wrap-up of the Court of Owls story is mostly satisfying. I was a little underwhelmed by some of the vagueness and the origin of Alfred which does not quite line up right with the timeline as I understand it. The Mr. Freeze story was also underwhelming as it undercut the Batman: The Animated Series much better take on the character.
Mildly recommended--if you read the last volume, you'll want to finish the Court of Owls story (which is 95% interesting).
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