By Mark Rodriguez
Batman finds himself at the mercy of the Court of Owls and their deadly maze. Trapped for days with nothing to eat and the only thing to drink being drugged water, Batman will test the very limits of his body and his sanity. His challenge might be cut short as one of the Talons appears behind him and impales him with a huge blade!!
Batman issue 6 continues with ‘Beneath The Glass’ as the Talon just impaled Batman from behind with his blade. He tells him he is going to die and his bones will be kept on display in the labyrinth.
When asked for any final words, Batman comments that he moved the camera… which gets him smashed by said camera. Talon lifts Batman up for the Court to decide his manner of death.
Batman finds himself at the mercy of the Court of Owls and their deadly maze. Trapped for days with nothing to eat and the only thing to drink being drugged water, Batman will test the very limits of his body and his sanity. His challenge might be cut short as one of the Talons appears behind him and impales him with a huge blade!!
Batman issue 6 continues with ‘Beneath The Glass’ as the Talon just impaled Batman from behind with his blade. He tells him he is going to die and his bones will be kept on display in the labyrinth.
When asked for any final words, Batman comments that he moved the camera… which gets him smashed by said camera. Talon lifts Batman up for the Court to decide his manner of death.
The Court is a ghastly collection of all sorts, both young and old, all wearing the same creepy owl masks, yelling for things like break his neck or his spine. They decide to ask the youngest of the Court, seemingly a little girl with an owl mask, to decide his fate… and she says ‘hurt him more’. The Talon tosses Batman against a wall and beats the living crap out of him.
When he had enough he tells them the Batman is finished and that his bones are theirs for the picking. All the Owls swoop down on Batman and start grabbing and picking at him. Batman is in so much pain, he feels like just letting go. Just then, Bats notices one of the portraits on the walls being of Alan Wayne, his scared tortured face begging for someone to help him.
Suddenly, Batman decides he has had enough and gets all the Owls off him. His words echo that of many readers up to this point. “I know that I am SICK TO DEATH OF OWLS!!!!”
Despite being fatally impaled through the gut and being weakened from thirst and hunger and having his ass kicked all up and down…. Batman suddenly snaps into Hulk Hogan mode and beats the living crap out of the Talon. Sure the Talon still gets in a hit or two, but this savagely enraged Batman beats the living shit out of him and then punches him right through a wall.
Batman yells that he’ll be back to take down the Court of Owls. He knows this city and that based on the taste of the minerals in the water he drank from the owl fountain… that he was near a river and the owl fountain was made of white marble. This makes the fountain more vulnerable to explosions. So he uses potassium chlorinate he got from the filament plates he stole from the broken camera from earlier to cause an explosion. He crawls over to the hole and lets himself fall into the river beneath. However… Batman can’t find a way out to the surface and seemingly drowns…
As for the Owls, an old lady in a wheelchair (also with an Owl mask) is escorted by one of her own, claiming what a gladiator the Batman is. They ask what to do about the defeated Talon, and the lady suggests they get rid of him, since he will never heal completely after the beatdown Batman gave him. The lady reminds them that they have so many more Talons… and we see a whole lot of coffins laid out before them. The lady says it’s time for them to wake them ALL up.
My Opinions
It was awesome to see Batman finally get some payback... but how in the heck did Batman get a second wind after being drugged, starved, dehydrated and impaled with led to serious blood loss? I know people get adrenaline at times of desperation, but c'mon! I know the answer for most is 'BECAUSE HE'S BATMAN', but maybe they should have left out the impalement cause it seems a bit much.
Batman barely escaped the deadly maze, and the Owls reveal they have tons of Talons, where Batman had so much trouble with just one. This comic showed how ghoulish The Court can be as entire families, even children partake in these sick activities. Even one of the youngest ones was eager to see Talon torture Batman some more. Sheesh. Either way, logic or not, it was cool to see Batman fight back.
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The art continues to be awesome as they do a great job showing how broken and battered Batman was. I always thought Batman not having pupils was part of 'comic book logic', but here we even see how Batman's lenses are busted and his real eyes are exposed.
We'll see what happens next cause the Night of the Talons will soon be upon us! And this time I'll have the full story!
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