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By Mark Rodriguez The Talons are attacking all over Gotham City. Nightwing rescued the mayor from being killed by one of the Talons, but as he was leaving he was attacked by another. This other Talon is William Cobb, his own great grandfather! The story opens with more of Cobb's flashbacks. He says that during the time he courted Amelia, he rarely dealt with her father. One time he met up with him and Burton Crowe asked what he was doing with his daughter. He invites him to play chess and explains that world, like chess, only has light and dark and no in-between. He reminds him that even though he came from the slums and rose up in fame with Haly's Circus, he was still filth. In modern day, Nightwing faces William Cobb and wonders how he escaped the Batcave. He tells the mayor and his men to hide in their panic room as he tackles the Talon out the window. As they all, Cobb tells Grayson to show him what he has become and to impress him. In free-fall, Nightwing fires a grappling...

By Mark Rodriguez The Court of Owls has unleashed their army of Talons all over Gotham City! As they storm Wayne Manor, Batman holds them off while Alfred send the alert to the BatFamily. After discovering earlier on that one of Nightwing's great grandfather was a Talon, and that he himself was once destined to become a Talon, he has a more personal stake in this. How will Nightwing deal with the Talons? "The Night of the Owls- Bloodlines" begins with the flashback of a child juggling for pennies on the streets of Gotham City in the year 1910. At the time the Elite of Gotham were Alan Wayne, Frederic Cobblepot, Edward Elliot, and Burton Crowe. The child's father worked building bridges and when a bridge collapsed during construction, he lost his life. His mother worked at a textile plant and couldn't afford to watch the kid. Even though she warned her against begging on the street corners, he continued to juggle on the streets for a year. One day a guy tried to ru...