User blog:Wikiwikiwhat/How I would have ended "The Court of Owls"

If you haven't read the first seven issues of the New 52 Batman series already, then let me tell you that it is the best Batman story arc ever. If you have read it, then you know that Batman discovered that a secret group of powerful people known as The Court of Owls has been secretly ruling Gotham for hundreds of years. Throughout the story arc, Batman is hunted by the owl costume-wearing assassin called the Talon who works for the Court of Owls. (Spoiler alert)...And at the end, after the The Court almost drives Batman insane, it is revealed that the Talon is a brainwashed Dick Grayson's greatgrandfather and that Dick Grayson was meant to replace him. Now here's how I would have ended it: have the Talon be revealed to be Bruce Wayne from Earth-3 aka the evil Owlman. Think about it. It would add to The Court's attempts to drive Batman insane to have him pull off the assassin's mask and see his own face underneath. It could also set the stage for a New 52 version of the Earth-3 story in the Justice League series. It would also explain how The Court knew so much about Bruce Wayne. Also, in Batman #1, after the Talon attacks for the first time, a detective calls him "this 'owl' man"...