Batman: Arkham - Everything You Need To Know About The Court Of Owls

Did you miss their Arkham Origins Easter Egg?

by Ewan Paterson
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After years of waiting, another Batman: Arkham is now just around the corner. The next title will be developed by Warner Bros. Montreal, the team that previously helmed the series' criminally underrated 2013 prequel, Batman: Arkham Origins, and will supposedly focus on the Court of Owls.

Numerous rumours have pointed towards the sinister cult dominating the next Arkham prequel's story, with other shadowy figures waiting in the wings. Now, with Court of Owls writer Scott Snyder having deleted a tweet hyping the Court's involvement in Montreal's next project, it seems like their involvement is a done deal.

But who are the Court of Owls? They're a relatively new creation, but one that's made quite a sizeable impression since debuting in 2011 - as has been evidenced by their meteoric rise over the last eight years. They've clearly been deemed a big enough threat to lead the charge on WB's next Batman title, but given they're not among the Dark Knight's more well known adversaries, it stands to reason that some fans aren't as clued up on them as they are with the Jokers and Two-Faces of this world.

So, from their comic book origins to their potential history in the Arkhamverse, here’s everything Batman: Arkham fans need to know about the Court of Owls!

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.