The Court of Owls haven't been terribly compelling or threatening since their debut, but I think this book did a great job expanding on the history of the Court and fleshing out the histories of its various assassins. The plot is kinda predictable, but has a fun Mission Impossible vibe with Calvin Rose breaking into a new place each issue to cripple The Court's operations. Calvin's background as an escape artist on the run really sets him apart from other non-powered superheroes. This volume was wise to take a note from Batman: Night of the Owls and expand the Talons into actual people with characters and backstories (the O'Malley's were particularly interesting to me). The series goes downhill fast after this volume, but this first volume is a fun read.