Warning! Contains spoilers for Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4!
Summary
- The Bat-Family is in need of a new base due to Amanda Waller threats, so they repurpose a Court of Owls base.
- Using the Maze of Owls provides strategic advantages for Bat-Family operations.
- The Bat-Family’s knowledge of multiple hidden Owl bases allows them to easily relocate if needed.
The Batcave will always be the iconic home base for the Bat-Family, but with every hero on the run as Amanda Waller cracks down on heroes, the Bat-Family finds a new base with a much darker history. Unable to use the Batcave or any of their safe houses, the Bat-Family uses an old Court of Owls base to hide in.
The surprising new base for the Bat-Family was revealed in Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4 by Pornsak Pichetshote and Claire Roe. Amanda Waller knows the secret identities of nearly every hero on Earth and has naturally rooted out their usual hiding spots. This knowledge in the hands of Waller means that places like the Batcave are completely off-limits, and with the need for a new base, Nightwing picked the perfect substitute.
One of the last places anyone would think to look for the Bat-Family is in a ruined Court of Owls base right above the Maze of Owls that Batman was infamously trapped in during the New 52 Batman series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. The Court of Owls have bases all over Gotham City, and it’s a great idea for the Bat-Family to repurpose them in this time of need.
The Bat-Family Has Taken Over the Maze of Owls
Amanda Waller Has Them Cornered in a Dark New Base
The Court of Owls is a secret society that once ruled Gotham from the shadows, using their wealth and influence to make sure the city never truly became a better place. To help in this endeavor, the Court of Owls had secret bases all over Gotham City. Their modus operandi was to steal bases that other people used, most famously seen when they began living on a hidden floor in most Wayne Enterprise skyscrapers. It was a brilliant way of hiding in plain sight, and it seems that the Bat-Family is using this tactic for themselves now as they take over the Maze of Owls.
For more about what the Bat-Family is going through in
Task Force VII
#4 and why, check out
Absolute Power
#1 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, available now from DC Comics.
Of all the bases the Bat-Family could have taken, the Maze of Owls is one of the best. Not only is it a literal maze that even Batman struggled to navigate, but it has several quick routes of escape. In the original story, Batman eventually escaped the Maze of Owls by destroying a fountain and exposing the river below. After Failsafe attacks Nightwing and the rest of the resistance in this issue, they use this exact same method to escape. Once again, they destroy the statue and fall into the river below before Failsafe can follow. While the Maze of Owls may no longer be used as a base, there are plenty more options.
The Court of Owls Has a Dark History with the Bat-Family
Created by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
The Court of Owls being so deep in the very fabric of Gotham City has always made them an incredible threat to the Bat-Family, but now it seems that very threat is the Bat-Family’s biggest strength. Even though the Maze of Owls was discovered, there are still dozens of Owl bases all around Gotham City, each one perfectly hidden. This means that Nightwing, Robin, and their resistance can simply move on to the next one. While Failsafe might be able to sniff them out eventually, as he has all the knowledge and memories of Batman, it’ll take him a long time to find the Bat-Family and their allies.
Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4 is available now from DC Comics!
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