I was like everyone else when the idea of the New 52 was announced. I was skeptical. Sometimes comic books companies do these relaunches and reboots whenever they feel like they have painted themselves into a corner. This reboot may have started this way but at least DC decided that they were going to treat us with respect rather than shoveling slop.
Bruce Wayne is bak in the cowl and he is prepared to bring justice to his home once more. But now he must contend wih an all-new villain in the form of the Court of Owls. Apparently they are like the Illuminiati and they have been shaping Gotham's destiny for years...and now Batman is finally not beneath their considerable notice.
This is how you do a reboot, with a story so explosive that we would be ools to ignore it.