Collected together for the first time are all the Zero Hour crossovers from the Batman Universe. It's an odd book, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. I would have loved it if they devoted one page (as a forward, maybe) explaining what was happening in the Zero Hour mini series so that thing would have been a little bit clearer in this volume.
Basically, the book is broken down into two sections. The first have are the actual Zero Hour tie ins. Time has gone screwy, different realities are popping up here and there, the Bat Family are being drawn to different realities and they have to deal with it. Fun stuff happens, like the return of Batgirl, in full costume, though from a different reality. In her reality, Commissioner Gordon was killed by the Joker rather than Babs getting maimed. A young Dick Grayson shows up and teams up with Robin. Batman is drawn back in time to where is parents lived but he was shot in Crime Alley. Fun stuff all in all.
The second half of the book showcases all the #0 issues that were published after the mini series ended. These were basically jumping on points for the characters, showing the new realities they're living in. This being the Batman Universe, though, there really weren't many changes or tweaks at all. You know how that goes.
Batman: Zero Hour
Writer: Chuck Dixon, Archie Goodwin, Alan Grant, Doug Moench
Artist: Bret Blevins, Mike Manley, Joe Rubinstein, Vince Giarrano, Graham Nola, Scott Hanna, Bob McLeod, Tom Grummett, Ray Kryssing, Jim Balent, Bob Smith
DC Comics
