Following "straight on" from the Superman & The Authority mini-series is this oversized one shot which brings Batman onto the scene as he looks for allies for a mission that the JLA have said no to. Bruce is not impressed at the line-up commenting that "half of them are not even on our side" a reference to The Enchantress and Manchester Black.
Superman however defends his choice of team who are to take up the fight to liberate War World from Mongul. Batman needs allies to face the threat of The Empire Of Shadows that the reader is introduced to in the opening pages.
This is an inter-dimensional threat from the broken Dark Multiverse in the form of the Al Ghul's who have captured someone capable of jumping universes and this will lead them to Earth Zero where the multiverse itself stems from and to the others beyond. Bats wishes to free this individual to prevent an invasion.
The key needed is The Enchantress who can get them both there and back. There are a variety of artists on this book with Ben Templesmith providing the peculiar art to illustrate the broken universe where things not only are different but look different and adds to the atmosphere of the story.
This is how comics should be written and is a great and entertaining read.
Rating: 5 Stars Plus (Highly Recommended)
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