Thread:Lucien61/@comment-24845073-20140727202116/@comment-24845073-20140729041214

A bit of an odd question; But what was New Earth Batman's status at the time of Zero Hour, wasn't Azrael still Batman at the time? I'd probably have to read the story to fully understand but I just couldn't figure why the "Earth-One Batman" in that story wasn't the New Earth incarnation; Best I can figure he was either still recovering from when Bane broke his back, or he still hadn't reclaimed the mantle of Batman.

Good point about Hawkman; That's what they did with Man of Steel and Year One so saying "This story takes place a few years ago" sounds like a natural choice.