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Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (Zero Hour (1994)) Kindle & comiXology

by Dan Jurgens (Author, Artist), Jerry Ordway (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
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Written and pencilled by Dan Jurgens (CONVERGENCE, THE NEW 52: FUTURES END) and inked by Jerry Ordway (THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN), ZERO HOUR chronicles the discovery by DC's greatest heroes of a tidal wave of temporal disruption, as they band togheter to combat chronal chaos.

When all of his family and friends were killed by the attack of a super-villain, the once heroic Green Lantern went insane and became the immensely powerful Parallax. Hoping to save his loved ones, the mad Hal Jordan decided to recreate the universe by unraveling time. Now as realities and time lines converge, dinosaurs walk the Earth again, deceased heroes are resurrected, and half the population has suddenly vanished. With Parallax on the verge of success, Superman, Batman, Robin, Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the rest of the world's heroes must find a way to stop their former comrade or cease to be as all existence ends.

This volume collects stories from SHOWCASE '94 #8-9 and ZERO HOUR: CRISIS IN TIME #4-0.
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Dan Jurgens is a writer and artist most famous for creating Booster Gold, as well as for being one of the main forces behind "The Death of Superman." He has written and/or illustrated titles such as Justice League America, Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man, Thor, Teen Titans, Aquaman, and the company-wide DC crossover known as "Zero Hour."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0108QVORI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (July 7, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 7, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Dan Jurgens (born June 27, 1959 in Ortonville, Minnesota) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the superhero Booster Gold, and for his lengthy runs on the Superman titles The Adventures of Superman and Superman (vol. 2), particularly during "The Death of Superman" storyline.

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R. S. P. Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
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Like a warm bath on a cool spring day, reading zero hour and remembering the heroic age again brings about a good time.
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Gordo nation19
5.0 out of 5 stars Crisis in time
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020
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Awesome title. It's actually a pretty good story I don't get why most people hate it yes it's only 5 issues and yes the issues count downward from 4 to 0. This event also had a lot of tie-in issues and a lot of the characters go on their own missions in the tie-ins, but even without reading those stories this main event is still pretty enjoyable and worth checking out. Unlike other 90's comics the art is really great and the covers are awesome as well.
I got the newer hardcover edition and it's great if you take off the slip cover it's all white with the crisis symbol in the middle and the zero hour title on the spine. On the inside it has nice thick pages and everything is put on there very nicely they really made this to last on your shelf. You should really check this out!
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David Swan
4.0 out of 5 stars Hal Jordon Becomes Interesting... for a brief moment
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2011
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Duuuude, welcome to the 90's where Superman has AWESOME long hair, Guy Gardner is called WARRIOR!! and Rob Leifeld is sending shockwaves through the industry with his.... well... there was a reason I went the entire decade without purchasing a single comic book.

Here's a confession. I start my reviews well before I finish reading a book and my review for Zero Hour was shaping up to be pretty harsh. The first issue of Zero Hour is both the most poorly written and features the worst artwork. My experience with Zero Hour was similar to when I read "The Great Darkness Saga". At first I couldn't fathom why so many people considered it to be one of the all time great comic storylines and Paul Levitz writing was to put it politely, not good. By the end, however, I was a total convert. Zero Hour isn't as well regarded but it definitely improves as it progresses to an explosive and satisfying ending.

Warning, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers....
Zero Hour was shaping up to be yet ANOTHER story of the DC heroes teaming up to save the universe from being consumed. Nowadays it seems like the DC heroes are saving the universe about as often as I go in for a physical. One wonders why they're so affected at this point or feel such desperation since they do it all the time. The story felt like a watered down version of Crisis on Infinite Earths until the big reveal of the power behind Extant. I'd had knowledge of the events of Zero Hour but I'd forgotten that Hal Jordon, now self renamed as Parallax, was attempting to recreate the universe in order to "fix" it and restore Coast City. Long before Jordon stepped forward it dawned on me who the man in the shadows was but it still was a powerful moment. Sadly, DC comics wimped out and years later decided that Parallax was a separate entity controlling Hal Jordon. It's crystal clear that Dan Jurgen intended for Hal Jordon to be acting under his own motivation having snapped from the tragic events of the previous years and the story works much better as Jurgen intended it.

What sets Zero Hour apart from Crisis on Infinite Earths is that there is a certain level of ambiguity about whether the villain is actually a villain. You never question whether the Anti-Monitor is villainous but in this story you're talking about Hal Jordon trying to restore his hometown even if his methods are horrific. In this sense it's more like Watchmen with readers able to debate whether Ozymandias's actions could actually be regarded as benevolent in the end. Even some of the heroes side with Jordon seeing wisdom in his cause. After reading Zero Hour I have to say that Infinite Crisis, a series I really enjoyed, feels like it rips off this mini-series heavily with Alexander Luthor replacing Parallax and Superboy Prime standing in for Extant. On the other hand, the conclusion of Zero Hour steals from Crisis on Infinite Earths where Dr. Light was used as a conduit for the energy attacks of various heroes to blast the Anti-Monitor. In Zero Hour the character Damage becomes the conduit. There is a ton of pseudoscientific gobbledygook and I learned that just about any problem can be solved by, "pouring energy into it". Need to widen a Boom Tube? Pour energy into it. Tear in the fabric of space and time? Throw a Mobius Chair at it and pour energy into it. Another way to close a time rift is to, "race away from the rift fast enough to create your own vortex-- then double back through it at ultimate speed-- right into the heart of the rift which may cause a powerful shockwave that will collapse it" And the cool thing is, it always works. I have to wonder if the JLA fixes a clogged toilet by focusing all their energy attacks on it in one concentrated blast.

I don't regret buying Zero Hour one bit and say what you will it really is a major event in the history of DC comics. Crisis on Infinite Earths was better and in my opinion so was Infinite Crisis but Zero Hour carves its own nitch. Jordon becoming Parallax was pretty darn cool until DC undid it. I also have to say that Extant's costume is one for the ages and I loved the way his identity kept changing. If you're a fan of DC comics this is one you should probably own.

So that's my review but let me close with a brief rant on the state of the comic industry. I didn't buy comics in the 90's because they were just too Kewl for my simple tastes. Actually, I was busy finishing college and finding a job and the cost just didn't factor into my life at the time. Zero Hour is a good analogy for the 90's. In Zero Hour a rift was consuming time while in the comic industry the publishers were burning the candle at both ends. The comic industry has always had a carnival barker type atmosphere with covers promising the most shocking, amazing stories ever but in the 90's they ramped it up to the nth degree with publishers more than subtly implying that the comics were serious collectables. Great writing was downplayed as publishers focused on pushing first appearances, issue number 1's (and 0's), character deaths, variant covers and *Good God* sealed comics never even meant to be read. Sure, you might have an issue of Spiderman but do you have the 3D, holofoil, glow in the dark, die cut, signed and numbered, limited edition variant cover? And these gimmicks worked like a charm... for awhile. And when collectors discovered that these are lousy collectables they naturally felt burned. There was a lot of bad writing and art shipped on high quality paper but wrapping an old fish in velvet instead of newspaper doesn't make it smell any better. The aftermath of Zero Hour was a major gimmick that saw all the DC titles restart with issue #0. Some of the monster hits of the 90's could sell in excess of 1 million copies and today it's rare for any comic to break the 100k mark in any month. Even today I've skipped Brightest Day and Flashpoint because the buzz just wasn't all that good. If comics are to regain their numbers it will have to be with better writing and a reboot of the DC universe with the same mediocre stories just isn't going to do it. Zero Hour didn't create these problems but it was definitely at the eye of the storm.
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Rob the superfan
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good read but a chunk is missing!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2019
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This story was released in 1994. It is a follow up to Crisis on Infinite Earths. DC comics was trying to fix some inconsistencies that were created because of COIE I beleive. It is a pretty good read but there appears to be a segment of the story missing. On page 90 we see the Guy Gardner, Bat Girl and the other Super Heroes standing around talking in New York City then on Page 93 we see Guy Gardner, Bat Girl, Super Girl and Steele Flying Back to New York for Coast City California! I don't know what happened there. It appears a major chunk of the story is either left out or you have to find it in another book. It also is a little bit choppy and hard to follow in some places, but I don't regret buying it.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Zero Hour
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022
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I was a teenager when I first read this story line, and now many years later still a good book, well written. A minor hero becomes a big villain bent on power and what happens, he loses.
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Kerry Shermer
5.0 out of 5 stars Crisis again
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022
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This edition of Zero Hour is beautiful and well worth purchasing!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2015
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It was very fun. Confusing time stream, but cool. I liked how the book was about more than just about super hero's and their powers.
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A. Hammour
2.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, Jumbled, uninteresting Saga.
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2013
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This series is literally useless. Uninteresting storyline. Very little happens in it of any importance to the DC Universe. If you are reading it for the continuity, you are better off with a Web-summary (Such the one found on Wikepedia). Hal Jordan/ Parallax's role is short, occuring mostly at the end. The effort to simplify Hawkman just complicated things more and made his story more confusing. Only one important Character is born out of this series, the "new" Starman, and you don't really need to read zero Hour to find out. There are way too many characters, and many confusing alternate reality characters. The story jumps from one group to the other and jumps back and forth in time in a very inconsistent manner. So confusing it gives you a headache! it is not very interesting at all, ad not fun to read.

A waste of time and money. Avoid unless you want to collect ALL multihero series.
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Matheus Franco
2.0 out of 5 stars The same
Reviewed in Brazil on December 14, 2023
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There is no surprise, but ok. The story lake a real reason to the villains be villains. The way to defeat them was silly…
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Kieran J. Mcandrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Zero Hour: Crisis in Time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2024
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Superheroes from throughout history must work together to save the universe from collapsing into entropy. But, when the cause of this collapse is revealed, everyone is shocked and the last stand becomes tinged with tragedy.

Jurgens' reset of the DC line is interesting and this volume, although feeling a little thin, does a good job of conveying the central plot. It does serve to encourage wider reading.
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Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars Average Crisis
Reviewed in Germany on May 9, 2023
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The storyline is a bit messy but fun. Lots of cool characters and fan favorites. The Ending with the soft reboot is a nice conclusion.
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Angel
5.0 out of 5 stars excelente comic de una reimpresion del clasico Hora Zero de 1995
Reviewed in Mexico on July 26, 2018
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Excelente comic ,muy buena la potada y calidad de las hojas con exelentes dibujos noventeros ,los comics que se estan reimpremiendo de los 90s por parte de DC estan teniendo muy buena calidad
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France Levesque et Alain Pilon
3.0 out of 5 stars Crisis in Time seeks to clean up leftover bad vibes from Crisis
Reviewed in Canada on July 2, 2016
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What is this? A follow up to Crisis on Infinite Earths. But I don't know why this was necessary. Crisis was supposed to clean up the DC Universe. And Zero Hour: Crisis in Time seeks to clean up leftover bad vibes from Crisis. What bad vibes? I don't know. Anti-matter energy, or shock waves or something.
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