Though this volume has stories that run the gamut from bad to good (with some mediocre in between), it's an awful mess. It jumps from Year Zero to Batman Eternal with some Death of Damian in between, and it makes no attempt to explain what's going on or how these stories fit together. It's pretty much a textbook for how not to put together a comic collection. 
 Year Zero (0). So we apparently start off still stuck in Year Zero with a couple of great stories: one of a six-years-ago Batman just finding his way; and one of three Robins (and a Batgirl) in their pre-batty days. These great character pieces are all Snyder at his best [7/10]. 
 The next few stories all circle around Damian's death without every mentioning what happened, because DC doesn't worry about the coherency of their collections. 
 Resolve (18). Harper returns to prove how useful she is to the Batman, and it generally feels like Snyder is just trying way too hard to make us believe she's great [5/10]. 
 Nowhere Man (19-20). A new Clayface is fun as is an evil Bruce Wayne, but ultimately this story goes on for too long [6/10]. 
 Ghost Lights (19-20). A very shallow story of Supes helping Bats that gains depth due to their discussions of their friendship and of Damian [7/10]. 
 Ages (Annual 2). A nice look at Arkham Asylum, with a focus on its history. However, the story really works because it (mostly) uses an asylum orderly as its point of view, which adds a human element to story not often found in Batman [6+/10]. 
 The Meek (34). What!? Gordon's in jail? The police have turned against Batman!? Other than confusion continuing to ramp up, this is a little bit of nothing. Batman tracks a serial killer. OK. [4/10]. 
 Gotham Eternal (28). Apparently, a tie-in to Batman Eternal, but as a part of Batman, this story makes very little sense and has no closure. Way to sell a 20-page ad, DC [3/10].