Product Description

From the acclaimed team of Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween and Dark Victory) and Jim Lee (WildC.A.T.S., X-Men, StormWatch) comes one of the most memorable and best-selling Batman epics in years, now available in paperback. The story picks up with Batman hot on the trail of Killer Croc, trying to piece together the mystery of a 10 million dollar stash, originally intended as ransom money for a kidnapped child whom Batman rescued from Catwoman! The clues lead the Dark Knight to Metropolis, where he must face Poison Ivy and confront Superman! Featuring a new cover by Lee and Williams and bursting with never-before-seen story pages, Hush has put Batman well and truly back on the superhero map!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50907 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
Essex Chronicle, Thursday October 4th 2004, review by Matt Adams: " Beautifully illustrated, with former X-Men artist Lee showing his typical flair for stylish action, and tightly scripted by the acclaimed Lee, this is Batman at his best."; Leeds Guide 12 Jan- 27 Jan 2005: " The art is clean and defined, and the elegance works in the grand story."

The Ultimate Answer October 2004
" The best Batman book I've read in a long time..."

Leeds Guide 12 Jan- Thurs 27th Jan 2005
'The art is clean and defined and the elegance works in the grand story."

Customer Reviews

Oh dear.
Jeph Loeb has a pretty illustrious history in comics as a writer. In Batman alone, he has written the fantastic Batman: Long Halloween (a key inspiration for Batman Begins) and its follow up Dark Victory, two stupendous stories which suggested he'd strike it lucky a third time too. Right?

Wrong. Somewhere between these two books, Jeph Loeb lost his mojo. This first volume of Hush (and why a 12-issue story needed to be published in two volumes of different sizes when even this same writer's previous stuff wasn't is a mystery) begins a rollercoaster story the ending of which you can see from a mile off.

Many of the characters and dialogue styles are identical to those used previously ("no one can resist me" says Poison Ivy. Again.) and the stilted internal monologue that grates. Loeb starts a story that whilst having a few twists you won't see coming and some nice moments (not least the fight with Superman), its villain will be obvious to you before you even know there is one.

The saving grace of all this is one Jim Lee. Possibly the best comic artist active at the moment, he brings to life Loeb's mediocre story with the same effortless, vibrant colour with which he makes the likes of All-Star Batman And Robin forgivable.

Unless you're a Loeb freak or a big fan of Jim Lee's artwork - or simply don't want to think very hard in the course of the story - then Hush is not for you.

To many characters
I gave this comic two stars because even if it's nothing special it's a light hearted read. The problem I had was that there just seemed to be to many characters squeezed in and not enough story. One of my favourite batman comics is Knightfall which is filled with characters but pulls it off well. Anyway I guess you have to make your own mind up but don't expect anything amazing unless you prefer characters over story.

Beautiful Artwork
I cannot recommend this or its sequel highly enough for the art alone its worth its weight in gold. honestly its beautifuly drawn it also has a gripping plot with batman faceing off agains many of his previous villians and even superman.