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With great story & art work, Loeb & Lee bring Batman to the masses. Hush's story is one that sturs up memories for Bruce of Jason Todd (the 2nd Robin) that died at the hands of the Joker years earlier. With appearances by Joker, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Superman, & Huntress this is one you shouldn't miss.
The good news is that if you don't know anything about Batman or any of the supporting characters its a good book to pick up. Okay the art in this book is fantastic but Hush isn't a good mystery its painfully obvious who Hush is and the thing is that we never heard of Bruce Wayne's childhood friend until this story and his motives are unclear. We hear that he wanted to kill his parents but we never get a reason why he hated his parents and wanted there money was he just born evil or something. This volume is also better then volume 1 in terms of length. I enjoyed hush but it wasn't anything mind blowing.
If you want a defining epic Batman tale I suggest that you pick up long halloween. The art in this just blew me away and was just as good as Loeb's fantastic writing.
All it sets out to do is strait up entertain you with a non-stop action thriller. This book doesnt set out to reinvent batman.
I highly suggest that you pick up long halloween and dark victory, written by him as well. Mission accomplished.
Jeph Loeb is my favorite author. Be warned the ending does get pretty confusing but it is nothing a second read through can't fix.
If you want a mid-career batman tale that is just plain fun, Hush is for you.
The result, exactly what most fans are looking for, a new take on the tired character of Batman presented in a way that will blow you away, pick this one up.Preceded byBatman: Hush, Vol. The Dark Knight's character is more human and real than your standard take on Batman because of Loeb's skilled narration.
In the same way Spielberg was able to bring the characters to the forefront in a film awash in cinematic action. Hush vol 2 is to the comic book medium as Saving Private Ryan is to film.
The story line is riveting both for it's twisting plot but also for its rich characters. In the same way Hush is neither an action movie nor your standard techno-drama/ mystery, it is both at the same time, and not only that it does it incredibly well.
Fans either of Jeph Loeb's writing or Jim Lee's illustrations will be happy to add this to their collection. At the same time Jim Lee makes the characters jump off the page in a way I've only seen matched by Alex Ross's "Kingdom Come".
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This is definitely the same Batman, but he's far more experienced now, and much more sure of himself (until he falls in love.or does he). This is the climax to a great Batman story. Anyway. If you've read Loeb's previous work then you'd know he's worked on stories involving Batman's early career. After reading Dark Victory this feels more or less like an indirect sequel to that story. Pick up part one, and part two. You won't regret it.
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