A review by just_fighting_censorship
Batman: Hush Returns by A.J. Lieberman, Javier Pina, Al Barrionuevo
2.0
Wait....what?
This started out decent and just got worse and worse.
First and foremost, CAN NO ONE STAY DEAD!?!
Second, what is up with the Joker? He acts completely out of character for the entire book.
The Joker is supposed to be predictably unpredictable, he is INSANE! I was like who is this guy dressed up like the Joker? He's terrible. Then it gets all sappy as I hear the "Red Hood" origin story for the umpteenth. Ugh! Boy do I hate that origin story. No I don't want some sob story about the man Joker was before. I don't care about his pregnant wife being blown up or his need for vengeance, it completely ruins the character! The best thing about the Joker is his insanity, he seems to have no real motive and that is scary as hell!
Oh and when he does a spin roll into the open manhole...
Thirdly, who the hell edited this thing? The book should have ended with the Batman: Gotham Knights #55 but instead it gives a brief and confusing summary of events that seem pretty important to the story and pick up with Batman: Gotham Knights #66 which aside from a complete change in circumstance was almost too boring to read. Prometheus III, really who gives a crap? Oh and I'm not a huge Talia fan either...
Overall, this comic is a terrible sequel to [b:Batman: Hush|6375845|Batman Hush|Jeph Loeb|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342295000s/6375845.jpg|16256422]. Don't get me wrong, it is terrible in its own right, but even more so when compared to the original. It is so melodramatic, every aspect is so over played, all of the forced emotion made me a little ill.
I mean, there is even a scene where Green Arrow and Batman have a cat fight.
Just skip it!
(see what I did there)
This started out decent and just got worse and worse.
First and foremost, CAN NO ONE STAY DEAD!?!
Second, what is up with the Joker? He acts completely out of character for the entire book.
The Joker is supposed to be predictably unpredictable, he is INSANE! I was like who is this guy dressed up like the Joker? He's terrible. Then it gets all sappy as I hear the "Red Hood" origin story for the umpteenth. Ugh! Boy do I hate that origin story. No I don't want some sob story about the man Joker was before. I don't care about his pregnant wife being blown up or his need for vengeance, it completely ruins the character! The best thing about the Joker is his insanity, he seems to have no real motive and that is scary as hell!
Oh and when he does a spin roll into the open manhole...
Thirdly, who the hell edited this thing? The book should have ended with the Batman: Gotham Knights #55 but instead it gives a brief and confusing summary of events that seem pretty important to the story and pick up with Batman: Gotham Knights #66 which aside from a complete change in circumstance was almost too boring to read. Prometheus III, really who gives a crap? Oh and I'm not a huge Talia fan either...
Overall, this comic is a terrible sequel to [b:Batman: Hush|6375845|Batman Hush|Jeph Loeb|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342295000s/6375845.jpg|16256422]. Don't get me wrong, it is terrible in its own right, but even more so when compared to the original. It is so melodramatic, every aspect is so over played, all of the forced emotion made me a little ill.
I mean, there is even a scene where Green Arrow and Batman have a cat fight.
Just skip it!
(see what I did there)