A review by emsemce123
Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I'm biased on this one because I am admittedly- a Jim Lee fan boy and I'll always love his artwork on Batman. Jeph Loeb wrote Long Halloween and Dark Victory and I wouldn't call this a follow-up it does take place in the same continuity. You prolly don't have to but I would recommend reading those first to get a better appreciation, and Death in the Family too, which even I haven't read but know what that particular storyline is about. Again, not necessary but recommended. This story pulls a little all over the Batman lore and world and in doing so it feels like it both enriches and degrades the overall mystery trying to be told. Don't expect the grounded grittiness of Loebs previous works on the character, this is more in line with typical comic story-telling, with tons of twists and turns throughout, it's great to see the thread of thinking in Batman, the detectives mind, and all the places it goes to, but feels like the main mystery gets sidelined to cram as many villains, characters, nods and Easter eggs to other things than solving what it's setting up. Characters get introduced just to propel the plot forward but there's never any agency to them individually, save for Catwoman who has reasons for sticking around, every other character feels like part-time players and once their role is done its like they vanish completely from the story. Hush is an interesting villain and that's the one I want to know more about but I didn't get that chance.