| Batman: Heart of Hush |  | Author: Paul Dini
Creator: Dustin Nguyen
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Thus
Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1401221238
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401221232
ASIN: 1401221238
Publication Date: April 7, 2009
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The villain named Hush, created by comic superstars Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, makes a dramatic return to the life of Batman. What will this mean for Bruce Wayne? Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott begin to have dangerous repercussions in the present. Why is this mystery driving Hush to destroy Batman's life? What part does Catwoman play in Hush's plans?
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 Yeah 5 stars July 1, 2010
Ryan Daniels (Planet Namek)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great story of Hush, I really enjoyed it. Some people might hate it. And its on them. But me I love it.
The Dark Knight vs. The Bandaged Man: Round 3 March 24, 2010
JME2 (Monterey, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have a number of problems with "Batman: Hush". It is, at best, an average Bat-story that happens to have very good artwork. One of my main problems was the titular villain. Writer Jeph Loeb and Artist Jim Lee simply failed to create an engaging villain. His motivations for launching his scheme were weak and cliched. To me, Hush was a one-trick pony who should have stayed dead, but naturally, DC milked the cash cow with "Hush Returns". So when Paul Dini revealed that he had plans for Hush, I was worried, even with Dini's knack for characterization. Thankfully, I was more or less wrong.
The book opens in the days leading up to the events of "Batman: RIP" and essentially serves as Dini's final storyline for Detective Comics (though elements have been continued through the current Batman: Streets of Gotham and Gotham City Sirens books). Hush has resurfaced in Gotham and is ready for Round 3 with the Dark Knight. However, his plans for revenge against Batman are accelerated by the Black Glove's own campaign against the pointy-eared one. Parallel to this new campaign is a re-examination of Hush's childhood and his transformation into the bandaged villain. Dini doesn't work miracles, but he does manage to inject some needed complexity into the character by expanding on the flashbacks from "Batman: Hush". He even manages to tie in elements from his earlier stories and give a sense of unity to his entire tenure on Detective comics. His characterization of Batman and the world of Gotham is spot on, from a perfect summation of his relationship with Selina Kyle to an absolutely hilarious Joker cameo. Artist Dustin Nguyen is also right at home with his style which is equal parts Scott McDaniel and Mike Mignola.
Ultimately, Heart of Hush is another worthwhile outing from Paul Dini and Company.
Just throwing in my five stars March 19, 2010
F. Chan (USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
At this point most of us know what this story is about and how great it is. So I'm not going to bother reviewing it in detail like i usually do. As the title of the review says, I'm just throwing my five stars.
Dini and Nguyen make a Better Batman comic March 14, 2010
Parker (At Large)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The second helping o stories from the A-Team of Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen collects the five part tie-in with the Batman:RIP, but stands apart from that story as it is supposed to be either cuncurrent or right before the events of RIP.
Dini takes Hush, a villain who had been languishing in bad writer hell for the last few years, and finally makes sense of him. When we last saw Hush, he was in the pages of the dreadful monthly Batman: Gotham Knights series. His big plot to destroy batman was stretched so thin that most readers like myself lost interest, but Dini brings him down to earth here and shows us why he is so bitter, why he hates Batman, and why we should care.
He also gives him an interesting hideout and henchmen to suit his mania and previous life as a doctor. Not only does Dini amp up the threat level of Hush back to major villain, he also give Catwoman something more to do than just look pretty. She is an integral part of the story and is made more of an important part of batman;s life than before.
Nguyen keeps getting better and better drawing Batman, and I hope he keeps on this book for years to come. He is quickly proving to be the definitive Batman artist of the decade in my eyes, due to the quality and consistency of his art. He is also one of the few really good artists to linger on Batman for more than a year, which deserves praise in itself.
The hardcover edition of this storyline is well worth the cover price. The cover is great (both on and behind the dust jacket) and the production design is top notch. I am happy to see DC didn't tack that ugly blue logo at the bottom of the spine like they do with many of their collections these days; Pick up this winner.
 After Dark Knght, this? January 29, 2010
danny boy (Singapore)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't pretend to be a Batman fan at all. Since the 1980s, Batman has been continuously pitted against the Joker, Two-face, Ras, Joker, Two-face, Penguin, Joker, Two-face, Scarecrow, Joker, Two-face... you get the picture. Every issue also dealt with the murder of Mr and Mrs Wayne.
Now there is Hush. His raison d'erte? The death of Mr and Mrs Wayne liberated Batman and Hush had wanted that liberation for himself. So you get the twisted version of destiny denied. Hush's motive is misdirected vengeance at Bruce Wayne for living the diletante lifestyle which Hush himself had aspired to.
So Hush planned his revenge, tolerated his overbearing mother, went to medical school and became Hush. Seeking to destroy everything Batman holds dear, he targets Batman's circle of supes, especially Catwoman and literally cuts out her heart to taunt Batman. A real shocker worthy of a Hannibal Lecter or Uncle Creepy tale. This over-the-top plot draws on too many wild sub-plots and themes - Hush has this girlfriend who doesn't get along with his mother. She nags at him to get rid of his mother, and he does, then he immediately dumps the girlfriend. So no further development on that front.
Hush creates a hospital for ghouls (or lost sheep?) I can't tell as they are drawn looking creepy. But somehow, they function medical-efficiently to help Hush undergo surgery to make himself look like Bruce Wayne. The moment he tries to pass himself off as Bruce, Alfred immediately sees thru the disguise and unmasks him. So no further development on this front either.
Having gotten Batman where he wants him, Hush immediately fumbles and Batman rescues Selina's heart for restoration. So no further development on this front either.
What doesn't work for me is the usual let's involve all the cameo roles by Scarecrow, Zatanna, Mr Freeze (surprisingly no Joker or Two face?). When finally all is resolved, Selina is sunbathing in a skimpy outfit a couple of months later, without a trace of scar tissue despite major heart surgery and writing chastizing messages to Hush. Quite disappointing really.
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