Right from the first page, my first thought is this is the way batman is supposed to be. The hush story line however is one that delves into batmans past in a way that entangles quite a few individuals that hes dealt with over the years and takes on a very personal note. Im relatively new to comics and batman especially, with my experience. Batman has been considered by many in the comic book industry and fanbase to have the most unique and recognizable rogues gallery in all of comics, with many writers of other superheroes attempting. Nm price refers to action figure being unbroken and intact. The story depicts a mysterious stalker, head wrapped in bandages, called hush, who seems intent on sabotaging batman from afar, and utilizes a large number. See the complete batman series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing. Both volumes are beautifully illustrated and feature some of the most iconic characters in dc history.
Hush is the type of story that i continue to reread and find brand new subtle details to enjoy. Batman hush is a story from the comics that has a lot of fan and critical acclaim. This also extends to his supporting cast and his rogues gallery, not. The end batman cradles the dead body of harold, his former aide. The character serves as a former friendturncriminal foil personality to the dark knight. Two major sequels, hush returns and heart of hush, have been released since. Hush is a twelvepart batman storyline written by jeph loeb and illustrated by jim lee. Its published in the batman series, following the conclusion to ed brubakers longterm fugitive saga and followed by brian azzarellos broken city storyline. This animated superhero film is based on the dc comics book story. Written by jeph loeb and drawn by jim lee its a mystery story about a new villain attacking batman from the shadows. Nov 01, 2004 batman hush by joseph loeb, pencilled by jim lee and inked by scott williams is one of the most anticipated collaborations in comic book history.
Aug 21, 2019 despite all the warnings, robin goes to gotham city in tom king, mikel janin, and tony s. The story depicts a mysterious stalker, head wrapped in bandages, called hush, who seems intent on sabotaging batman from afar, and utilizes a large number of guest appearances by batman villains. Its a beloved story that has even almost been animated a. This is a list of fictional characters from dc comics who are enemies of batman and members of the bat family. These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Inspired by the art of jim lee, batman measure approximately 24. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. Batman that your the same insecure clister you were before. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. Hush is a landmark story arc in which the dark knight is confronted with a mysterious new enemy, resulting in a story line which draws from the bat universes rich array of villains whilst. The character serves as a former friendturncriminal foil.
Great art work it is jim lee come on great story, and plenty of guest stars. See more ideas about batman hush, batman and comics. Voices for batman and joker were heavily inspired by kevin conroy and mark hamill, respectively. In the aftermath of last issue s stunning climax, nightwing comes to batman to find out howor ifthe dark knight can continue. Hush as batman sets out to discover the identity of a mysterious mastermind using the joker, the riddler, ras al ghul and the dark knights other enemies and allies as pawns in a plan to wreak havoc. Find out who hush really is, and what his plans are for bruce wayne. Mar 16, 2020 with that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. The epic crime thriller that rejuvenated the caped crusader is now available in one place as a trade paperback. Hush is a landmark story arc in which the dark knight is confronted with a mysterious new enemy, resulting in a story line which draws from the bat universes rich array of. The first issue of the story arc was a success ranking 1st in the top 300 comics for the october 2002 period with preorder sales of 1,061. There are currently fourteen comic books about batman, gotham, and batman s subordinatesfamily members in print today. Catwoman and poison ivy are eyepoppingly rendered and wouldve have appealed to my teenage. It was written by jeph loeb, and penciled by jim lee, inked by scott williams and colored by alex sinclair. It includes a large number of guest appearances by batman villains, as well as various members of the batman family and batman s close ally superman.
A mysterious stalker attempts to sabotage batman from afar. Hush tommy elliot is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero batman. Im just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this, because for years i was told to read it as if it was on the level of dark knight returns, court of owls, year one, etc. In this arc, set a few nights before the events depicted in r. The penultimate issue in the miniseries will receive a variant cover by artist mico suayan and. These and other, sometimes, disparate, themes run through writer jeph loeb and artist jim lees opus that is batman. Hush is a 20022003 comic book story arc that ran through the batman monthly series. There are currently fourteen comic books about batman, gotham, and batmans subordinatesfamily members in print today. The story arc was written by jeph loeb, penciled by jim lee, inked by scott williams, and. House of hush which ended may 2011, with the new 52 starting the next month. A mystery that stumps even the worlds greatest detective.
One of the bestselling comic titles of the year so far has been dc comics the batman who laughs, written by scott snyder and illustrated by jock. It was really cool to see all of batmans enemies come together in one ginormous plot to attempt to take him down. Batman hush by joseph loeb, pencilled by jim lee and inked by scott williams is one of the most anticipated collaborations in comic book history. From hell raised my interest in graphic novels, batman. The batman book series by multiple authors includes books batman. Hush is a 20022003 comic book story arc that published in the batman monthly series.
If you want to read good batman stories that dont require catching up with a year or more of comics, id suggest staying awa. The character made his first appearence as an adversary of batman in the 12 issue series batman. When batman fails to save the life of a young girl held for ransom, he decides to try a new experimental drug designed by her father called venom. Batman hush unwrapped hc 2011 dc 1st edition comic books. When batman fails to save the life of a young girl held for ransom, he decides to try a new experimental drug. Ive always been a batman fan, so it wasnt hard for me to enjoy this. The monthsyear of some of these issues and stories mentioned may not match the release of the actual issue, as the older sales numbers dont seem to match up the issue release date, but the date the comic shops placed their orders, i will be using the sales number dates. Hush is an american comic book story arc published by dc comics featuring the superhero batman. After no mans land, hush was the next major step in the evolution of batman. Hush has made a number of changes from the comic book. Batman removes a kryptonite ring from his utility belt in preparation for dealing. Heart of hush part 1 of 5 first families of gotham. Aug 11, 2014 the hush storyline that took place in batman 608619.
Also, the data is based on all batman issues except annuals. The term rogues gallery is often used to describe this list of enemies. Hush is a thrilling mystery of action, intrigue, and deception penned by jeph loeb batman. Hush all 23 changes the movie makes from the comic. Batman who laughs variant by mico suayan homages jim lees.
The crazy part was that todd stayed dead for well over 10 years of comic book publishing time. Jun 30, 2017 the crazy part was that todd stayed dead for well over 10 years of comic book publishing time. Paul dini always creates interesting scenarios for the characters and instantly we have some action, detective work and sexual chemistry between batman and catwoman, a theme which carries on throughout heart of hush. The page actually leaked online prior to the issue s release and many thought it to be a planted fake by the people at dc comics. Relive the thrilling mystery of the bestselling batman. Choices are made that will affect the entire batman family, and theres no turning. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. Hush is a twelvepart batman storyline written by jeph loeb and illustrated by. The story depicts a mysterious stalker, head wrapped in bandages, called hush, who seems intent on sabotaging batman from afar, and utilizes many guest appearances by batman villains. Batman hush 20022003 written by jeph loeb with pencilling from jim lee and colours by scott williams.
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